By SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — As talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gather pace, Hamas is expected to seek the release of some of the highest-profile prisoners held by Israel, including the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian political figure: Marwan Barghouti. Israel views Barghouti and the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–BIG TEN-MEDIA DAYS DESCRIPTION: ROSEMONT, Ill. – The list of new coaches in the Big Ten this
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–BIG TEN-MEDIA DAYS DESCRIPTION: ROSEMONT, Ill. – The list of new coaches in the Big Ten this
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–BIG TEN-MEDIA DAYS DESCRIPTION: ROSEMONT, Ill. – The list of new coaches in the Big Ten this
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–BIG TEN-MEDIA DAYS DESCRIPTION: ROSEMONT, Ill. – The list of new coaches in the Big Ten this
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The national youth development organization 4-H is celebrating National 4-H Week.
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By Josh Campbell, Andi Babineau, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Nine months after a raging inferno decimated the Los Angeles area, claiming the lives of a dozen people and burning down thousands of homes and businesses, officials have arrested a suspect in Florida on suspicion of arson. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is facing a federal charge
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin began a state visit Wednesday in Tajikistan, a three-day trip that includes a series of meetings with leaders of other nations that once were part of the Soviet Union. Trade and other ties with Tajikistan and other countries in Central Asia are increasingly important for Russia amid sweeping
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By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA (AP) — Talks on bringing an end to the war in Gaza are on the verge of reaching a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Wednesday. Turkish, Qatari, Egyptian and U.S. mediators are working to realize an American plan that calls for an immediate
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By STEFANIE DAZIO and ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — For some Nobel Prize winners this year, the news came with a knock at the door before dawn. For others, it was a long-awaited phone call honoring a discovery made decades ago. One of the medicine prize winners, meanwhile, was on vacation in Yellowstone
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Baby & Me Tobacco Free (BMTF) program provided by the St. Joseph Health Department aims to help future and postpartum mothers fight tobacco addiction.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Buchanan County Prosecutor’s Office and St. Joseph School District are partnering together to address student absenteeism.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Herzog opened its doors for a career day event for students in area schools.
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By Dalia Abdelwahab, CNN (CNN) — Egyptian-American comedian and satirist Bassem Youssef made a long-awaited comeback to Egyptian TV on Tuesday night, having been off air for more than a decade after going into exile following intense pressure from Egyptian authorities over his critical political satire. Youssef appeared on a talk show on ON TV,
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Gold is having a gangbusters year — and that’s typically a red flag about the state of affairs in the world. This week, gold blew past $4,000 an ounce, and some on Wall Street are betting the rally is just getting started. When investors pile in to
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By The Associated Press All Times EDT x-if necessary WILD CARD SERIES (Best-of-3) American League Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: Cleveland 6, Detroit 1 Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3 New York 2, Boston 1 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Boston 3, New York 1 Wednesday, Oct.
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By SARAH RAZA Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When Rob Coverdale started his job in 2023 as superintendent of the K-12 Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota, there were 15 unfilled teaching positions. Within nine months, he had filled those vacancies with Filipino teachers, the majority of whom arrived on the H-1B,
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By Andy Rose, Alisha Ebrahimji, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Members of the Texas National Guard have deployed into the greater Chicago area, an official said Wednesday night, as lawyers prepare for critical court hearings on federalized troops 2,000 miles away from each other amid an ongoing battle between President Donald Trump and Democratic-led cities.
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By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine — better known as the MMR shot —should be split into three separate vaccines, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Acting Director Jim O’Neill said this week. His post on X included similar language posted on X by President Donald Trump
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Oct. 9 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 4 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL: Essendon at Western COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7 p.m. ESPNU — Louisiana Tech at Kennesaw St. 7:30 p.m. ESPN — East Carolina at Tulane 8 p.m. CBSSN — Jacksonville St. at
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 20 7 6 66 57 33 Cincinnati 19 9 5 62 49 40 Inter Miami CF 17 7 8 59 72 53 Charlotte FC 18 13 2 56 53 46 New York City FC 17 11 5 56 49 42 Nashville 16 11
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 2 0 1.000 — Brooklyn 1 0 1.000 ½ Boston 1 0 1.000 ½ Toronto 1 1 .500 1 Philadelphia 0 2 .000 2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 1 0 1.000 — Miami 0 3 .000 2 Atlanta 0
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Boston 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Florida 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Toronto 1 1 0 0 2 5
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Toronto 1 1 0 0 2 5 2 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Boston 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Florida 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Buffalo 0 0 0 0
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Toronto 1 1 0 0 2 5 2 Boston 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 Florida 1 1 0 0 2 3 2 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montreal
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 153 113 New England 3 2 0 .600 125 101 Miami 1 4 0 .200 107 145 N.Y. Jets 0 5 0 .000 112 157 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 4 1 0 .800 163
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Kathryn Bigelow is exceedingly calm when she talks about nuclear annihilation. That’s not to say she’s nonchalant about the topic— much the opposite. The Oscar-winning filmmaker discusses it with grave, matter-of-fact seriousness. But she also doesn’t need to dress up the threat in hyperbole, whether
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. The officials said they would not be deterred. National Guard troops from Texas are now positioned outside Chicago, despite a
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By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Hovering blue flames that flicker over bogs and marshes have inspired ghostly folktales for centuries. Known as “will-o’-the-wisp,” “jack-o’-lantern,” “corpse candle” and “ignis fatuus” (“foolish fire” in Latin), the global phenomenon has a spine-tingling history. But its origins could now have a scientific explanation: tiny flashes of lightning that
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