By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Don’t worry if you didn’t make it to the last Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Many of the films will be available to stream online starting Thursday through the weekend, including the buzzy Channing Tatum drama “Josephine.” What started as a COVID-era
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By The Associated Press Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown Friday if Republicans and the White House don’t agree to restrict President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement. As the country
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood super-agent and power broker Ari Emanuel will have a memoir out this fall, a “fiery, furious” story by the man whose clients have included Martin Scorsese,Oprah Winfrey and a (pre-presidential) Donald Trump and who inspired the high-strung Ari Gold of HBO’s “Entourage.” Alfred A.
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BEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. envoy to China called Thursday for fair and reciprocal trade between the world’s two largest economies and expressed concern about projections that China’s dominance of global manufacturing will grow even further in the years to come. U.S. Ambassador David Perdue told business and government leaders in Beijing that China
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cher, Tina Knowles and the late Rob Reiner are among the finalists for the 31st annual Audie Awards, which honor the audio editions of fiction and nonfiction books. Cher’s narration of “Cher: Part One” brought her a nomination for best biography/autobiography, the Audio Publishers Association
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS, JOSH FUNK and NATHAN ELLGREN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For some, it was the children’s luggage and small ice skates that became indelible memories of the night a passenger plane and a helicopter collided over the murky Potomac River. Others remember boats navigating debris and shallow water to bring victims’ bodies
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By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer As if they’d leave “Clueless” off the list. Cher Horowitz fans, rejoice: Amy Heckerling’s 1995 teen comedy is one of 25 classic movies chosen this year by the Library of Congress for its National Film Registry. And if “Clueless” wasn’t your jam — whatever! — maybe this will send
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By BILL BARROW and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday she is running for governor of Minnesota, promising to take on President Donald Trump while unifying a state that has endured a series of challenges even before the federal government’s immigration crackdown. Klobuchar’s decision gives Democrats a high-profile
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer Norfolk Southern’s quarterly profit slipped 12% amid the uncertain economy as well as unusual costs related to its efforts to merge with Union Pacific in an $85 billion deal that would create a transcontinental railroad. Norfolk Southern said it made $644 million, or $2.87 per share, in the fourth
Continue ReadingWEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — West Bancorp Inc. (WTBA) on Thursday reported profit of $7.4 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the West Des Moines, Iowa-based company said it had profit of 43 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 61 cents per share.
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By MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s increasingly one place that U.S. senators want to be — anywhere but Washington. Democrat Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota became the fourth sitting senator to seek leadership of a home state in 2026 when she announced her campaign on Thursday. That’s the most in recent history, according
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By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Paris couture this season did something unexpected: It got lighter and down to earth. Not just in fabric, but in attitude. Even with major couture debuts at Chanel, Dior and Armani Privé — and a week shadowed by Valentino Garavani’s death in Rome — the strongest
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she’s running for Minnesota governor after Gov. Tim Walz ended his reelection bid.
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing hundreds of thousands, researchers said Thursday. A study by the World Weather Attribution, which analyzed the recent heavy rainfalls that caused severe flooding in parts
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE GUMEDE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A collision involving a minibus taxi and a truck killed at least 11 people in South Africa on Thursday, a local government official and emergency services said, just over a week after a similar road crash left 14 schoolchildren dead. Thursday’s crash happened near
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Thursday, Jan. 29. 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 Kansas Daybook for Thursday, Jan. 29. 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 Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Thursday, Jan. 29. 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
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Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Cleveland 129 L.A. Lakers 99 Final Indiana 113 Chicago 110 Final Atlanta 117 Boston 106 Final New York 119 Toronto 92 Final Orlando 133 Miami 124 Final Charlotte 112 Memphis 97 Final Minnesota 118 Dallas 105 Final Golden State 140 Utah 124
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By SAM McNEIL and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has listed Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization in the aftermath of Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, the bloc’s top diplomat said in a post on X on Thursday. Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said that
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By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a “strategic partnership” to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global turbulence as they sought to thaw relations after years of chill. Neither Prime Minister Keir Starmer nor President Xi Jinping
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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam and the European Union on Thursday upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic level, as both recalibrate trade during disruptions to global finance driven by U.S. tariff pressure. The upgrade places the EU on the same diplomatic footing as the United States,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-COLORADO-IOWA ST DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 8 Iowa State hosts Colorado in a Big 12 game
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-COLORADO-IOWA ST DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 8 Iowa State hosts Colorado in a Big 12 game
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-COLORADO-IOWA ST DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 8 Iowa State hosts Colorado in a Big 12 game
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-COLORADO-IOWA ST DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 8 Iowa State hosts Colorado in a Big 12 game
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Seattle 4½ 4½ (45½) at NEW ENGLAND NBA Thursday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at PHILADELPHIA 12 (228½) Sacramento Milwaukee 2½ (224½) at WASHINGTON at CHICAGO 1½ (242½) Miami Houston 4 (225½) at ATLANTA Charlotte 3½ (228) at DALLAS Detroit 4½ (215½) at PHOENIX at
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is capping her first year back as first lady with the global release of a documentary she produced about the 20 days leading up to husband Donald Trump’s return to the White House. “Melania” will premiere Thursday at the Kennedy Center, where the Trumps are
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