By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Houston Texans visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night squarely in the fight for a division title. Kansas City is simply fighting for its playoff life. It’s a strange situation for Chiefs coach Andy Reid, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the rest of
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Amid a sea of doubters in the early going of his new business, local entrepreneur Brian Juhl remembers the profound impact one fellow entrepreneur’s belief made in his journey.
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court panel ordered new wording Thursday for a ballot measure seeking to roll back abortion rights in the state, ruling that voters must be told the amendment would repeal “reproductive healthcare rights” they approved just one year ago. The ruling marks
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By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press JATUN RUMI, Ecuador (AP) — High in the mountains of the Ecuadorian Andes, a group of young Otavalo Indigenous people is using anime to inspire pride in their ancient culture and language, especially among Otavalo children. They produced an animated short film titled “We’re Aya” that follows the adventures of
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press Washington (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is imploring his fellow Republicans to stop venting their frustrations in public and bring their complaints to him directly. “They’re going to get upset about things. That’s part of the process,” Johnson told reporters Thursday. “It doesn’t bother me. But when there is
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By BARAA ANWER Associated Press JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, one of the Middle East’s largest film festivals, opened Thursday in the coastal city of Jeddah, marking a significant moment for the kingdom’s growing film industry. Running from Dec. 4 to 13, the Red Sea
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By Rachel Tashjian, CNN (CNN) — Is there still room in fashion for true originality? That’s the question raised by the latest news out of Milan: Versace designer Dario Vitale, the recently installed creative head who showed a surprisingly well-received collection in Milan in September, is departing the brand. “Versace and its Chief Creative Officer,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The U.S. Marshals is seeking the public’s help in locating a Clinton, Missouri, man charged with sexual crimes against minors in four different counties.
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — National Guard troops deployed to Washington, DC, can remain there for now, after a federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily froze a judge’s ruling that would have soon required them to leave the city’s streets. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals said it was keeping the lower-court decision on
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Dec. 1 marked the start of meteorological winter just a few days ago.
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The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals rewrote ballot language Thursday for a measure that seeks to repeal a constitutional amendment that enshrined a right to abortion last fall, finding the language submitted by the state’s top election official needed more work.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KQTV) — Missouri’s legal sports betting market is now live, allowing residents to place wagers on professional sports, but U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) said he isn’t a fan.
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By JONATHAN MATTISE and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As a leader of the College Democrats at Vanderbilt University, Luci Wingo knew the odds of a Democrat winning one of Nashville’s three U.S. House seats weren’t great. Yet her hope grew as the party mounted an aggressive campaign for its candidate,
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By JONATHAN MATTISE and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As a leader of the College Democrats at Vanderbilt University, Luci Wingo knew the odds of a Democrat winning one of Nashville’s three U.S. House seats weren’t great. Yet her hope grew as the party mounted an aggressive campaign for its candidate,
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Congress is almost out of time to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies that would avert skyrocketing health care premiums for tens of millions of Americans next year. And with GOP leaders far from a consensus among their members, lawmakers in both parties are increasingly worried that those funds will actually
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By Kristen Holmes, Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has hired a new architect for the White House ballroom amid disputes between the president and the architect originally contracted to complete the project, several sources have told CNN. One senior White House official said that McCrery Architects and its CEO James McCrery would
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After flirting with the idea of leaving California to run for Congress in Texas, Republican Rep. Darrell Issa said Thursday he’s staying put. “I can hold this seat. I’m not quitting on California and neither should anyone else,” Issa, who represents a district anchored
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners wishing the visit the United States to either invest in America or attend the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics and other major sporting events. At the same time,
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By Deidre McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting this week, and a key item on the agenda is the hepatitis B vaccine. After presentations about the hepatitis B disease and vaccine safety, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices,
Continue Reading CNN By Deidre McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting this week, and a key item on the agenda is the hepatitis B vaccine. After presentations about the hepatitis B disease and vaccine safety, the Advisory Committee on Immunization
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — A major congressional watchdog has opened an investigation into Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, who has helped spark probes into several of President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies, over possible misuse of authority. On Thursday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said it would act on Senate Democrats’
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — Four St. Joseph community members braved the below-freezing temperatures Thursday morning to protest the St. Joseph School District Board of Education’s decision to repurpose Lafayette High School as a middle school.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Supporters of the Fighting Irish are remaining steadfast in their efforts to keep Lafayette a high school.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sam Levinson is spilling tea about the new season of “Euphoria”… and the time gap everyone’s wondering about. The creator of the hit HBO Max series shared a peek at the new episodes at an event in London this week, according to the BBC, during which he explained
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By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — RoboCop has finally found a permanent home in Detroit. A statue looming 11 feet tall (3.3 meters) and weighing 3,500 pounds (1,587 kilograms) has been drawing fans since it began standing guard over the Motor City on Wednesday afternoon, after about 15 years in
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By Maureen Ohare, CNN (CNN) — What’s la plus belle city of all the world, enticing more than 18 million visitors in 2025 alone? Paris has just been named the most attractive city in the world for the fifth time in a row. The French capital has once again comfortably taken No. 1 spot in
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The librarians at the St. Joseph Public Library are getting into the holiday spirit and sharing a list of holiday-themed books for December.
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By The Associated Press Houston (7-5) at Kansas City (6-6) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC/Peacock. BetMGM NFL odds: Chiefs by 3 1/2. Against the spread: Texans 6-6, Chiefs 5-6-1. Series record: Chiefs lead 11-5. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Texans 23-14 on Jan. 18, 2025, in Kansas City in a divisional playoff game. Last week: Texans
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Thursday, Dec. 4 EAST Emory 93, Huntingdon 78 Fairleigh Dickinson 86, Manor Blue Jays 38 Framingham State 70, Elms 54 Merrimack 68, Rider 66 Neumann 75, Penn State Lehigh Valley Nittany Lions 62 Regis College 79, Johnson and Wales (RI) 60 SUNY-Polytechnic 78, Hamilton 72 Salem State 71, Rivier 64 Slippery Rock 78, Lincoln (Pa)
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