By AMY TAXIN Associated Press A California man has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government in Southern California while working as a campaign advisor for a local politician. Yaoning “Mike” Sun is expected to appear in court in Los Angeles on Monday to enter his plea under
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By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean Sea, proving this year’s Atlantic hurricane season won’t be wrapping up quietly. The storm could slam the northern Caribbean with pouring rain and strong winds as it strengthens over extremely warm water this week. Melissa’s worst impacts could center on
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 —————————— HKN–WILD-DEVILS DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Wild visit the New Jersey Devils. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
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 —————————— HKN–WILD-DEVILS DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Wild visit the New Jersey Devils. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
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 —————————— HKN–WILD-DEVILS DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Wild visit the New Jersey Devils. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
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 —————————— HKN–WILD-DEVILS DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Wild visit the New Jersey Devils. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s choice to challenge maverick Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky announced his candidacy Tuesday, pledging to steadfastly support the president’s agenda while describing the incumbent as an obstructionist. Retired Navy SEAL officer Ed Gallrein entered the 4th District campaign after gaining Trump’s endorsement.
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By The Associated Press Protesters have taken to wearing oversized inflatable costumes to deflate tensions and draw attention at rallies against Trump administration’s policies. Crowds across the U.S. and abroad rallied Saturday during “No Kings” demonstrations against what they call a slide into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump. Republicans dismissed the gatherings as “Hate America”
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A plane carrying passengers from Omaha, Nebraska, to Los Angeles made an emergency landing minutes into the flight “out of an abundance of caution” after pilots mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach the cockpit. The SkyWest Flight 6569 had just left Omaha’s Eppley Airfield around 7:45 p.m. Monday when the
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By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say, the U.S. military has killed at least 61 people in 14 strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. Trump has justified the attacks as a
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CNN By Alayna Treene, Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance downplayed concerns about the fragility of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire while speaking in Israel on Tuesday, even as some Trump administration officials are privately concerned the deal could fall apart, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. “What we’ve seen the past week
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE R. SMITH and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law. An Associated
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A New York man who was convicted of charges related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack was arrested Sunday on a charge that he threatened to kill Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. According to New York State Police, an anonymous source told the FBI that the man,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) – Weather plays a big factor in what people choose to wear.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Local law enforcement is reminding the public about School Bus Safety Week and what it entails.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kenny Loggins is objecting to the use of his music in a social media post showing an artificial intelligence-generated video of President Donald Trump dumping excrement from a fighter jet on last weekend’s “No Kings” protests. The video, posted Saturday night on the Republican president’s Truth Social platform, was accompanied by
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Coca-Cola has begun selling a soda that uses cane sugar, rather than high-fructose corn syrup, in the United States following a demand from President Donald Trump earlier this year. A company spokesperson confirmed to CNN that the soda is now rolling out to “select” cities and retailers.
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By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Once the most powerful person in France, Nicolas Sarkozy is now behind bars. Being locked up in Paris’ La Santé prison for criminal conspiracy is the latest twist in the uncommon life of the 70-year-old former president. Proudly tough on crime when he was in government, Sarkozy
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Robert Redford’s legacy and mission was always going to be a key component of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, which will be the last of its kind in Park City, Utah. But in the wake of his death in Septemberat age 89, those ideas took on a new significance.
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By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill in the final stretch of their statewide campaigns for governor in Virginia and New Jersey. Spanberger and Sherrill’s campaigns said in Tuesday news releases that Obama will campaign with both candidates
Continue Reading By Alayna Treene, Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance downplayed concerns about the fragility of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire while speaking in Israel on Tuesday, even as some Trump administration officials are privately concerned the deal could fall apart, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. “What we’ve seen the past week gives
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By Tim Lister, Kosta Gak and Victoria Butenko CNN (CNN) — As temperatures drop in Ukraine, Russia has stepped up drone attacks on power facilities supplying millions of homes across the country. There are signs that the Russian military is repeatedly hitting the same areas to aggravate the population’s suffering. The northern regions of Chernihiv
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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Progressive groups looking to reconnect with Latino voters are emphasizing economic hardship and highlighting President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda in an effort to regain support in places where the Republican leader made inroads. The $1.4 million digital ad and field campaign is led
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The North Carolina Senate approved a new congressional map aimed at helping Republicans eke out an additional GOP seat to help shore up the party’s majority in the US House after next year’s midterm elections. The vote came one day after Republican lawmakers who control North Carolina’s legislature formally
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Oct. 22 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — MTSU at Delaware 9 p.m. CBSSN — Missouri St. at New Mexico St. COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 9 p.m. ESPNU — Santa Clara at Gonzaga COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. ACCN — Syracuse at
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 19 9 6 63 64 41 Vancouver 18 7 9 63 66 38 Los Angeles FC 17 8 9 60 65 40 Minnesota United 16 8 10 58 56 39 Seattle 15 9 10 55 58 48 Austin FC 13 13
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By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The music begins low and ominous, with the video showing searchlights skimming along a Chicago apartment building and heavily armed immigration agents storming inside. Guns are drawn. Unmarked cars fill the streets. Agents rappel from a Black Hawk helicopter. But quickly the soundtrack grows more stirring and
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Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 0 0 .000 — Brooklyn 0 0 .000 — New York 0 0 .000 — Philadelphia 0 0 .000 — Toronto 0 0 .000 — Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 0 0 .000 — Charlotte 0 0 .000 — Miami 0
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