By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Megha Majumdar’s “ A Guardian and a Thief,” already a finalist for the National Book Award and Kirkus Prize, is now Oprah Winfrey’s book club pick. Set in the near future, “A Guardian and a Thief” depicts a world of drought, flooding, crime and food
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By JASON DEAREN, JIM MUSTIAN and DORANY PINEDA Associated Press The full-body restraint device known as the WRAP has become a harrowing part of deportations for some immigrants. The Associated Press identified multiple examples of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers using the black-and-yellow full-body restraint device on deportation flights. Here are takeaways from the
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By SAM MEDNICK and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas hastened Tuesday to ease the pressure on a fragile ceasefire in its war with Israel by returning the bodies of more dead hostages. The move came after an Israeli military agency said it would slash aid deliveries to Gaza by half
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By JASON DEAREN, JIM MUSTIAN and DORANY PINEDA Associated Press The Nigerian man described being roused with other detainees in September in the middle of the night. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers clasped shackles on their hands and feet, he said, and told them they were being sent to Ghana, even though none of
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By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For nearly three decades, the small town of Mansfield was represented in Louisiana’s congressional delegation by white Republicans, even though its population is about 80% Black and leans heavily Democratic. That changed with the election last year of U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, a Black Democrat
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched powerful glide bombs and drones against Ukraine’s second-largest city in overnight attacks, hitting a hospital and wounding seven people, an official said Tuesday, as European military aid for Kyiv dropped sharply and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared to ask U.S. President Donald Trump
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final L.A. Dodgers 5 Milwaukee 1 ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Final Cleveland 118 Detroit 100 Final Oklahoma City 116 Milwaukee 112 Final Houston 130 New Orleans 128 Final Denver 124 Chicago 117 Final Phoenix 113 L.A. Lakers 104 Final Golden State 118 Portland 111 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY
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Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Tuesday, Oct. 14. 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 Reading Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Tuesday, Oct. 14. 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
Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Tuesday, Oct. 14. 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
Continue Reading Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Tuesday, Oct. 14. 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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By EMMANUEL TUMANJONG, NGALA KILLIAN CHIMTOM and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed victory Tuesday in the Oct. 12 presidential election ahead of the release of official results, urging President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest president, to concede. “Our victory is clear, it must be respected,”
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia and the U.S. are facilitating efforts to secure an expanded ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia that they hope will be signed during a Southeast Asian summit later this month, Malaysia Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said Tuesday. Thailand and Cambodia engaged in five days of combat in late July
Continue Reading By 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 —————————— FBC–BIG TEN MIDSEASON AWARDS DESCRIPTION: Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is the unanimous choice for top coach in
Continue Reading By 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 —————————— FBC–BIG TEN MIDSEASON AWARDS DESCRIPTION: Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is the unanimous choice for top coach in
Continue Reading By 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 —————————— FBC–BIG TEN MIDSEASON AWARDS DESCRIPTION: Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is the unanimous choice for top coach in
Continue Reading By 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 —————————— FBC–BIG TEN MIDSEASON AWARDS DESCRIPTION: Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is the unanimous choice for top coach in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Pittsburgh 4½ 5½ (42½) at CINCINNATI Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG LA Rams 3½ 3 (44½) at JACKSONVILLE New England 6½ 7 (41½) at TENNESSEE at CLEVELAND 2½ 3 (40½) Miami at KANSAS CITY 11½ 11½ (45½) Las Vegas Philadelphia 2½ 2½ (43½)
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By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cabinet dealers, interior designers and remodeling contractors in the U.S. hope new tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered wooden furniture that kicked in Tuesday will create more business for them and eventually boost domestic production of those products. But several small business
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By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — In the decades since June West Brandt’s older brother was killed in World War II, her kind and artistic sibling who loved to play boogie-woogie on the piano has never been far from her mind. So she was delighted to discover he’s also being remembered by a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 4” game were: 1, 4, 6, 8 (one, four, six, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 4, 9, 12, 19, 35 (four, nine, twelve, nineteen, thirty-five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 2, 4, 5, 8 (two, four, five, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 5, 6, 7 (five, six, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 1, 4, 6 (one, four, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 5, 7, 8 (five, seven, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 4 2 0 .667 167 137 New England 4 2 0 .667 150 120 Miami 1 5 0 .167 134 174 N.Y. Jets 0 6 0 .000 123 170 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 5 1 0 .833 194
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Buffalo 4 2 0 .667 167 137 3-1-0 1-1-0 3-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 New England 4 2 0 .667 150 120 1-2-0 3-0-0 2-2-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 Miami 1 5 0 .167 134 174 1-2-0 0-3-0 1-4-0 0-1-0 1-2-0 N.Y.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 3, 3, 5, 6 (three, three, five, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 25, 27, 36, 37, 39 (twenty-five, twenty-seven, thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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