By Billy Stockwell, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The UN Security Council passed a US-drafted resolution Monday that aims to move beyond the fragile truce in Gaza to a more sustainable peace and the reconstruction of the devastated enclave. The 15-member council voted 13 to 0 in favor of the resolution, with abstentions by Russia
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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia despite some concern within the administration that such a sale could lead to China gaining access to the U.S. technology behind the advanced weapon system. The announcement came on the eve of Saudi
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By ANTON L. DELGADO Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday urged countries at United Nations climate talks to take “concrete actions” to stop climate change that is threatening the planet, telling them humans are failing in their response to global warming and that God’s creation “is crying out in floods,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce announced a new Economic Development Summit for St. Joseph businesses.
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday, lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook disputed allegations by a Trump administration official that she committed mortgage fraud. President Donald Trump used the accusation as a basis to seek her firing, the
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The City of St. Joseph announced Bluff View Drive between Southwest Lower Lake Road and Stockyards Expressway will be closed for railroad crossing work.
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By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency left his job Monday after just six months, according to the Department of Homeland Security, the latest disruption in a year of mass staff departures, program cuts and policy upheaval at the agency charged with managing
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The City of St. Joseph hosted “Student in Government Day” at EmPowerU.
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By The Associated Press U.S. immigration agents carrying out an enforcement push in North Carolina’s largest city have arrested more than 130 people and are now moving into an area around the state’s capital city. The immigration sweep that started in Charlotte over the weekend comes on the heels of similar operations in Los Angeles
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By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget narrowly passed on Monday, avoiding a possible election. Carney’s Liberal government does not have enough votes to pass the budget on its own but it passed 170-168 with the support of a Green Party member of Parliament and some New Democratic
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School District Board of Education is set to meet tonight for a closer examination of a proposed school facilities plan, the third discussion this month as they inch closer to a final decision.
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson filed a petition Monday for his two rape convictions and long prison sentence to be thrown out, saying that his trial lawyer failed to call key witnesses and introduce essential evidence that might have exonerated him. The petition for
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid tried to shoulder the blame for the Kansas City Chiefs’ latest loss in Denver on Sunday. Patrick Mahomes tried to take it, too. No need to fight over it: There was plenty of blame to go around. Now, the Chiefs find themselves
Continue ReadingA former Republican lawmaker in Arizona pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges for forging signatures on nominating petitions during his 2024 campaign. Austin Smith, 30, represented an Arizona House district in the Phoenix suburbs for one term before dropping his reelection bid in April 2024 when questions arose about signatures on his nominating petitions. He
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By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is announcing a new initiative for foreigners traveling to the U.S. for the World Cup next year that will allow them to get interviews for visas more quickly. Dubbed “FIFA Pass,” it will allow those who have purchased World Cup tickets through FIFA
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump issued a veiled threat to Democratic-run cities slated to host World Cup matches next year, saying he might ask FIFA to move games from certain cities if he feels crime is too high or local leadership isn’t cooperating with the federal government. Speaking in the Oval
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By PHILIP MARCELO and DAVID R. MARTIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Monday that he hopes to meet with President Donald Trump to find ways the political polar opposites can work together on the central focus of his winning campaign: affordability. At an appearance at a food
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Housing Authority is focusing its efforts on a new housing project they hope will address key needs in affordable, workforce and senior housing.
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s veneer of political invulnerability has begun to crack as he struggles to find his footing on Americans’ concerns about affordability and fails to extinguish a push by renegade Republicans to release more files from the Jeffrey Epstein case. The twin challenges, coming shortly
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Acting chief of FEMA David Richardson departs his job just 6 months in, officials say.
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CNN By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The embattled acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will step down after hurricane season following months of public controversy and internal frustration. David Richardson submitted a resignation letter on Monday to the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, giving two weeks’ notice, the department told
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Two Central High School students are using a life-changing experience to inspire safer habits on the road.
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Missouri recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds are now getting their full benefits after the end of the federal shutdown, a spokesperson for a state agency said Monday.
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By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government’s plan to tighten its asylum system met sharp resistance Monday from inside its own party but was getting some support from political rivals in a sign of how divisive the immigration issue has become. Before Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood even released details of the
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday scorched the Justice Department’s handling of years-old evidence in its case against former FBI Director James Comey, raising the possibility that the indictment may be tainted. “The record points to a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps, missteps that led an FBI agent and
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By JULIE WATSON Associated Press Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will continue to stay off the streets amid court battles over their domestic mission by the Trump administration, a defense official said Monday. The withdrawal of soldiers — sent from
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — A Wisconsin Police Officer is on a Mental Health journey, after recovering from a critical incident in 2016, helping first responders to everyday people stop the stigma around talking about their issues.
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CNN By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Larry Summers said Monday night that he was “deeply ashamed” about his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, telling CNN that he would pause all public engagements as he works to “rebuild trust and repair relationships” — but the Harvard University professor added that he will
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NEW YORK (AP) — The December lineup for “Saturday Night Live” now includes Ariana Grande as host on Dec. 20, with Cher returning as musical guest for the first time in nearly 40 years. It’s Grande’s third time hosting. Cher hasn’t been on the “SNL” stage since 1987. Josh O’Connor will make his hosting debut
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By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments have been affected by the National Institutes of Health’s funding cuts, according to a new report. Between the end of February and mid-August, funding ceased for 383 studies that were testing treatments for conditions including cancer, heart disease and
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