By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A judge has temporarily barred the federal government from collecting personal information about residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 21 states and Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in California issued the temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday, and said a
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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — Immigration enforcement officials have arrested almost 550 people as part of an operation in the Chicago area that launched a little less than two weeks ago, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday. The updated figure came hours after a senior immigration official revealed in
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By PETER SMITH Associated Press The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, speaking Friday before a New York audience, defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine, and he denounced the Russian Orthodox Church as giving a “ringing endorsement to the invasion of Ukraine.” Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople made the remarks
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By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Carmen Chávez has a clear answer for those wondering why she and her partner chose to get married on Sept. 19 — the anniversary of two deadly earthquakes that struck Mexico 32 years apart. “This was a tragic date for me,” said Chávez, who remembers
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio State football coach and current Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel said Friday he won’t run for Ohio governor in 2026, easing the path toward a Republican nomination for biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. A gubernatorial bid by Tressel on the GOP side could have shaken
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A Trump appointee has been picked to be the acting head of the U.S. Census Bureau, replacing a career economist in the interim job, at a time when the Republican president is calling for a new census that excludes people in the U.S. illegally. George Cook, who is chief of
Continue ReadingPARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — ICE says it has made 400 arrests in Chicago operation so far, providing an early gauge on a major deportation effort.
Continue ReadingBy DESTINY HERBERS/Flatwater Free Press Flatwater Free Press Derrek Cocchiarella died slowly, lying in his mother’s bed on a warm afternoon in late June, in a house full of family. He was napping, they thought, sound asleep. Over the course of four hours, they checked on him often. They didn’t recognize his breath gurgling. They
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump’s contentious relationship with U.S. news organizations has led to a host of legal battles and disputes, the latest of which came with ABC’s suspension and — days later — return of the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show. Trump had celebrated the suspension of Kimmel, a veteran late-night comic and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel won’t run for Ohio governor in 2026, easing Vivek Ramaswamy’s path to GOP nomination.
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By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Every Sept. 19, residents of Mexico City ask themselves an unsettling question: “Is the ground shaking?” On that day 40 years ago, at 7:19 a.m., a 8.1-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks left the Mexican capital devastated. Official counts put the death toll around 12,000, but the
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— SD–South Dakota-Film Incentives South Dakota lacks incentives that could lead to movies set there to be filmed there SUMMARY: Several movies that have been
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— SD–South Dakota-Film Incentives South Dakota lacks incentives that could lead to movies set there to be filmed there SUMMARY: Several movies that have been
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— SD–South Dakota-Film Incentives South Dakota lacks incentives that could lead to movies set there to be filmed there SUMMARY: Several movies that have been
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— SD–South Dakota-Film Incentives South Dakota lacks incentives that could lead to movies set there to be filmed there SUMMARY: Several movies that have been
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer WWE’s partnership with ESPN begins Saturday with Wrestlepalooza from Indianapolis. The biggest question from fans, though, isn’t what the result will be in the mixed tag team match when World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch take on CM Punk and AJ Lee. It is
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate rejects Republican and Democratic stopgap measures to fund government, increasing risk of a shutdown on Oct. 1.
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By OLIVIA DIAZ and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — With President Donald Trump noticeably absent from Virginia’s race for governor, Republican Winsome Earle-Sears turned to a prominent Trump ally to help energize supporters Friday night. And Democrats may have been more excited than Republicans to welcome the special guest. Vivek Ramaswamy, the
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at halting the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program failed Friday after weeks of last-ditch diplomatic talks appeared to break down days before the annual United Nations gathering of world leaders. The resolution put forth by South
Continue ReadingBy 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. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CARDINALS-GIANTS DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays San Francisco at Oracle Park. By Janie McCauley. 300 words, more on
Continue ReadingBy 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. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CARDINALS-GIANTS DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays San Francisco at Oracle Park. By Janie McCauley. 300 words, more on
Continue ReadingBy 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. —————————— MISSOURI – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–CARDINALS-GIANTS DESCRIPTION: St. Louis plays San Francisco at Oracle Park. By Janie McCauley. 300 words, more on
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — On Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula, an idyllic stretch of Caribbean coast, it is an open secret that boats departing from its ports transport both drugs and fish. Residents claim not to know who owns the illegal cargo, but they can tell when business is doing well
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By KATHY McCORMACK and JOSH FUNK Associated Press Grammy award-winning country songwriter Brett James, whose string of top hits includes “Jesus, Take the Wheel” by Carrie Underwood and “When the Sun Goes Down” by Kenny Chesney, died in a plane crash in North Carolina, authorities said Friday. He was 57. The small plane with three
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address its annual meeting of world leaders by video after the United States revoked his visa last month. The motion passed by a vote of 145-5, with six abstentions. Abbas had hoped to attend a meeting
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — House passes a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown on Oct. 1, but prospects in the Senate look dim.
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Sept. 20 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 3:10 a.m. FS1 — AFL Postseason: Brisbane at Collingwood, Preliminary Final AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 11 p.m. FS2 — AFL: West Coast Melbourne AUTO RACING 4:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Baku City Circuit,
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 17 8 5 56 55 37 Minnesota United 15 6 9 54 51 33 Vancouver 15 6 7 52 54 31 Los Angeles FC 13 7 8 47 53 36 Seattle 12 8 9 45 51 43 Portland 11 9 9
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 89 65 .578 — New York 86 68 .558 3 Boston 84 70 .545 5 Tampa Bay 75 79 .487 14 Baltimore 73 81 .474 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 85 69 .552 — Cleveland 82 71 .536 2½ Kansas City 77
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