By ROBIN McCLELLAND – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) Mad Delirious will bring its “psychedelic noise rock experience” to ring in the new year at Lorados on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Joe Bartusek sits at the drums, hammering out a steady, ever-changing beat. Justin Fain slaps his bass guitar to drive the rhythms Neal Simmons
Continue ReadingBy AP Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. Trump’s request Friday came as TikTok and
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By The Associated Press Israeli soldiers stormed and burned a hospital in isolated northern Gaza after forcibly removing staff and patients on Friday, Health Ministry officials said. The Israeli military said the hospital was being used by Hamas fighters as a base, although it did not provide evidence. Gaza’s Health Ministry said Israeli troops set
Continue ReadingBy Denise Neil – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 27—Back in October, I reported that the vacant Doma restaurant building that sits northeast of Towne East Square was getting a new tenant: The Sweet Spot, whose owners Julie and George Yang had decided to move their 5-year-old restaurant from its home of five years at
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By ROB GILLIES – Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Two Canadian Cabinet ministers left a meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Friday without assurances President-elect Donald Trump will back away from threatened tariffs on all products from the major American trading partner. The Canadians called the talks “productive” and said there would be further discussions but one
Continue ReadingBy AP Missing dog returned to family home and rang the doorbell WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Athena, a 4-year-old German Shepherd and Husky mix, escaped her home in Green Cove Springs, Florida, on Dec. 15, prompting a search among the community and nearby towns for her. Yet on Christmas Eve, Athena appeared at
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An American schoolteacher arrested in Russia on drug charges more than three years ago has been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained, the State Department said Friday. Marc Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, is serving a 14-year prison sentence after being arrested in August 2021 at
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By EDITH M. LEDERER – Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board was landing and a U.N. delegation was waiting to leave, the U.N.’s top humanitarian official in Yemen said Friday. Julien Harneis told U.N. reporters that the most
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By HALELUYA HADERO and MICHELLE L. PRICE – Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court,
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER – Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge is signaling that Rudy Giuliani’s contempt hearing next Friday might not end so well for the former New York City mayor and onetime personal lawyer for President-elect Donald Trump as two Georgia election poll workers try to collect a $148 million defamation
Continue ReadingBy The Manhattan Mercury, Kan. (TNS) Dec. 27—Milford Lake in Geary County has tallied 1.25 million visitors in 2024, officials announced Thursday. They said that number solidifies Milford Lake’s position as one of the state’s premier tourist attractions, drawing visitors from across the region and beyond. “We are thrilled to witness the incredible impact Milford
Continue ReadingBy The Manhattan Mercury, Kan. (TNS) Dec. 27—In 2019, Manhattan Municipal Court sought to improve how technology aids the court and the public. Five years later, a technology company is honoring the court for its effort to be more modern, efficient and accessible. Tyler Technologies gave the court its Tyler Excellence Award for its use
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By LAURA UNGAR – AP Science Writer A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week. Scientists believe the mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors in
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By AP HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it has seized more than 20,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania vehicle inspection stickers that were shipped from Israel to an address in Philadelphia. Customs officers found the stickers in two different shipments that arrived on two different days, Nov. 26 and Dec. 9,
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By STEPHANY MATAT – Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — After a nearly weeklong search, Athena found her way home to her Florida family in time for Christmas Eve and even rang the doorbell. Athena, a 4-year-old German Shepherd and Husky mix, escaped her home in Green Cove Springs, Florida, on Dec. 15,
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO – Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on murder and arson charges, prosecutors announced Friday, as authorities continue working to identify the victim. Sebastian Zapeta is accused by prosecutors of lighting the
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By JOHN SEEWER and MARK KENNEDY The former Morrison Hotel, made famous by The Doors and their 1970 album of the same name, was significantly damaged by a fire that erupted in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. The four-story building, which has been vacant more than a decade, burned for nearly two hours before more
Continue ReadingBy AP NEW YORK (AP) — Sportscaster Greg Gumbel has died from cancer at age 78, according to a family statement released by CBS.
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By The Associated Press Russian air defense systems may have brought down an Azerbaijani airliner this week, a U.S. official said Friday after an Azerbaijani minister also suggested the plane was hit by a weapon, citing expert analysis and survivor accounts. Friday’s assessments by Rashan Nabiyev and White House national security spokesman John Kirby echoed
Continue ReadingBy AP WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.; Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y. NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Rebroadcasts of previously aired interviews. CNN’s “State of the Union” — Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J.; Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H. CBS’ “Face the Nation” — David Rubenstein, co-chairman of The Carlyle Group; Dr. Leana
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By MELISSA GOLDIN NEW YORK (AP) — The last of the crystal triangles that make up this year’s Times Square New Year’s Eve ball were installed on Friday morning, marking the first time in 10 years that all 2,688 were replaced at once. Rapper Pitbull and inventor Joy Mangano were among those on hand to
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE – AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell broadly on Friday as Wall Street closed out a holiday-shortened week on a down note. The losses were made worse by sharp declines for the Big Tech stocks known as the “Magnificent 7”, which can heavily influence the direction of the
Continue ReadingBy AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office.
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By MICHAEL CASEY – Associated Press The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday. The U.S. Department of Housing and
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, FATMA KHALED and LEE KEATH – Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in northern Gaza on Friday, forcing many staff and patients outside to strip in winter weather, the territory’s health ministry said. The army denied claims it had entered or
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, as early as January 14, in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday afternoon. “Treasury expects to hit
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By Cameron Montemayor City officials are enlisting the help of an outside consultant to study Downtown’s parking capacity and evaluate projected needs for future demand. With a decade-plus of steady economic growth and ongoing development in the Downtown area, city leaders are aiming to get a complete understanding and blueprint of its parking infrastructure by
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By Kirsten Stokes Over the last 40 years, the AFL-CIO of St. Joseph has provided the community with discounted clothing through their Fab-U-Less Finds thrift store. Now, with over a dozen thrift stores in St. Joseph, the market saturation has led to sales in the Fab-U-Less store significantly decreasing leaving no choice but to cease
Continue ReadingBy JARED BARTON – Columbus Telegram, Neb. (TNS) Christmas concerts are an age-old tradition, but for the singers in Columbus Area Vertical Voices, a Christmas performance means more than just singing. It’s one of their two fundraising events of the year and this year they raised $4,800 that was split between two area organizations making
Continue ReadingBy JARED BARTON – Columbus Telegram, Neb. (TNS) Fry reviewer Jared Barton is taking the week off. It turns out there is such a thing as too many fries. But fear not, Jared will be back next week with another installment of Fries on the Side for your enjoyment and edification. And remember, send any
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