By Max Saltman, Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Violent protests have broken out in the Mexican state of Michoacán over the murder of an outspoken anti-crime mayor, who was killed over the weekend while taking part in a Day of the Dead celebration. The protests began on Sunday in the state capital Morelia under the
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By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has continued its personnel purge, forcing out additional agents and supervisors tied to the federal investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The latest firings came despite efforts by Washington’s top federal prosecutor to try to stop
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A fire at a boarding house for retirees Tuesday in the northeastern Bosnian town of Tuzla has killed several people, an official and Bosnian media said. The Dnevni Avaz daily reported that at least 10 people were killed when the fire erupted on one of the higher floors of the building.
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday put forward his vision for how the Amazon rainforest should be protected, a future that didn’t depend on donations from wealthy nations and large philanthropies but instead included a major fund that paid countries to keep forests
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Some of the most prominent liberals in Congress are seething at an emerging deal to end the 35-day government funding stalemate without a clear win for Democrats, showcasing a massive splinter within the party that will soon be on full display. The divide among Democrats inside the Capitol over
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Last November, Donald Trump won a return to the White House amid broad national dissatisfaction with the state of the country. A year later, preliminary CNN exit polling finds, the first major electoral tests of the second Trump presidency take place with voters expressing similar pessimism and anti-incumbent sentiments
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The iconic Krug Park castle is getting its turn for long-awaited improvements as project crews widen their net to multiple construction areas within the park this fall.
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Long-term use of melatonin supplements may be linked with a higher risk of heart failure, according to new research — but does that mean people taking it as a sleep aid should stop using it now? In a review of electronic medical records, thousands of adults who had chronic
Continue ReadingCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — United Fire Group Inc. (UFCS) on Tuesday reported earnings of $39.2 million in its third quarter. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based company said it had profit of $1.49 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.50 per share. The property and casualty insurance company
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government said Tuesday that the death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose to 43, with 13 others still missing. Crews were still trying to reach people in the country’s southwest region, where landslides and floodwaters devastated more than 30 communities. At least 25 deaths occurred in the southwestern coastal town of
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Three St. Joseph social services organizations serve as emergency warming centers for the city.
Continue ReadingMONETT, Mo. (AP) — MONETT, Mo. (AP) — Jack Henry & Associates Inc. (JKHY) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $144 million. On a per-share basis, the Monett, Missouri-based company said it had net income of $1.97. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research
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By SAM MEDNICK, MATTHEW LEE and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has circulated draft text for a U.N. Security Council resolution that would provide a mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza for at least two years, marking the next step in President Donald Trump’s plan to halt
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A pair of local grocery stores are lending a helping hand to families and households across St. Joseph amid the ongoing government shutdown.
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With the Pentagon’s press room largely cleared of mainstream reporters, conservative activist and presidential ally Laura Loomer says she has been granted a credential to work there. Loomer has an influential social media presence and the ear of President Donald Trump, frequently campaigning for the
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is facing several court orders that land it in a position it often seeks to avoid: Revealing the private statements of its top political leaders. Judges’ attempts to confidentially review executive branch records and hold hearings where Justice Department attorneys could take the stand are bearing
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney may have been a legendary figure within the Republican Party, but for President Donald Trump, he was part of a long list of people he viewed as political opponents. While White House flags were lowered to half-staff in remembrance of Cheney on
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The state safety coordinator of the Missouri Department of Transportation denies that he wielded a gun during a road-rage incident in Jefferson City.
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By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that two French nationals were released from an Iranian prison after more than three years in detention on spying charges, which Paris said were unfounded. Macron expressed “huge relief” at the release of Cécile Kohler, 41, and her partner Jacques Paris,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — David Harbour has some things to say about his life. In a recently published interview with Esquire Spain, the “Stranger Things” actor was asked whether he would change anything – about his life, professionally or personally. “That’s such a hard question – the question of regret, or something,”
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By Ella Nilsen, Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASA’s iconic Goddard Space Flight Center’s main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland — the nerve center for groundbreaking missions like the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes — as more than a dozen buildings on the campus are being emptied and
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Paleontologists have long wrestled with how to differentiate between male and female dinosaurs based on their fossils. But new research may bring scientists closer to identifying the sex of one group of dinosaur. Hadrosaurs, also known as duck-dilled dinosaurs, were common during the Late Cretaceous Period (100.5 to 66
Continue ReadingBy CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at 84. George W. Bush’s vice president died Monday from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular
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By Christian Edwards, Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Israel on Tuesday said it had received the remains of Itay Chen, the last US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza, as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal that came into effect last month. Israel said it received a coffin containing the remains via the Red Cross in Gaza
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Transportation may close some parts of US airspace if enough air traffic controllers don’t show up to work, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. “If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos,” Duffy said at a news conference
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Toronto 128 Milwaukee 100 Final Chicago 113 Philadelphia 111 Final New Orleans 116 Charlotte 112 Final Atlanta 127 Orlando 112 Final Golden State 118 Phoenix 107 Final Oklahoma City 126 L.A. Clippers 107 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final OT Utah 2 Buffalo 1 Final Carolina 3 N-Y
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By The Associated Press Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has become the city’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest in generations. The 34-year-old state lawmaker harnessed enthusiasm and social media savvy to become a rising star in the party, but his candidacy sparked an ideological divide. He defeated independent candidate and former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo,
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The remains of a hostage in Gaza, Staff Sergeant Itay Chen, have been returned for burial in Israel, the military said Wednesday, in the latest sign of progress under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Chen, 19, of the 77th Battalion of the 7th Brigade, was abducted by Hamas on
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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in the city’s mayoral race, has multiple proposals that have garnered significant interest throughout the campaign as he aims to make the city more affordable. They include a plan to create New York City’s first universal childcare program, making city buses free and
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By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America The board of a South Florida college is appealing a judge’s ruling temporarily blocking officials from giving away a parcel of prime real estate in downtown Miami to be used for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library. Attorneys for the District Board of Trustees of Miami Dade College
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