With only about a week left in October, fall foliage across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas is slowly making its transition — but recent weather patterns may be dulling the season’s color.
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By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe late Wednesday, while denying requests from Vermont, Illinois and Maryland and leaving other states still waiting for answers. The decisions fell mostly along party lines, with Trump touting on social
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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russian military planes briefly violated Lithuania’s airspace Thursday evening, the Lithuanian president said, condemning what he called a blatant breach of the territorial integrity of his European Union and NATO-member country. Lithuania’s foreign ministry planned to summon Russian Embassy representatives in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius to protest the violation, President
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Officials in Louisiana, Vermont and Virginia pledged Thursday to keep food aid flowing to recipients in their states, even if the federal program is stalled next month because of the government shutdown. The fate of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy
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By CURT ANDERSON, JULIA FRANKEL and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida family already grieving the beating death of a 20-year-old relative is now pleading with U.S. leaders to help free the dead man’s cousin, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from Florida who has been held in an Israeli prison for eight
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By CURT ANDERSON, JULIA FRANKEL and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida family already grieving the beating death of a 20-year-old relative is now pleading with U.S. leaders to help free the dead man’s cousin, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from Florida who has been held in an Israeli prison for eight
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some politicians carry threats to their livelihood in the palms of their hands. News stories in recent weeks about offensive or ill-advised text messages have blown up the careers of several young Republicans in a chat group, led a nominee for a White House job
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo (News-Press NOW) — While week 9 marks the end of the regular season, playoffs are set to begin Friday, Oct. 31.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs could be without the starting left side of their offensive line when they play the Washington Commanders on Monday night, with left guard Trey Smith dealing with back spasms and tackle Josh Simmons handling a family issue. Smith began having
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CNN, GETTY IMAGES By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — Portland Trail Blazers head coach and basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA journeyman Damon Jones are among 34 people indicted in connection with two separate federal gambling investigations announced by the Eastern District of New York on Thursday.
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By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is demanding millions of dollars in incentives back from a Chinese company after plans to build an electric vehicle battery plant collapsed following years of pushback against the project from neighbors and members of Congress. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer supported the $2.36 billion factory in
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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 JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A few weeks before his stunning loss to Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic mayoral primary, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo put forth a political calculus long accepted as fact in New York: “Being a Democrat,” he said, “it’s synonymous that you support Israel.” Mamdani, who would be
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By Kevin Liptak, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The entirety of the White House East Wing appears to have been knocked down, photos published Thursday show, as President Donald Trump moves swiftly ahead with plans to construct a massive new ballroom. The images from the Associated Press show the demolition work reaching almost to the
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A site in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico is providing a rare glimpse into the last days of the dinosaurs. Rocks and fossils at the Naashoibito Member site show an ecosystem that was filled with a diverse population of dinosaurs just before they disappeared from Earth.
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By The Associated Press Washington (3-4) at Kansas City (4-3) Monday 8:15 p.m. EDT, ABC/ESPN. BetMGM NFL Odds: Chiefs by 12 1/2. Against the spread: Commanders 3-4; Chiefs 4-3. Series record: Chiefs lead 10-1. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Commanders 31-13 on Oct. 17, 2021, in Washington. Last week: Commanders lost to Cowboys 44-22; Chiefs beat
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A little boy was trying to explain to his little sister the meaning of the word “grace.”
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–USDA-Offices Reopening USDA is reopening some 2,100 offices to help farmers access $3B in aid despite the ongoing shutdown SUMMARY: The Agriculture Department will
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–USDA-Offices Reopening USDA is reopening some 2,100 offices to help farmers access $3B in aid despite the ongoing shutdown SUMMARY: The Agriculture Department will
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–USDA-Offices Reopening USDA is reopening some 2,100 offices to help farmers access $3B in aid despite the ongoing shutdown SUMMARY: The Agriculture Department will
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–USDA-Offices Reopening USDA is reopening some 2,100 offices to help farmers access $3B in aid despite the ongoing shutdown SUMMARY: The Agriculture Department will
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet Florida’s reef system, rising like antlers from the seabed — but not anymore. These crucial coral species are now “functionally extinct” in the region after record-breaking ocean temperatures, according to a study published Thursday. The corals, which have been dominant reef builders
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Jesse Plemons has a plea: Pause Netflix and go see “Bugonia” in the theater. The film, in which he plays a conspiracy theorist who kidnaps and tortures Emma Stone’s pharma CEO, believing her to be an alien, is the kind that might seem small in scope. On a certain
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By TERRY CHEA and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s backing off a planned surge of federal agents into San Francisco to quell crime after speaking to the mayor and several prominent business leaders who said they’re working hard to clean up the city. Trump had
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By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court judges on Thursday rejected a challenge to jurisdiction in the case of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is accused of involvement in dozens of killings as part of his so-called war on drugs when in office. Defense lawyers for the 80-year
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral election Thursday, throwing his weight behind a bitter rival as he cast the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani, as an avatar for radicals and gentrifiers. “Am I angry I’m not the
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Local coffee lovers will see a widely popular coffee chain setting up shop in early 2026.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says in social media post he’s decided to back away from plan to surge federal agents into San Francisco for now.
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By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil prices spiked Thursday after the U.S. announced massive new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry in an attempt to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and end Moscow’s brutal war on Ukraine. U.S. benchmark crude jumped 5.6% to $61.79 per barrel and analysts
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKN–TIMBERWOLVES-LAKERS DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Los Angeles Lakers. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
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