ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) – With Christmas just three days away, the Adopt-a-Family program needs more adopters. The program has 85 families that have not been adopted, and 28 people are on the gift-room waitlist. AFL-CIO leaders told KQ2 that the gift room is running low on items, and the program is also in need
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — The Advanced Care of Saint Joseph had their annual Christmas party on Friday for its residents. Residents gathered around their cafeteria to celebrate the early festivities with meals, snacks and a visit from Santa. “Being able to share this moment with them and, open gifts with them it’s very touching
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) –The 25th annual Christmas for Kids toy drive brought Christmas to local children right before the holiday season. A local radio station, Joetown 107.5, asked people to help donate toys to agencies like the Noyes Home for Children, Adopt-a-Family, and more. The season of gifts came early for the children who
Continue ReadingST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — On Saturday, the annual Tutu Trot took place at Krug Park. The 3rd year event had St. Joseph locals come out to run for a cause. The 1.5-mile run raises money for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. All funds from the run help children like Natalie Caton, who received
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Monday scolded Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell for including confidential victim names in court papers seeking to set aside her 2021 sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said exhibits
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LONDON (AP) — Chris Rea, the singer and songwriter best known for the hit “Driving Home for Christmas,” has died at 74, his family said Monday. Rea died in the hospital following a short illness, according to a statement from his family to Britain’s Press Association news agency. Rea found fame in the 1980s in
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — John Skelley can’t escape the pull of Harry Potter. It’s as if something magical keeps them together. The stage actor was first hired to be an understudy of the grown-up wizard in Broadway’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” Then he led the cast in
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is removing numerous career ambassadors from their posts abroad, marking the latest shake-up of the US State Department and diplomatic corps. At least two dozen senior diplomats have received notice that they must leave their roles next month, sources said. They were appointed to ambassadorships around
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By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — On a frigid day after Mass at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in rural Nebraska, worshippers shuffled into the basement and sat on folding chairs, their faces barely masking the fear gripping their town. A pall hung over the room just as it hung over the holiday
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By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Dictionaries define things. It’s their job. So when dictionary.com pronounced “6-7” as their 2025 word of the year, you’d think they would have, well, defined it. But no. “We’re all still trying to figure out exactly what it means,” they told us of this year’s “linguistic time capsule.” But
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By KATIE MARIE DAVIES Associated Press Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a number of high-profile attacks against prominent Russians since Moscow invaded its neighbor nearly four years ago. While Kyiv has hinted at its involvement in some cases, Ukrainian officials have often stopped short of publicly claiming responsibility. In other cases, they have
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Dec. 23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 2 p.m. BTN — Grambling St. at Ohio St. 4 p.m. BTN — UC-Riverside at UCLA 6 p.m. FS1 — Harvard at St. John’s 7 p.m. PEACOCK — Villanova at Seton Hall COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2 p.m.
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Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 20 8 .714 — 8-2 W-1 14-2 5-6 16-8 Boston 18 11 .621 2½ 8-2 W-3 10-5 8-6 14-8 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3½ 7-3 W-2 9-7 7-4 13-10 Toronto 17 13 .567 4 3-7 L-2 8-7
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By Tal Shalev and Eugenia Yosef Jerusalem (CNN) — The Israeli government has approved the closure of the country’s Army Radio after 75 years of broadcasting, in a move that shutters one of Israel’s oldest media institutions at a time of mounting concerns over press freedom. Under the proposal, introduced by Defense Minister Israel Katz, the
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer An internal CBS News battle over a “60 Minutes” story critical of the Trump administration has exploded publicly, with a correspondent charging it was kept off the air for political reasons and news chief Bari Weiss saying Monday the story did not “advance the ball.” Two hours before airtime
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By GHAITH ALSAYED Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Clashes erupted between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters on Monday as top Turkish officials visited Damascus ahead of a deadline to implement a deal between the government and Kurdish-led forces in the country’s northeast. Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported that two civilians were killed
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By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — As someone who’s originally from Southern California and now lives in the South, it’s not uncommon for me to get Valley girl comments. I have a habit of throwing in a quick “you know, like” or “so like” in between every few sentences. Those are called “filler words,” which
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Four years ago, New York City Mayor Eric Adams swept into office with swaggering confidence, pledging to lead a government unlike any other in history and declaring himself the “future of the Democratic Party.” On the first promise, the mayor more than delivered. But as his
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Cleveland 139 Charlotte 132 Final Boston 103 Indiana 95 Final New Orleans 119 Dallas 113 Final Denver 135 Utah 112 Final Oklahoma City 119 Memphis 103 Final Golden State 120 Orlando 97 Final Detroit 110 Portland 102 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Tampa Bay 4 St. Louis
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Monday, Dec. 22. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Monday, Dec. 22. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Monday, Dec. 22. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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MOSCOW (AP) — A car bomb killed a Russian general on Monday, the third such killing of a senior military officer in just over a year. Investigators said Ukraine may be behind the attack. Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, died from his injuries,
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By DAVE SKRETTA and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday they will leave their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium for a new, domed stadium that will be built across the Kansas-Missouri state line and be ready for the start of the 2031 season. The announcement came shortly
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By DAVE SKRETTA and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday they will leave their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium for a new, domed stadium that will be built across the Kansas-Missouri state line and be ready for the start of the 2031 season. The announcement came shortly
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By GEIR MOULSON and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the United States won’t take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after President Donald Trump announced the appointment of a special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory. Trump’s announcement on Sunday that Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry
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By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel, with the aim of reining in Western space superiority that has helped Ukraine on the battlefield. Intelligence findings seen by The Associated Press say the so-called
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