By CLAIRE RUSH and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults think personal choices are a major driver of poverty and homelessness, according to a new poll, while fewer blame a lack of government support. However, just over half also think the government spends too little on those in need, the new
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By MICHAEL CASEY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a frequent target of the Trump administration, advanced in Tuesday’s preliminary election and will face Josh Kraft, the son of the Patriots owner, in November. Wu, the city’s first Asian and female leader, has been bolstered in part by her
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By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America Democrat James Walkinshaw, a politician with experience working on Capitol Hill, has won a special election to be the next U.S. House representative of the Virginia district home to the state’s most populous county. Walkinshaw’s victory in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District helps Democrats winnow Republicans’ narrow majority in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 1, 2, 6, 8 (one, two, six, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 2, 5, 7 (two, five, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 6, 7 (zero, six, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 13, 21, 24, 31, 39 (thirteen, twenty-one, twenty-four, thirty-one, thirty-nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 1, 5, 6, 13, 37 (one, five, six, thirteen, thirty-seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Tuesday it had conducted the final ground test of a solid-fuel rocket engine for a long-range ballistic missile in its latest advancement toward having an arsenal that could viably threaten the continental United States. The test Monday observed by leader Kim Jong
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An initial United Nations assessment of the impact of Afghanistan’s recent deadly earthquake found 5,230 homes destroyed and 672 damaged in 49 villages — but the U.N. hasn’t been able to get to the vast majority of the remote villages. Shannon O’Hara, the coordination chief
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship likely cut cables in the Red Sea that disrupted internet access in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, experts said Tuesday, showing the lines’ vulnerability over a year after another incident severed them. The International Cable Protection Committee told The Associated Press
Continue ReadingBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Protests against Nepal’s short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent Tuesday as demonstrators set government buildings and politicians’ homes on fire and attacked some leaders. The prime minister resigned amid widening criticism of the country’s political elite. The resignation appeared to have little effect on
Continue ReadingNATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_T.Turner, Philadelphia, .305; Frelick, Milwaukee, .299; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .295; Turang, Milwaukee, .293; Hoerner, Chicago, .291; Stowers, Miami, .288; Burleson, St. Louis, .286; Arraez, San Diego, .285; Goodman, Colorado, .284; Perdomo, Arizona, .284. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 127; J.Soto, New York, 109; Lindor, New York, 99; Carroll, Arizona, 98; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 98; E.De La
Continue ReadingAMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .321; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .315; Bichette, Toronto, .311; Peña, Houston, .304; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .301; Springer, Toronto, .301; Kirk, Toronto, .294; Witt, Kansas City, .294; Y.Díaz, Tampa Bay, .292; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .292. RUNS_Judge, New York, 114; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 95; Raleigh, Seattle, 94; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 92; Springer, Toronto, 92; Witt, Kansas City,
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By TOM WITHERS Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Slade Cecconi took a bid to end Cleveland’s long no-hitter drought into the eighth inning, and the Guardians rolled to a 10-2 win over Kansas City on Monday night and leapfrogged the Royals in the AL wild-card race. Cecconi (6-6) was six outs from the first no-hitter
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By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president replaced key economic and security ministers in a Cabinet shakeup Monday after deadly protests over lawmakers’ perks and the cost of living erupted across the country. The Cabinet shake-up followed rising public dissatisfaction with President Prabowo Subianto’s administration and parliament’s perceived insensitivity over economic
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 11 (eleven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By TOM WITHERS Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Slade Cecconi didn’t need anyone in Cleveland’s dugout to tell him he was throwing a no-hitter. He found out on his own. Stealing a glance at Progressive Field’s giant scoreboard in the fourth inning, Cecconi noticed something unusual. “I was like, huh, a lot of zeros up
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Puerto Rico on Monday for an unexpected visit as the U.S. steps up its military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean. Their arrival
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 3, 4, 8 (three, four, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Associated Press One of two unnamed lottery winners bought a ticket worth $893.5 million from a QuikTrip gas station in north St. Louis County, Missouri, lottery officials announced Monday. The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61 and 62 with a Powerball number of 17. The Missouri ticket holder was one of two winners on
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By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee asked the Trump administration on Monday about its reasons for revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials. In a letter to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the lawmakers asked for the specific reasons for
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By RAMSES MERCADO VALDES and FERNANDO LLANO Associated Press ATLACOMULCO, Mexico (AP) — A freight train sheared a double-decker bus in half at a crossing northwest of Mexico City on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55, authorities said. The accident took place in an industrial area of warehouses and factories in the
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina constitutional amendments approved by voters — including a photo voter identification mandate — are enforceable, a trial court panel ruled three years after appeals judges declared they could be nullified because state lawmakers who helped put them on 2018 ballots came from
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released on Monday a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied. The letter was included as part of a 50th birthday album compiled in 2003 for Epstein, a wealthy and well-connected
Continue ReadingANKENY, Iowa (AP) — ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Casey’s General Stores Inc. (CASY) on Monday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $215.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Ankeny, Iowa-based company said it had net income of $5.77. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was
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By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard detects and detains scores of drug-running vessels in the Caribbean every year in its role as the world’s drug police on the high seas. Now, that anti-narcotics mission may look vastly different after a U.S. military strike on a vessel
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry arrived in the U.K. on Monday for a visit to his charities, sparking speculation about whether he will meet with his father, King Charles III, for the first time in 19 months. Amid signs of a thaw in the frigid relationship between Harry and the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats release sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by Trump, which he has denied.
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