By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. version of “ The Traitors ” has brought a group of public figures to a castle in the Scottish Highlands for a game of deceit, with hundreds of thousands of dollars up for grabs. Now, the Emmy award-winning competition will open its doors to
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By Matthew Rehbein, Alexandra Skores, Paula Newton, CNN (CNN) — Canada’s biggest airline is poised to start canceling several dozen flights Thursday ahead of a weekend lockout of flight attendants that threatens to throw travel plans for tens of thousands into chaos during the peak summer season. Air Canada said it will gradually suspend operations
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sexual violence in conflicts worldwide increased by 25% last year, with the highest number of cases in the Central African Republic, Congo, Haiti, Somalia and South Sudan, according to a U.N. report released Thursday. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ annual report said more than 4,600 people survived
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By MINGSON LAU Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Former Delaware Gov. Mike Castle, a Republican moderate who championed creating the popular 50 State Quarters Program of commemorative coins while he served in Congress, has died. He was 86. The Delaware Republican Party announced that Castle died Thursday in Greenville but shared no other details.
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By Isabel Rosales, Holly Yan, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Two separate lawsuits over “Alligator Alcatraz” could ensure detainees have proper access to their legal counsel or shut down operations at the controversial makeshift immigrant detention center in Florida’s swampy Everglades. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump have touted the location of the
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BUCHANAN COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Firefighters responded to a structure fire in the area of 2995 S.E. Mason Road in St. Joseph around 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — As she stood at the gravestone of her brother Ryan Coffman, a St. Joseph motorcyclist killed by a wrong-way driver last May, Chandra Roberts is flooded with the emotions of that life-altering day 15 months ago, a feeling of grief that families face at a growing rate in St. Joseph.
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI and MAYUKO ONO Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito’s announcement of Japan’s World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about how the war should be taught to younger generations. A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Since nothing Taylor Swift ever does is small, her two-hour conversation with boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce on their “New Heights” podcast is a watershed moment for a media format that has already outlived the device it was named for. By Thursday afternoon, Wednesday night’s talk
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By DAVID A. LIEB and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press A battle between Texas Republicans and California Democrats to bolster their party’s advantage in the U.S. House has led politicians in other states to consider ways they, too, could leverage partisan power to rack up more victories in the 2026 congressional elections. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
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By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lady Gaga is extending her dominance of this year’s MTV Video Music Awards and has been added as a performer, show organizers announced Saturday. The Grammy-award winning musician leads this year’s VMA nominations with 12 nods, including artist of the year and best album for “Mayhem,”
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By Meg Tirrell, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services said it is re-establishing the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, a panel of US health officials tasked with making recommendations on vaccine development, distribution and monitoring. The task force, which will be helmed by US National Institutes of
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By Maggy Wolanske Click here for updates on this story PARKER, Colorado (KMGH) — A coffee shop in Parker is working to change the public’s perception of people who were previously incarcerated, one cup of joe at a time. Dan Klehm opened the Convict Coffee Company in April 2024 and previously held executive titles with
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CNN By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Gov. Gavin Newsom formally kicked off his push Thursday to redraw California’s congressional maps in response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, setting up the next stage of his fight against both the Trump administration and a coalition of gerrymandering opponents within the state.. As Newsom and his
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway revealed four new investments Thursday in steelmaker Nucor, insurer UnitedHealth and two of the nation’s biggest homebuilders — Lennar and DR Horton — but it’s not clear if the investments are big enough to ensure that legendary investor Warren Buffett handled them. Buffett,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Friends of the St. Joseph Public Library is hosting the Children’s Book Sale to help residents add to their shelves at home or in the classroom.
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By Todd Feurer Click here for updates on this story Illinois (WBBM) — Nearly 30 years after an 11-year-old girl disappeared in her hometown in western Illinois, a man has been charged with her murder. Trudy Appleby was last seen on Aug. 21, 1996 near her home in Moline. Moline Police Chief Darren Gault said
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By NADIA LATHAN and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Texas Democrats on Thursday moved closer to ending a nearly two-week walkout that has blocked the GOP’s redrawing of U.S. House maps before the 2026 election and put them under escalating threats by Republicans back home. The Democrats announced they will return provided that
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday his state will hold a Nov. 4 special election to seek approval of redrawn districts intended to give Democrats five more U.S. House seats in the fight for control of Congress. The move is a direct
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Old Market Capital Corporation (OMCC) on Thursday reported a loss of $748,000 in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had a loss of 11 cents. Losses, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, were 12 cents per share. The specialized
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By PETER SMITH, DANIEL KOZIN and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE (AP) — Orthodox Christians across Alaska have been taking part in three days of prayer for peace ahead of Friday’s summit there between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which will focus on the war in Ukraine. Orthodoxy is the majority
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Satellites, including those used for GPS and communications, will face greater risks in coming decades during solar-triggered geomagnetic storms because of the effect climate pollution has on Earth’s atmosphere, a new study found. The increasing volume of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the upper atmosphere is likely to make the
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By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Death row inmate Ralph Leroy Menzies will not be granted another competency hearing. On Thursday, 3rd District Judge Matthew Bates denied the latest petition by Menzies’ attorneys to take another look at their client’s mental competency. While Bates agrees with
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will have a disciplinary hearing with the NFL on Sept. 30 in New York, a person with knowledge of the schedule told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the details haven’t been announced, said
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The next time you get your blood pressure checked, expect your medical provider to be a bit more aggressive about high levels. And if you like a glass of wine with dinner or a cocktail on the weekends, brace yourself: New guidelines from the American Heart Association and the
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — As we arrive at the conclusion of this latest chapter in the almost three-decade-long story of Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her friends, we couldn’t help but wonder: How did we get here? And why was the road sometimes so bumpy and other times so sweet? Looking back
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By Katelyn Polantz, Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Federal district courts are beginning to implement new approaches to guard confidential information in cases following a breach of the electronic databases used in the judiciary. The policy changes move an already vulnerable and antiquated record-keeping system to paper-only filings in some instances after a major cyber
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down key parts of a Florida law that helped parents get books they found objectionable removed from public school libraries and classrooms. It is a victory for publishers and authors who had sued after their books were removed. U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza in Orlando said
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Jussie Smollett, the former star of “Empire,” has maintained that his account of being attacked in an alleged hate crime in 2019 has never changed, yet questions remain. The upcoming documentary “The Truth About Jussie Smollett?” features interviews with police, lawyers and officials familiar with Smollett’s case, as well
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration, stepping up its crackdown on policing in the nation’s capital, on Thursday named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington’s “emergency police commissioner” with all the powers of the police chief — a significant move that increases
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