By JOSH FUNK and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press KEARNEY, Nebraska (AP) — Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts on Thursday repeatedly returned to his call for spending cuts amid grumbles from a central Nebraska audience during a public meeting that illustrated the tension between some voters in the country and Republicans. And though Ricketts was interrupted at
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CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 542¾ 542¾ 531 537¾ Jul 552 552¾ 543 550¾ +½ Sep 567 567¾ 558 565¾ +¾ Dec 590 591 581½ 589¼ +1 Mar 610 610½ 601½ 609¼ +1¼ May 618 619½ 612¾ 619½
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 542¾ 542¾ 531 537¾ Jul 552 552¾ 543 550¾ +½ Sep 567 567¾ 558 565¾ +¾ Dec 590 591 581½ 589¼ +1 Mar 610 610½ 601½ 609¼ +1¼ May 618 619½ 612¾ 619½
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 542¾ 542¾ 531 537¾ Jul 552 552¾ 543 550¾ +½ Sep 567 567¾ 558 565¾ +¾ Dec 590 591 581½ 589¼ +1 Mar 610 610½ 601½ 609¼ +1¼ May 618 619½ 612¾ 619½
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 542¾ 542¾ 531 537¾ Jul 552 552¾ 543 550¾ +½ Sep 567 567¾ 558 565¾ +¾ Dec 590 591 581½ 589¼ +1 Mar 610 610½ 601½ 609¼ +1¼ May 618 619½ 612¾ 619½
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 212.70 213.77 212.35 213.50 +.80 Jun 207.95 208.45 207.00 208.00 —.10 Aug 203.65 204.42 203.05 204.10 +.23 Oct 201.42 202.20 201.00 202.07 +.37 Dec 201.47 202.17 201.02 202.10 +.35 Feb 201.90 202.62 201.40 202.55 +.43 Apr
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 212.70 213.77 212.35 213.50 +.80 Jun 207.95 208.45 207.00 208.00 —.10 Aug 203.65 204.42 203.05 204.10 +.23 Oct 201.42 202.20 201.00 202.07 +.37 Dec 201.47 202.17 201.02 202.10 +.35 Feb 201.90 202.62 201.40 202.55 +.43 Apr
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Friends of one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers testified Thursday that the woman told them long ago that Weinstein sexually assaulted her. Adding a new perspective to the ex-movie mogul’s retrial, one witness said she’d once suggested that accuser Miriam Haley date the movie mogul, but Haley
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies just putting baseball on notice with his moonshot home runs when he met Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field. Howard was introduced to O’Neil as a
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By The Associated Press The National Weather Service will resume translating its products for non-English speakers. The weather service paused the translations this month because its contract with the provider had lapsed. Experts said the change could put non-English speakers at risk of missing potentially life-saving warnings about extreme weather. The weather service said Thursday
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US PESTICIDES-LIABILITY PROTECTION DESCRIPTION: A new first-of-its-kind law in North Dakota could shield agricultural chemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US PESTICIDES-LIABILITY PROTECTION DESCRIPTION: A new first-of-its-kind law in North Dakota could shield agricultural chemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US PESTICIDES-LIABILITY PROTECTION DESCRIPTION: A new first-of-its-kind law in North Dakota could shield agricultural chemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US PESTICIDES-LIABILITY PROTECTION DESCRIPTION: A new first-of-its-kind law in North Dakota could shield agricultural chemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming
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By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — What music would you create if there weren’t any outside influences or self-imposed creative restraints? That’s what singer-actor Coco Jones contemplated. “What would I do if I didn’t have any fear of comparing myself to ‘ICU’ and my EP? Or if I thought there was
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By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form. The decision is a setback for President Donald Trump, who has argued the requirement is needed
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By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Donald Trump’s executive orders were unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the injunction sought by San Francisco
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By The Associated Press Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer, two people familiar with the line told The Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter. The
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge blocks parts of Trump’s election executive order, including a proof-of-citizenship mandate for voter registration.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump ordered his administration to facilitate the return of a man who was deported to El Salvador last month despite having a pending asylum application. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland ruled Wednesday that the government violated a 2019
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday urged the Justice Department to refuse a Trump administration official’s request to prosecute the Democrat for mortgage fraud, calling it “improper political retribution.” In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the lawyer,
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By HOLLY RAMER and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump administration directives that threatened to cut federal funding for public schools with diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, which
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NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” will close out its epic 50th season with Scarlett Johansson as host and Bad Bunny as musical guest. NBC announced the lineup for its final three shows on Thursday, with Johansson and Bad Bunny headlining the May 17 show. The final show has in recent years gotten lots
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein needs to find room for another award. He’s going to be honored with a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. The four-time Tony-winner behind “Torch Song Trilogy” and “Kinky Boots” will get the award June 8 at
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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Ashley Dayer’s dream of winning a National Science Foundation grant to pursue discoveries in bird conservation started when she was an early-career professor with an infant in her arms and a shoestring laboratory budget. Competition is intense for NSF grants, a key source of funding for science research at
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies just putting baseball on notice with his moonshot home runs when he met Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field. Howard was introduced to O’Neil as a
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Howard was a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies just putting baseball on notice with his moonshot home runs when he met Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field. Howard was introduced to O’Neil as a
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press For years, proponents of green energy have argued that a slow, inefficient permitting process in the United States hinders a transition to clean sources of electricity. “Permitting reform,” as it’s called, is needed to unleash green energies like solar and wind, which don’t emit greenhouse gases that cause climate change,
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