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 ReadingJOHANNESBURG (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 the city of Durban in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal
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 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
Continue ReadingHere 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 appeared poised Thursday to sanction Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard over Tehran’s deadly crackdown on nationwide protests, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as it worries over a threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to potentially launch a military strike against it. America
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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 amid 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
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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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By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency would have enough money to respond to the massive winter storm still impacting large swaths of the U.S. even if a partial government shutdown begins at midnight Friday, experts and former FEMA officials said, despite Trump administration warnings to the contrary. FEMA would have
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 8, 8 (two, eight, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 3, 5, 6, 9 (three, five, six, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingWednesday No. 1 Arizona (21-0) did not play. Next: at Arizona State, Saturday. No. 2 UConn (20-1) did not play. Next: at Creighton, Saturday. No. 3 Michigan (19-1) did not play. Next: at No. 7 Michigan State, Friday. No. 4 Duke (19-1) did not play. Next: at Virginia Tech, Saturday. No. 5 Nebraska (20-1) did
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection in 2020. But for more than five years, he’s been trying to convince Americans the opposite is true by falsely saying the election was marred by widespread fraud. Now that he’s president again, Trump is pushing the federal government to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 7, 9 (zero, seven, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 6, 19, 20, 26, 36 (six, nineteen, twenty, twenty-six, thirty-six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 0, 2, 3 (zero, two, three) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 4” game were: 0, 3, 4, 7 (zero, three, four, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By JIM GOMEZ and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press CEBU, Philippines (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the army seized power in 2021, the Philippine foreign secretary said Thursday. ASEAN’s non-recognition of the elections in Myanmar, which a military-backed party claimed to
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press WINDSOR, England (AP) — King Charles III is clearly thinking about his legacy. In his new film, “Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision,” Charles delivers a simple message — that humanity needs to restore the balance between man and nature if it hopes to solve global warming and many of the
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By JULHAS ALAM and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — From her exile in India, Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country’s upcoming election after her party was barred from the polls, remarks that could deepen tensions ahead of the pivotal vote next month. Hasina, who was sentenced to death for
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 4, 5, 9 (four, five, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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