By OMAR ALBAM Associated Press KAFR MARIS, Syria (AP) — The small Druze minority in Syria’s northern Idlib province was shaken by an apparently targeted shooting that killed three members of their community this week. The attack came in the wake of clashes in another area of Syria months earlier in which Druze communities were
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An unidentified gunman fatally shot an opposition Sri Lankan politician at his office on Wednesday, making him the first politician killed in a spate of shootings that have gripped the island nation in recent months. Lasantha Wickramasekara, the head of the council of the coastal
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo (News-Press NOW) — Over a week before Missouri Western State University football squared off against Pittsburg State, Ju’Lius Byers was in the middle of his physical therapy when he was met with a surprise.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Lindbergh Elementary is “turning the page” with encouraging good attendance from students.
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid from existing programs. The USDA said each Farm Service Agency office will have two workers who will be
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has reached an agreement with the University of Virginia, according to an announcement from the Department of Justice, marking the first public university to reach a deal with the White House after months of turmoil. The university has signed on to Justice Department guidelines on federal
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By Ana Nicolaci da Costa, CNN London (CNN) — Cuts to social protection for people living in poverty have created “fertile ground” for far-right movements around the world, according to a United Nations report. Popular support for the far right has grown globally in recent years. In Europe, Giorgia Meloni became Italy’s most far-right leader
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By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The Pro Bowl is moving to Super Bowl week. The NFL announced Wednesday the 2026 Pro Bowl Games will be held during Super Bowl LX week in the Bay Area. The main event will still be a flag football game, pitting the NFC against the AFC, and that now
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The month of October is nearing an end, meaning Halloween is approaching and carved pumpkins are starting to glow in the night.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a win to a transgender weightlifter, saying she’s protected by the state’s expansive human rights law, while the organization that banned her from competing in its women’s division said it still has a chance. The high
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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, according to a new report released Wednesday by an environmental watchdog. The Seattle-based Basel Action Network, or
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump’s effort to bring down record-high beef prices by boosting imports from Argentina is facing sharp pushback from U.S. ranchers enjoying some rare profitable years and doubts from analysts who say the move is unlikely to lower grocery store prices. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo
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By Betsy Klein, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — While praising first lady Melania Trump’s work to return Ukrainian children from Russian captivity, President Donald Trump last week seemed to downplay the estimates of the number of children allegedly abducted since the war began. Seated across the table in the White House Cabinet Room, Ukrainian President
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MADRID (AP) — Madrid’s mayor on Wednesday rebuked Spanish pop star Rosalia for briefly unleashing pandemonium earlier this week by convening a flash mob that prompted riot police to control the rowdy, impromptu gathering. The Barcelona-born singer and songwriter gave about an hour’s notice to her social media followers that she would be downtown Monday
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner tells AP he got a new tattoo to cover one seen as a Nazi symbol.
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By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ top court issued a legal opinion Wednesday stating that Israel, as an occupying power, is obligated to work with UN agencies to facilitate humanitarian aid in Gaza, a rebuke of the blockade it imposed on the Palestinian enclave earlier this year. The International Court of Justice
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts to Indigenous communities in Canada as part of its reckoning with the Catholic Church’s troubled role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas, officials said Wednesday. The items, including an
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Suzanne Somers may have died two years ago, but her husband of 55 years says he has a unique plan to keep her memory alive. Alan Hamel told People magazine that he’s been working on an artificial intelligence clone of his late wife. Somers died in 2023 at
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Oct. 23 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 4:30 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Adelaide COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — South Alabama at Georgia St. COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN’S) 7 p.m. BTN — W. Michigan at Michigan COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have joined prominent computer scientists, economists, artists, evangelical Christian leaders and American conservative commentators Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck to call for a ban on AI “superintelligence” that threatens humanity. The letter, released Wednesday by a politically and geographically diverse group of public
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) — His U.S. Senate campaign under fire, Maine Democrat Graham Platner said Wednesday that a tattoo on his chest has been covered to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol. The first-time political candidate said he got the skull and
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research. The newly discovered celestial object, named 2025 PN7, is a type of near-Earth asteroid that orbits the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Adv25-26 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Oct. 27 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 6:30 p.m. ESPNU — Exhibition: Vanderbilt at Memphis COLLEGE GOLF 3 p.m. GOLF — The 2025 East Lake Cup: First Round, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta MLB BASEBALL 8 p.m. FOX — World Series: Toronto
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters Database, which the Trump administration “retired” in May, has relaunched outside of the government using the same methodology. In its first update at the new site, the database shows that the first six months of 2025 have been the most expensive first six
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 — 1-0 W-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 Toronto 1 0 1.000 — 1-0 W-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 New York 1 0 1.000 — 1-0 W-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 Boston 0 1 .000 1 0-1 L-1 0-1
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 — Toronto 1 0 1.000 — New York 1 0 1.000 — Boston 0 1 .000 1 Brooklyn 0 1 .000 1 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 1 0 1.000 — Charlotte 1 0 1.000 — Miami 0
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Chicago 1 0 1.000 — 1-0 W-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 Orlando 1 0 1.000 — 1-0 W-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 — 1-0 W-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 Toronto 1 0 1.000 — 1-0 W-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 Charlotte
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 8 6 2 0 12 27 21 Detroit 7 5 2 0 10 22 18 Florida 8 4 4 0 8 19 23 Toronto 7 3 3 1 7 24 25 Buffalo 7 3 4 0 6 19 20 Boston
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div New Jersey 7 6 1 0 12 28 18 3-0-0 3-1-0 1-1-0 Montreal 8 6 2 0 12 27 21 3-1-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 Carolina 6 5 1 0 10 24 15 2-0-0 3-1-0 2-0-0 Pittsburgh 7 5 2 0 10
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