By FARNOUSH AMIRI and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France on Monday called on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians, the latest escalation from the French as they seek an end to the deadly Gaza war days after pledging to recognize Palestine
Continue ReadingLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — National Research Corp. (NRC) on Monday reported a loss of $106,000 in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Lincoln, Nebraska-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 28 cents per share. The advisor to healthcare providers
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By CARA ANNA Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says no one in Gaza is starving: “There is no policy of starvation in Gaza, and there is no starvation in Gaza. We enable humanitarian aid throughout the duration of the war to enter Gaza – otherwise, there would be no Gazans.” President Donald Trump
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) on Monday reported second-quarter profit of $406.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Des Moines, Iowa-based company said it had profit of $1.79. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.16 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average
Continue ReadingCLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Enterprise Financial Services Corp. (EFSC) on Monday reported second-quarter profit of $51.4 million. The Clayton, Missouri-based bank said it had earnings of $1.36 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.37 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of
Continue ReadingCLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Olin Corp. (OLN) on Monday reported a loss of $1.3 million in its second quarter. The Clayton, Missouri-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, were 5 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average
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By DAVID McHUGH, THOMAS ADAMSON, JUSTIN SPIKE and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union’s trade agreement with the Trump administration is getting mixed reviews. EU officials say they warded off a total economic disaster. But French officials in particular say the EU punched below its weight while economists say the
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DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he ended his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and threw the now-disgraced financier out of his private club in Florida after Epstein betrayed him more than once by hiring people who had worked for him. Trump did not say what his employees did
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DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he ended his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and threw the now-disgraced financier out of his private club in Florida after Epstein betrayed him more than once by hiring people who had worked for him. Trump did not say what his employees did
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 ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Boeing Machinists Contract Boeing’s fighter jet workers in the St. Louis area reject a contract offer SUMMARY: Boeing expects more than 3,200 union workers
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 ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Boeing Machinists Contract Boeing’s fighter jet workers in the St. Louis area reject a contract offer SUMMARY: Boeing expects more than 3,200 union workers
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 ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Boeing Machinists Contract Boeing’s fighter jet workers in the St. Louis area reject a contract offer SUMMARY: Boeing expects more than 3,200 union workers
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Civil rights lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades say that “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys, are being held without any charges and that a federal immigration court has canceled bond hearings. The immigration attorneys argued Monday during
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President Donald Trump is asking a federal court in Florida to force Rupert Murdoch to give a deposition for the president’s lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal within 15 days, citing the media mogul’s age and physical condition. Trump sued the Journal, owned by Murdoch, in the U.S. District Court of southern Florida on July
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday expressed concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza and urged Israel to get people food, seemingly recalibrating his stance on Gaza as images of emaciated children have sparked renewed worries about hunger in the war-torn territory. Trump, speaking in Scotland
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The United States and Argentina on Monday announced that they are working on a plan to allow Argentine tourists to again travel to the U.S. without a visa. It will likely take two to three years before visa-free travel becomes a reality
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, July 29 MLB BASEBALL 12:30 p.m. MLBN — Toronto at Baltimore (12:35 p.m.) 7 p.m. TBS — Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees TRUTV — Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees 9:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Mets at San Diego (9:40
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–RED SOX-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Boston plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–RED SOX-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Boston plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–RED SOX-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Boston plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–RED SOX-TWINS DESCRIPTION: MINNEAPOLIS — Boston plays Minnesota at Target Field. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos.
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By JOVANA GEC Associated Press SIMANOVCI, Serbia (AP) — Villages and castles from 12th-century England came to life in a small town in Serbia for the filming of a new series about Robin Hood that has just wrapped in the landlocked country in southeast Europe. The 10-episode take on England’s beloved medieval outlaw who, in
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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Food insecurity is rising in many parts of Africa, with the number of people unable to afford a healthy diet surpassing 1 billion — some two-thirds of the continent’s population — in 2024, according to a United Nations report published Monday. The prevalence of moderate or
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By The Associated Press A cyberattack on Russian state-owned flagship carrier Aeroflot caused a mass outage to the company’s computer systems on Monday, Russia’s prosecutor’s office said, forcing the airline to cancel more than 100 flights and delay others. Ukrainian hacker group Silent Crow and Belarusian hacker activist group the Belarus Cyber-Partisans, which opposes the
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By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine congressman and several commercial fishing groups are getting behind a push to delay rules designed to protect a vanishing species of whale for 10 years. The North Atlantic right whale numbers only about 370 and has declined over the last 15 years. They have
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski doesn’t plan to run for governor or for a full term in her current position, but she is considering running for lieutenant governor next year, an adviser said Monday. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday that he won’t seek
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Scuffles broke out between riot police and demonstrators on the Greek island of Rhodes during a protest Monday against the war in Gaza while an Israeli cruise ship was docked at the island, local media reported. Television footage showed a small number of protesters chanting “Freedom for Palestine” near the port,
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three young men were killed and 10 others injured at a popular nightspot in the Turks and Caicos Islands in what authorities called the British territory’s first mass shooting in recent history. At least four suspects were involved in the shooting early Sunday on the island of Providenciales, but
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 17 7 .708 — Atlanta 15 10 .600 2½ Indiana 14 12 .538 4 Washington 12 13 .480 5½ Chicago 7 18 .280 10½ Connecticut 4 21 .160 13½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 22 5 .815 — Phoenix 16 9 .640
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 14 7 4 46 48 32 Vancouver 13 5 6 45 42 26 Minnesota United 12 5 8 44 42 28 Seattle 10 6 8 38 39 35 Portland 10 7 7 37 33 32 Los Angeles FC 10 6 6
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