By MELANIE LIDMAN and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When Tetiana Kurakova fled Ukraine weeks after Russia invaded in 2022, she thought she had left behind buildings with gaping holes, streets lined with rubble, and the fear felt while hiding from airstrikes. In Israel, friends helped the 40-year-old makeup artist relaunch
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Deeds of trust reported from June 12 to June 17 Fortuity Enterprise Series LLC to Frederick Tower Offices LLC, Top Properties LLC, Mazhar Dad, St. Joseph Eastern Extn PT LTS 10 11 12 13 14 Blk 2 $485,000. Kevin Johnson, Lynnsie Johnson to Housing & Urban Development, Creek Crossing Amnd Plat 1 LT 1 $22,327.37. Arai
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By WRAL staff Click here for updates on this story CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (WRAL) — The longest-running fraternity at UNC-Chapel Hill has been shut down by its national office, university officials said Thursday. The UNC chapter of Alpha Tau Omega was shut down by the fraternity’s national board of directors due to a volume
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Marriage applications Benjamin Drake Knapp, 30, and Han Hoang Thien Nguyen, 34, both of Corpus Christi, Texas. Austin Cade Parkey, 32, and Jordyn Nicole Faulkenbery, 29, both of St. Joseph. Terry Allen Musser Jr., 40, and Kelsey Renee Wolfe, 37, both of Country Club, Missouri. Stephen Vincent Modlin, 24, and Melaya Osen Huffaker, 24, both
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Mike and Becky Whetsell are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on June 14, 1975. Join us in celebrating Mike and Becky Whetsell’s 50th Wedding Anniversary at the Empire Prairie Community Building (County Roud 226, Rea MO, 64480) on June 28, 2025 from 2 to 5 p.m. Cards may be sent to them
Continue Reading100th Birthday Celebration! Barbara Ashworth will turn 100 on July 2, 2025. She was born in Junction City, Kansas, on July 2, 1925. Barbara is a retired teacher from Mark Twain Elementary and wife of George, deceased VP of Missouri Western State College. All friends, students, and associates are invited to come and celebrate Barbara’s
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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Climate-Heat Wave-Humidity Heat dome will blanket much of the US, with worrisome temperatures in Midwest SUMMARY: Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the
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Mark and Kathy (O’Rourke) Olvera are celebrating 50 years of marriage on June 21, 2025. They were married in 1975. They have four children, nine grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter: Carlos and Jill Olvera and daughters Ryan and Reese; Amy and Nathan Barron and daughters Claudia (Jakob) and Torri, and son, Jakob (Sam) and daughter, Jasmyn;
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Mosaic Life Care Auxiliary is hosting an event to help better the understanding of Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
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WCCO By Ubah Ali Click here for updates on this story TWIN CITIES, Minnesota (WCCO) — Federal prosecutors say an escape attempt during an ICE arrest in the Twin Cities is leading to even more charges. According to a federal complaint charging him with assault on a federal officer, agents were executing a federal immigration
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By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nero’s ancient Rome and Jazz Age New York were similar. That is the message of “The Comet/Poppea,” an intriguing combination of Monteverdi’s 1643 opera “L’incoronazione di Poppea” and George E. Lewis’ “The Comet,” a Pulitzer Prize finalist this year. The mashup conceived by director Yuval Sharon
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a new production of “Evita,” one of the biggest moments isn’t on the stage. Midway through the show, Rachel Zegler, playing Argentine first lady Eva Perón, emerges onto an exterior balcony at the London Palladium and sings “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina,” to whoever is passing
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a new production of “Evita,” one of the biggest moments isn’t on the stage. Midway through the show, Rachel Zegler, playing Argentine first lady Eva Perón, emerges onto an exterior balcony at the London Palladium and sings “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina,” to whoever is passing
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By Abby Wray Click here for updates on this story ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas (KAKE) — When you drive around Arkansas City, you can see leaves in the street, downed tree limbs, and plenty of shattered windshields, all the result of extreme hail and wind, and the city says the clean-up could take two weeks or
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US HEAT WAVE DESCRIPTION: Monitoring extreme heat forecast for U.S. states across the Midwest starting Friday. On
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US HEAT WAVE DESCRIPTION: Monitoring extreme heat forecast for U.S. states across the Midwest starting Friday. On
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US HEAT WAVE DESCRIPTION: Monitoring extreme heat forecast for U.S. states across the Midwest starting Friday. On
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US HEAT WAVE DESCRIPTION: Monitoring extreme heat forecast for U.S. states across the Midwest starting Friday. On
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By KVIA, Heriberto Perez Click here for updates on this story EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Update (June 18, 2025): ABC-7 obtained court documents today where police describe the abuse the 15-year-old said he endured since he was 5. These court documents also show what the 15-year-old boy told authorities about the conditions he was
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Some segments of the U.S. restaurant industry don’t support President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal taxes on tips, saying it would help too few people and obscure bigger issues in the way tipped workers are paid. The Independent Restaurant Coalition, which represents nearly 100,000 restaurant and bars, has
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid expects to have wide receiver Rashee Rice and first-round draft pick Josh Simmons fully available when the Kansas City Chiefs report to training camp at Missouri Western State University the last full week of July. Rice is coming off a torn ACL
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A announced in a Tuesday evening social media post that the MSHP Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Saline County.
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By The Associated Press Friday marks the 50th anniversary of “Jaws.” It remains one of the most beloved and rewatched movies of all time. But how good is your knowledge of the some of lore surrounding Steven Spielberg’s 1975 masterpiece? Read on and see how much you know about “Jaws.” What was the nickname given
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By Clare Duffy and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — TikTok just got another lifeline from the White House, with President Donald Trump set to delay enforcement of the sale-or-ban law by another 90 days. “President Trump will sign an additional Executive Order this week to keep TikTok up and running,” Karoline Leavitt, White
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Throughout the day on Thursday, St. Joseph Transit offered free rides on all buses as part of the ‘Dump the Pump’ day initiative.
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By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning, unleashing powerful winds at the coast and heavy rains that have caused deadly flooding in the region. The hurricane made landfall about 20 miles east of Punta Maldonado, Mexico, just after 6 a.m.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have scored a salary touchdown. The new season of the Netflix docuseries “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” includes the women getting a pay raise. “‘Happy’ isn’t even the right word for it. It kind of felt like a relief, like everything had paid off,”
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