ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Two days after moving into their apartment at The Meadows, a St. Joseph family is starting from scratch following a fire that left them with nothing.
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By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, filed for divorce on Thursday, seeking to end 38 years of marriage as her husband campaigns for the U.S. Senate. Angela Paxton had stuck by her husband through a decade of legal
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By JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is escalating his pressure campaign to get the Federal Reserve chairman to either lower interest rates or quit his post by targeting the expensive renovation at the central bank’s headquarters. The latest step came Thursday when Russ Vought, Trump’s top budget
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel pledged at his confirmation hearing that the bureau would not look backward, but the Trump administration’s fresh scrutiny of the Russia investigation has brought back into focus a years-old inquiry that continues to infuriate the Republican president. The Justice Department appeared to acknowledge
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry David will bring his grumbly sensibility to U.S. history in a team-up with Barack and Michelle Obama for an HBO sketch show, the network announced Thursday. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator and “Seinfeld” co-creator will act as executive producer, writer and star of the
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By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Giveon has been on a quest for musical and personal growth since releasing his studio debut three years ago. But the more things have changed, they’ve also stayed the same. “The girls didn’t stop,” he said with a sly smile. “I don’t even know if
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By JACK BROOK Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Democrats used a Louisiana town hall Thursday night to preview one of their main strategies for attempting to retake the U.S. House next year, ripping into the health care changes in the just-passed Republican tax and spending bill. The top House Democrat, Hakeem Jeffries,
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The new agency in charge of regulating name, image, likeness deals in college sports sent a letter to schools Thursday saying it had rejected deals between players and donor-backed collectives formed over the past several years to funnel money to athletes or their schools.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon said Thursday that he will run for reelection next year to seek a fourth term in Congress. In a statement, the 68-year-old denounced the Trump administration and described efforts to stand against growing threats to democracy as “the fight of our lives, and I’m
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Deeds of trust reported from July 3 to July 9 Thalia Ruiz to Missouri Housing Development Commission, 16 57 35 PT NE Quarter $4,909.40. Jeremy Bracken, Megan Bracken to Missouri Housing Development Commission, South St. Joseph Town Co 3rd Add PT LT 4 LT 5 Blk 15 $5,891.32. Dustin Nurski to United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, Carriage
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Marriage applications Clint Jeremiah Fitzwater, 36, and Angela Fiath Shelton, 37, both of St. Joseph. Preston Troy Martin, 28, and Kelsey Brianne Luikart, 26, both of St. Joseph. Salvador Sanchez Zepeda, 45, and Maria Chirino Isabel, 39, both of St. Joseph. Jonathan Thomas Walker, 32, and Sarah Elizabeth Hale, 33, both of St. Joseph. Partrick
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges will weigh a request to bring Alabama back under the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act after ruling the state intentionally diluted the voting strength of Black residents when drawing congressional lines. Black voters and civil rights organizations, who successfully challenged Alabama’s congressional map, are asking a three-judge
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WABC By WABC News Staff Click here for updates on this story KEW GARDENS, Queens, New York (WABC) — The man convicted in the vicious hammer attack on a woman at a Queens subway station was sentenced to life behind bars. William Blount, 60, was convicted of striking Nina Rothschild in the head with a
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By Victoria Butenko and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — An Ukrainian Security Service officer was shot dead in Kyiv on Thursday morning in what authorities told CNN was an apparent assassination. A spokesperson for the service told CNN that an SBU officer was killed in Kyiv and that investigation into the assassination was underway. The
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Paul McCartney may be 83, but he doesn’t sound ready to retire. The former Beatle is heading back out on the road. McCartney’s Got Back Tour is an extension of his 2022 tour of the same name, which was the last time he performed across the US. The
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By The Associated Press The death of a Russian Cabinet minister in a field near his posh home in a Moscow suburb has fueled wild speculation about how he died and what it means. Among the unanswered questions: Did Roman Starovoit really kill himself in his car, as authorities said, or did he take his
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York. For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian
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Dr. Freda Lynette Creal Montgomery is turning 90 on July 16, 2025. She was born July 16, 1935, in St. Joseph. Lynette has seven children, 29 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, six+ great-great-grandchildren. She graduated from Lafayette High School in 1953. She married Mickey Montgomery in November 1953. She earned her Bachelor of Science from MWSU, Masters
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Earl “Marvin” Haynes will turn 100 on July 17, 2025. He is a proud WWII Marine Veteran. His daughters are Barb Shoemaker and Karen Mejia. The family is having a cook out at his grandson’s home. To help him celebrate his birthday, you can send cards to 6402 Sherman St., St. Joseph, MO 64504.
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Countries prepared to provide troops for a post-cease-fire force in Ukraine agreed to set up a headquarters in Paris for a rapid deployment after hostilities end in Russia’s war on its neighbor. A U.S. delegation was present for the first time at a meeting of the group
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School District will hold a graduation to celebrate those who have completed the district’s Adult Education and Literacy program.
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By MARK MENGONFIA, MONIKA PRONCZUK and WILSON MCMAKIN Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s praise of the “beautiful” English of Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai drew confusion Thursday in the English-speaking African country and umbrage over what many considered condescending remarks. “Such good English,” Trump said to Boakai during an event at
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KPIX By Max Darrow Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A Bay Area teen pilot has come up with a new AI tool to prevent dangerous situations in the air, for pilots who are not getting a lot of help on the ground. There is a lot that fuels humans’
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion’s must-have accessory — sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, on Thursday in Paris to become the second most valuable fashion item ever sold
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Sketched out on an air sickness bag, the first Birkin handbag — the prototype for fashion’s must-have accessory — sold for a staggering 8.6 million euros ($10.1 million), including fees, on Thursday in Paris to become the second most valuable fashion item ever sold
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By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University professor Josh Cowen announced Thursday that he is running for one of the battleground state’s most competitive congressional districts, joining a crowded field of Democrats seeking to challenge Republican Rep. Tom Barrett. In an interview with The Associated Press, Cowen said federal worker
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — City councilmembers approved a resolution at its recent meeting to allow the St. Joseph Parks and Recreation department to purchase two new John Deere mowers.
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