ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — More than 700 kindergarten families in the St. Joseph School District will receive free one-year family memberships to InspireU thanks to local donors.
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New fiction by Angela Flournoy and Susan Choi, a memoir of tragedy by Yiyun Li and a novel in translation by Nobel laureate Han Kang were among the nominees announced this week for the long lists of the National Book Awards. The National Book Foundation
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Why would anyone keep a prop from the set of “Jaws?” Steven Spielberg was musing about what it felt like while making his 1975 oceanic classic, and how little he thought any of it would matter when shooting the now-legendary opening scene of a woman
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — On Saturday, the St. Joseph Fire Department will be hosting its annual local 77 retirees and award banquet.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Missouri Western State University social work students are now one step closer to their careers, thanks to new legislation that opens the door for them to receive mentorship and sit for their licensing exam.
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By JAMEY KEATEN and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press Dozens of angry European lawmakers banged their hands on their desks after being denied a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk. Backers of the American conservative activist rallied at U.S. embassies in Europe and Africa. And supportive world leaders chimed in, lauding him as a friend
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — American consumers are downbeat about the economy, according to preliminary results of a monthly survey conducted by the University of Michigan. The index measuring consumer sentiment fell unexpectedly this month to 55.4 from 58.2 in August as inflation is on the rise and job prospects are worsening. September’s reading
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NAPIER, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Purple Heart recipients will travel to a hunting club in Napier, Missouri, for an all-expenses-paid weekend.
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OREM, Utah (AP) — Utah governor says Charlie Kirk assassination suspect is believed to have acted alone and the investigation is ongoing.
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By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer When Iowa is playing at home and the first quarter comes to an end, the football game suddenly is out of sight and out of mind for a few minutes for everyone inside Kinnick Stadium and the kids watching from the nearby Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa
Continue Reading OREM, Utah (AP) — Utah governor calls Kirk killing ‘attack on the American experiment,’ urges new generation to ‘choose a different path.’
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel in the coming days amid dwindling prospects for a Gaza ceasefire and disapproval from President Donald Trump over Israel’s “unilateral” strike on Doha less than a week ago. The top US diplomat “will convey America’s priorities in the Israel-Hamas
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Continue Reading By The Associated Press Adv13-14 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Sept. 15 COLLEGE GOLF 4 p.m. GOLF — 2025 Jackson T. Stephens Cup: First Round, Shoreacres, Lake Bluff, Ill. MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (6:40 p.m.) OR Atlanta at Washington (6:45 p.m.) 10
Continue Reading Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot at an event at a Utah college.
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By CLAUDIA CIOBANU Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO said Friday it’s bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment to deter potential Russian aggression following an incursion by Russian drones into Polish territory. The alliance’s supreme commander in Europe said a new operation, dubbed
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN New York (CNN) — New York has been buzzing with star power as September kicked off with the US Open and MTV’s Video Music Awards, segueing neatly into New York Fashion Week, the first city to kick off fashion month. Before the week officially began with Michael Kors on Thursday morning,
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By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Netherlands added itself Friday to a list of countries pressuring organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest to drop Israel from the contest because of its war in the Gaza Strip. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, one of dozens of public broadcasters that collectively fund and broadcast the contest,
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor. Since sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, the Republican president has openly mused about sending troops to other cities, claiming they’re needed
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Musician Leon Redbone once said, “Home is where you hang your hat.” This is a version of the older phrase, “Home is where your heart is.”
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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Qatar’s prime minister Friday ahead of a visit to Israel this weekend, showing how the Trump administration is trying to balance relations between key Middle East allies days after Israel targeted Hamas leaders in a strike on Doha. Despite tensions
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CNN By Ben Morse, Don Riddell, and Gonzalo Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — There have been plenty of boxing clashes over the years which have gone down in history. From the two all-time classics between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in the 1970s to Floyd Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao in 2015, the nature of the sport
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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called off their engagement and brought an end to their five-year relationship, a person close to the couple told The Associated Press. The three-time Olympic champion snowboarder and the former star of “The Vampire Diaries” made a mutual decision to part, according to
Continue Reading Associated Press OREM, Utah, EE.UU. (AP) — Fuente de AP dice que hay un sospechoso de 22 años detenido por la muerte de Charlie Kirk.
Continue Reading OREM, Utah (AP) — Suspect in custody in connection with Charlie Kirk shooting is a 22-year-old from Utah, an AP source says.
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