Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for two weeks
CHICAGO (AP) — Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for two weeks.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — October is universally recognized Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a health campaign aimed at bringing attention to this specific form of cancer.
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged labor union leaders from Chicago on Thursday to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks, weighing in as the Trump administration crackdown on immigrants intensifies in the pontiff’s hometown. “While recognizing that appropriate policies are necessary to keep communities safe, I
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS, AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of gridlock, President Donald Trump finally landed a long-sought Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza — an agreement that only came together after a weekslong diplomacy blitz and a whole lot of help from some Arab and Muslim allies.
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By MATTHEW BROWN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans voted Thursday to roll back restrictions on mining, drilling and other development in three Western states, advancing President Donald Trump’s ambitions to expand energy production from public lands. Senators voted 50-46 to repeal land management plans that were adopted in the final
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are accustomed to playing in high-profile games that could ultimately define their entire season. They aren’t used to playing them in Week 6. Yet the Chiefs find themselves in a precarious position after losing three of their first five games.
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in a mortgage fraud case that President Donald Trump urged his Justice Department to bring after vowing retribution against some of his biggest political enemies. James, a Democrat who infuriated Trump
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James calls fraud case ‘baseless,’ decries ‘weaponization of our justice system.’
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By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed Thursday that Qatar could serve as “mediator” so that the United States would end its military deployment in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, where it has attacked small boats it says were carrying drugs. Petro’s comments while on a
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For mankind to advance, we have to be able to move. From a path to trail, dirt roads to interstates, the ability to hunt, trade, transport, relocate and defend oneself is freedom.
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group was tossed out Thursday by a federal judge who said the lyrics in Kendrick Lamar’s dis track “Not Like Us” were opinion. The feud between two of hip-hop’s biggest stars erupted in the
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CNN By Kristen Holmes, Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents. James has been under investigation since May over a 2023 mortgage she took out to buy a home
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By Alayna Treene, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately. Scott Leiendecker, the founder of a Missouri-based election technology company who previously served as the Republican director for the St. Louis City
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, the chair of the National Governors Association, said Thursday that he opposes sending National Guard troops across state borders without the permission of the state receiving them. The position from a sitting Republican official posed a rare
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since Donald Trump returned to office, his attempts to make a name for himself as a historic peacemaker have been frustrated by the ceaseless Russian invasion of Ukraine and the persistent fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Now Trump is on the brink of a
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since Donald Trump returned to office, his attempts to make a name for himself as a historic peacemaker have been frustrated by the ceaseless Russian invasion of Ukraine and the persistent fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Now Trump is on the brink of a
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A crash between an electric bicycle and a car Thursday afternoon sent one person to the hospital and temporarily blocked off one lane of traffic on King Hill Avenue.
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States directly purchased Argentine pesos on Thursday and finalized a $20 billion currency swap line with Argentina’s central bank, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post, a rare move aimed at stabilizing turbulent financial markets in the cash-strapped Latin
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Dry skies and seasonable temperatures will continue across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas Thursday afternoon and evening, before scattered shower and t-storm chances develop late Thursday night and early Friday morning.
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By EDITH M. LEDERER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Thursday that 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid is ready to enter Gaza and that it is seeking a green light from Israel to massively increase help for more than 2 million Palestinians following
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By Haley Britzky, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US Coast Guard is buying four icebreaker ships from Finland, further bolstering America’s ability to put military assets in the Arctic at a time when Russia and China’s influence in the region is growing — and as experts have worried the US is not moving quickly
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By Kristen Holmes, Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. James has been under investigation since May over a 2023 mortgage
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — The IRS on Thursday announced adjustments it is making to a host of line items on your federal tax return for this year and next. Those updates are the result of changes in inflation but also due to provisions in the new tax law enacted in July. How the
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has finalized plans to provide a $20 billion lifeline to Argentina, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday via social media. Additionally, the United States “directly” purchased Argentine pesos, Bessent said, a rare move that marks the latest step in an attempt to stabilize the country’s financial
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge in latest case against Trump foe, AP source says.
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By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said he will travel to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday for a “semi-annual physical,” describing it as a routine exam. “I think I’m in great shape, but I’ll let you know,” Trump said from the Oval Office on Thursday during a bilateral meeting
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By RYAN J. FOLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three months into his tenure leading Des Moines public schools, Ian Roberts asked the district’s board for emergency approval of $116,000 in contracts. The agreements to provide training on “culturally responsive coaching,” the superintendent said, had to be approved within days.
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By RYAN J. FOLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Three months into his tenure leading Des Moines public schools, Ian Roberts asked the district’s board for emergency approval of $116,000 in contracts. The agreements to provide training on “culturally responsive coaching,” the superintendent said, had to be approved within days.
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By BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Heather Campbell lost her job working for a food bank over the summer because of federal funding cuts. Her husband serves as an officer in the Air Force, but now he’s facing the prospect of missing his next paycheck because of the government shutdown. If lawmakers in
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By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Florida State football player Ethan Pritchard, who was shot in the back of the head in August, was released from hospital on Thursday. “Ethan is alert, responsive and able to communicate. We are thankful for the efforts, thoughts and prayers of so many people and ask that you continue
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