By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer. “I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer,” the Republican told reporters on Monday. “I could be a stupid person and
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By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the Trump administration. Democrat Pritzker, who has been one of the more vocal critics of Trump’s second administration,
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ST LOUIS (AP) — ST LOUIS (AP) — FutureFuel Corp. (FF) on Monday reported a loss of $17.6 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the St Louis-based company said it had a loss of 40 cents. The biofuel and specialty chemical maker posted revenue of $17.5 million in the period. _____ This
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Trump administration brought a small number of white South Africans to the United States as refugees Monday. It says it’s the start of a larger relocation effort for members of the minority Afrikaner group who are being persecuted by their Black-led government because
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Continue Reading New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.01 — .83 Altria 56.95 —2.48 AmerenCp 95.42 —1.98 AmExpress 298.92+14.41 ArchDanM 49.90 +1.37 AutoZone 3664.25 +.52 BPPLC 30.19 +.42 Boeing 198.53 +3.68 BristMySq 48.18 +1.73 Brunswick 52.44 +4.46 Chevron 141.62 +3.13 Citigroup 74.91 +3.46 CocaCola 69.53 — .99 ConAgraBr 23.31 +.22 ConocoPhil 92.27 +3.68 Corning 46.97 +1.89 CurtissWright 387.37
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Monday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. Jul 67.61 68.89 66.57 66.63 +.02 Oct 69.45 69.45 68.89 68.89 +.09 Dec 69.56 70.50 68.80 68.85 +.18 Mar 70.72 71.73 70.08 70.10 +.17 May 71.62 72.52 70.97 71.01 +.16 Jul 72.69 73.10 71.55
Continue Reading OpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. May 547.5 553.0 545.0 550.0 +6.0 Jul 584.0 584.0 575.0 579.5 +7.0 Sep 605.0 606.0 601.0 605.0 +5.0 Est. sales 1,616. Fri.’s sales 1,136 Fri.’s open int 7,767, up 89 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer As a Biden administration ban on so-called “junk fees” took effect Monday, Ticketmaster said it would start displaying the full price of a ticket as soon as consumers begin shopping. Ticketmaster, long a subject of complaints about its hidden fees, was among those targeted by the new rule, which
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — In solidly Republican Kentucky, resistance to President Donald Trump’s trade wars has sprung up from a cross-section of key business sectors, GOP Sen. Rand Paul said Monday. Paul said he’s heard concerns from agriculture, the auto sector, bourbon production, home building and package shipping in response
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By MICHAEL CASEY and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University responded Monday to recent threats from the Education Department to halt its grant funding, highlighting reforms it was undertaking but warning it won’t budge on “its core, legally-protected principles” over fears of retaliation. A letter from Harvard President Alan Garber detailed how
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By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister said Monday that he was ordering the closure of the Russian Consulate in the southern city of Krakow, after authorities blamed Moscow for a fire that destroyed a shopping center in Warsaw last year. The national prosecutor’s office also said Monday that it
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 498¼ —8¼ Jul 521 524½ 506¼ 508 —9½ Sep 535¼ 538¼ 521 522¾ —9 Dec 559 560¼ 544 545¾ —8½ Mar 576½ 579½ 564 566 —7¾ May 588 589¾ 574¾ 576½ —7½ Jul
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 217.15 217.75 215.80 216.82 +2.15 Aug 211.72 212.22 210.45 211.60 +2.03 Oct 208.97 209.57 207.85 208.45 +1.50 Dec 208.62 209.30 207.77 208.37 +1.57 Feb 208.50 209.40 207.92 208.80 +1.78 Apr 208.42 209.22 207.72 208.75 +1.85 Jun
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 217.15 217.75 215.80 216.82 +2.15 Aug 211.72 212.22 210.45 211.60 +2.03 Oct 208.97 209.57 207.85 208.45 +1.50 Dec 208.62 209.30 207.77 208.37 +1.57 Feb 208.50 209.40 207.92 208.80 +1.78 Apr 208.42 209.22 207.72 208.75 +1.85 Jun
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 498¼ —8¼ Jul 521 524½ 506¼ 508 —9½ Sep 535¼ 538¼ 521 522¾ —9 Dec 559 560¼ 544 545¾ —8½ Mar 576½ 579½ 564 566 —7¾ May 588 589¾ 574¾ 576½ —7½ Jul
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 498¼ —8¼ Jul 521 524½ 506¼ 508 —9½ Sep 535¼ 538¼ 521 522¾ —9 Dec 559 560¼ 544 545¾ —8½ Mar 576½ 579½ 564 566 —7¾ May 588 589¾ 574¾ 576½ —7½ Jul
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 498¼ —8¼ Jul 521 524½ 506¼ 508 —9½ Sep 535¼ 538¼ 521 522¾ —9 Dec 559 560¼ 544 545¾ —8½ Mar 576½ 579½ 564 566 —7¾ May 588 589¾ 574¾ 576½ —7½ Jul
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks. Tallying hundreds of pages, the legislation revealed late Sunday is touching off
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By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California cities to clear homeless encampments, escalating efforts anew to address the makeshift tents that line underpasses, parks and streets up and down the state. The Democratic governor unveiled a blueprint for a camping ban for cities and counties to
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Six Bulgarians convicted of carrying out a sophisticated spying operation for Russia were sentenced by a London judge Monday to prison terms up to nearly 11 years. The group that used Hollywood code names discussed kidnapping or killing Kremlin opponents as they targeted reporters, diplomats and Ukrainian
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By PETER SMITH Associated Press The Episcopal Church’s migration service is refusing a directive from the federal government to help resettle white South Africans granted refugee status, citing the church’s longstanding “commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.” Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe announced the step Monday, shortly before 59 South Africans arrived at Dulles International Airport
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday were investigating an overnight fire at the London house where Prime Minister Keir Starmer lived before he was elected to lead the country. Since taking office in July, Starmer has lived in the prime minister’s official Downing Street residence, renting out the family home in the Kentish Town
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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–ELECTION-2026-IOWA-GOVERNOR Iowa’s lone Democratic statewide officeholder Rob Sand announces 2026 bid for governor SUMMARY: Democrat Rob Sand has
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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–ELECTION-2026-IOWA-GOVERNOR Iowa’s lone Democratic statewide officeholder Rob Sand announces 2026 bid for governor SUMMARY: Democrat Rob Sand has
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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–ELECTION-2026-IOWA-GOVERNOR Iowa’s lone Democratic statewide officeholder Rob Sand announces 2026 bid for governor SUMMARY: Democrat Rob Sand has
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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–ELECTION-2026-IOWA-GOVERNOR Iowa’s lone Democratic statewide officeholder Rob Sand announces 2026 bid for governor SUMMARY: Democrat Rob Sand has
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By HILLEL ITALIE and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said Monday. Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from conservatives
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CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival red carpet is perhaps the most rigidly controlled red carpet in the world. Now, the festival has added a new stipulation: no nudity. While nudity was never previously endorsed at the festival, Cannes updated its dress policy on the eve of its 78th edition to read that
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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been settled after the Trump administration offered assurances it will cover its share of the costs. After a delay that has
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