By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs wants a federal appeals court to quickly consider the legality of his conviction on prostitution-related charges and his more than four-year prison sentence. His lawyers filed papers with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, asking that oral arguments
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LONDON (AP) — The Prince and Princess of Wales have won a legal case against a French magazine that published photos of the couple and their children on a skiing holiday, the royals’ office said Thursday. William and Kate took action against Paris Match after it ran photos in April of them and their children
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Sports Commission (SJSC) is hosting the D2 Conference Commissioner’s Association (CCA) men’s and women’s basketball tip-off at Civic Arena.
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By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger is more eager to talk about struggling soybean farmers than President Donald Trump’s attack on American institutions. She plays down the historic nature of her campaign for Virginia governor and avoids making big, bold promises about what she will accomplish if
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By Ivana Kottasová, Vasco Cotovio, Nada Bashir, Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — An elderly man sits on the floor, dozens of bodies lying around him, before a Sudanese rebel fighter approaches and shoots him. The apparent killing – captured on video shared online by the rebels themselves – took place at a university medical school
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 —————————— BKC–MINNESOTA-MEDVED’S ROOTS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Most college basketball coaches start at the bottom levels of programs and
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 —————————— BKC–MINNESOTA-MEDVED’S ROOTS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Most college basketball coaches start at the bottom levels of programs and
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 —————————— BKC–MINNESOTA-MEDVED’S ROOTS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Most college basketball coaches start at the bottom levels of programs and
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 —————————— BKC–MINNESOTA-MEDVED’S ROOTS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Most college basketball coaches start at the bottom levels of programs and
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By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica became the world’s tallest church on Thursday after a part of its central tower was lifted into place. The masterwork of architect Antoni Gaudí now rises to 162.91 meters (534 feet) above the city, the church said in a statement. That barely
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Halloween night can be full of spooky fun and sweet treats, but it doesn’t come without safety tips and tricks to know while roaming the streets.
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By Brianna Keilar, CNN (CNN) — As military families lurch from one pay day to the next, they’re suffering collective anxiety, unsure if paychecks will arrive as the government shutdown passes a month with no signs of resolution. Just days ahead of pay day, the Trump administration has shifted Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security
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By R.J. RICO Associated Press Authorities in Tennessee have dropped a felony charge against a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Whereas many people across the U.S. lost their jobs over social media comments about Kirk’s death, Larry
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By DAKE KANG and BYRON TAU Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two prominent Republicans on Capitol Hill want the Supreme Court to allow a lawsuit to proceed against tech giant Cisco over allegations that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in China. In a Wednesday letter to
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By TONY HICKS Associated Press Guy Kopelowicz, whose distinguished career editing and leading photo coverage for The Associated Press in France lasted more than four decades, has died. He was 85. A respected fixture in the Paris photo world, Kopelowicz played a key role in AP’s coverage of some of the most significant news events
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By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine said it will shut down its primary care operations on Friday because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers. Maine Family Planning operates 18 clinics in the state and says abortions are a relatively small
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — A pair of trailers dropped Thursday that are sure to make two fan bases happy. Horror and sci-fi fans (and those who like both) got treated – not tricked – with the release of the trailers for “Scream 7” and “Stranger Things 5” on the same day. The
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By ELÉONORE HUGHES and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The death toll in a massive police raid targeting a drug trafficking gang in Rio de Janeiro rose to at least 121 people, authorities said Thursday. An operation launched Tuesday in two of the city’s favelas sparked intense gunbattles that left
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By FERNANDA FIGUEROA Associated Press The just-wrapped Denver season of “Love Is Blind” may be the first time the show explored the Mountain West, but the Netflix reality dating show franchise is already a well-seasoned globe-trotter. In just five years, the show has aired seasons from nine different U.S. cities and spawned nearly a dozen
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has lifted sanctions on a kleptocratic ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was removed this month as president of the Serb territory within Bosnia and Herzegovina for chipping away at the US-brokered peace deal that ended bloody ethnic violence in the Balkans in the 1990s.
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By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Tal Shalev and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Israel received the remains two deceased hostages held in Gaza on Thursday afternoon. The remains were transferred to Israel via the Red Cross and taken to the country’s national forensics laboratory for identification. The deceased hostages were identified as Amiram Cooper and Sahar
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Police Department is launching a new series of daily social media posts aimed at keeping the community informed and engaged with its work and initiatives.
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By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Stellantis’ shares dropped 10% on Thursday after the world’s fourth-largest carmaker posted modest third-quarter gains and warned about possible future charges. The Italian-French-U.S. carmaker that makes Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot vehicles reported a 13% increase in net revenues in the three months ending in September to 37.2
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By Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Hard to believe we’ve already reached the halfway mark of the NFL season. Week 9 brings the return of Lamar Jackson, another Mahomes–Allen duel, and hopefully a few games that actually keep us on the edge of our seats. Here are five things to know about Week 9: Lamar’s
Continue ReadingBy HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In the early hours of the morning, while everyone is asleep, something magical is being cooked up on the set of “Harry Potter.” Hagrid, Dobby and Voldemort are all there, but … they’re edible. We’re not talking about the forthcoming HBO TV series, here. The Food Network
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By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris, in an interview out Thursday, said a frustrating phone call with Joe Biden ahead of her debate with Donald Trump showed her that the former president wasn’t focused on her success – citing it as an example of why she has a “complicated” relationship
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Rescue efforts are underway across the Caribbean after Hurricane Melissa tore through the region as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in more than 150 years. Torrential downpours and forceful winds have already unleashed widespread destruction along the storm’s path in Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas. Melissa is
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Oct. 31 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 4 a.m. FS2 — AFL: North Melbourne at Hawthorn 6 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Carlton at West Coast 10 p.m. FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Greater Western Sydney AUTO RACING 3:35 p.m. FS2 —
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By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Universal Music Group and AI song generation platform Udio have settled a copyright infringement lawsuit and agreed to team up on new music creation and streaming platform, the two companies said in a joint announcement. Universal and Udio said Wednesday that they reached a “compensatory legal
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Chicago 4 0 1.000 — 4-0 W-4 3-0 1-0 3-0 Philadelphia 4 0 1.000 — 4-0 W-4 2-0 2-0 4-0 Milwaukee 4 1 .800 ½ 4-1 W-2 3-0 1-1 3-1 Miami 3 2 .600 1½ 3-2 L-1 2-0 1-2 2-1 Cleveland
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