By EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior North Korean diplomat reiterated at the U.N. Monday that his country won’t give up its nuclear weapons despite numerous international demands to do so, calling them crucial to keeping a “balance of power” with South Korea. “We will never walk
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Monday, officials said, wounding two mariners and forcing its crew to abandon the damaged vessel. It was the most serious attack in the Gulf of
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By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A state agency revoked the professional license of the leader of Iowa’s largest school district on Monday, days after federal agents arrested him on accusations that he was living and working in the country illegally. The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners said in a
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By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— US–OLDER COACHES DESCRIPTION: The Las Vegas Raiders’ Pete Carroll is the NFL’s oldest coach, but coaches performing
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— US–OLDER COACHES DESCRIPTION: The Las Vegas Raiders’ Pete Carroll is the NFL’s oldest coach, but coaches performing
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— US–OLDER COACHES DESCRIPTION: The Las Vegas Raiders’ Pete Carroll is the NFL’s oldest coach, but coaches performing
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— US–OLDER COACHES DESCRIPTION: The Las Vegas Raiders’ Pete Carroll is the NFL’s oldest coach, but coaches performing
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer CSX railroad announced Monday that it had replaced its CEO less than two months after an investment fund urged it to either find another railroad to merge with to better compete with the proposed transcontinental Union Pacific railroad or fire outgoing CEO Joe Hinrichs. The outgoing CEO, who came
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer CSX railroad announced Monday that it had replaced its CEO less than two months after an investment fund urged it to either find another railroad to merge with to better compete with the proposed transcontinental Union Pacific railroad or fire outgoing CEO Joe Hinrichs. The outgoing CEO, who came
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By DEREK GATOPOULOS and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The blast came without warning. A Russian missile ripped through a cluster of townhouses on the edge of Kyiv, tearing facades from nearby apartment blocks and scattering debris across the streets like lumps of confetti. The neighborhood was left stunned by the destruction.
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton has postponed her first Las Vegas residency in 32 years, citing “health challenges,” the country legend shared on social media Sunday night. She did not provide specific details, writing, “As many of you know, I have been dealing with some health challenges, and
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Sept. 30 MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. ESPN — A.L. Wild Card: Detroit at Cleveland, Game 1 3 p.m. ABC — N.L. Wild Card: San Diego at Chicago Cubs, Game 1 6 p.m. ESPN — A.L. Wild Card: Boston at N.Y. Yankees,
Continue Reading All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 19 7 6 63 56 33 Cincinnati 18 9 5 59 48 40 New York City FC 17 10 5 56 49 41 Inter Miami CF 16 6 8 56 65 47 Charlotte FC 17 13 2 53 52 46 Nashville 16 11
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press New Mexico lawmakers are to open a special session Wednesday to boost funding for food assistance and rural health care — actions the Democratic governor contends are needed to “minimize the damage from President Trump’s disastrous bill” cutting federal taxes and spending. The special session follows one in Colorado,
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press New Mexico lawmakers are to open a special session Wednesday to boost funding for food assistance and rural health care — actions the Democratic governor contends are needed to “minimize the damage from President Trump’s disastrous bill” cutting federal taxes and spending. The special session follows one in Colorado,
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NEW YORK (AP) — The singing trio behind HUNTR/X, the fictional music group at the center of the summer’s massively popular animated film “KPop Demon Hunters,” is scheduled to perform live for the first time Oct. 7 on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” The NBC show announced Monday that Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei
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By The Associated Press Democratic and Republican congressional leaders met at the White House on Monday with President Donald Trump in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown, but both sides thus far have shown hardly any willingness to budge from their entrenched positions. If government funding legislation isn’t passed by Congress and signed
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Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is stepping up aerial surveillance in the Baltic Sea, while France, Germany and Sweden are bolstering Denmark’s air defenses ahead of two summits in Copenhagen this week over a series of troubling drone incidents near the country’s airports and military bases. The number of serious airspace
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By OPE ADETAYO Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — They had a lot to say about global affairs. But complicated things happening closer to home? Not so much. Like their counterparts from other continents, African leaders took to the United Nations podium over the past week to address the U.N. General Assembly on pressing global
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state House member who advocated for Palestinians at the 2024 Democratic National Convention is entering the state’s race for governor. Ruwa Romman announced her 2026 bid for governor on Monday, saying Democrats need a clearer progressive vision and greater focus on organizing voters. She’s at
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The former state economic development director for Wisconsin, who previously worked as an executive at a dairy cooperative, announced Monday that she is running for governor as a Democrat, promising to reject “divisive politics.” Missy Hughes took a less combative approach toward Republican President Donald Trump
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams ended his struggling reelection campaign Sunday, an acknowledgment that he was no longer a credible contender after a year of scandal and political turmoil. In a video released on social media, Adams spoke proudly of his tenure
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Continue Reading Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Monday, Sep. 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
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