By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and the New Yorker three on Monday for journalism in 2024 that touched on topics like the fentanyl crisis, the U.S. military and last summer’s assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. The Pulitzers’ prestigious public service medal
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By SOPHIE BATES Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A group of more than 20 fishermen, led by Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United Inc., a nonprofit trade organization, are suing the state over its attempts to lease historically public oyster reefs in the Mississippi Sound. In a statement, MSCFU cited a 2024 bill that allows private
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press Louisiana authorities on Monday charged a second suspect with murder in the death of a television reporter who had traveled to New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl. Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old reporter and anchor for Telemundo based in Kansas City, Missouri, was found dead Feb. 5 in his hotel
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s novel “James,” his radical reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family destroying itself from within, won for drama.
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s novel “James,” his radical reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drawing-room drama about an accomplished Black family destroying itself from within, won for drama.
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — BellRing Brands Inc. (BRBR) on Monday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $58.7 million. The St. Louis-based company said it had profit of 45 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 53 cents per share. The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Mo. (AP) — A deadly explosion that leveled one Missouri home and damaged two others happened after a subcontractor drilled into an unmarked underground gas main while installing fiber optic cable, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Monday. One person was killed and two others were injured in the April 9 explosion in the
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By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has sickened at least seven people in six states, health officials said Monday. Two cases were identified in Missouri, and one each in Florida, Illinois, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Republican governor, announced Monday that he’s not running for U.S. Senate in 2026 against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. Kemp, who will leave the governor’s chair in 2027 after eight years due to term limits, has long been at the top of the GOP’s wish
Continue Reading New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.51 — .10 Altria 59.87 +.26 AmerenCp 99.55 +.07 AmExpress 278.03 +1.18 ArchDanM 47.50 — .35 AutoZone 3775.55+19.22 BPPLC 29.18 +1.06 Boeing 186.46 +1.00 BristMySq 50.06 — .51 Brunswick 46.60 — .73 Chevron 135.50 —3.00 Citigroup 70.24 — .35 CocaCola 71.70 +.05 ConAgraBr 23.51 — .35 ConocoPhil 87.61 —3.80 Corning
Continue Reading New York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.51 — .10 Altria 59.87 +.26 AmerenCp 99.55 +.07 AmExpress 278.03 +1.18 ArchDanM 47.50 — .35 AutoZone 3775.55+19.22 BPPLC 29.18 +1.06 Boeing 186.46 +1.00 BristMySq 50.06 — .51 Brunswick 46.60 — .73 Chevron 135.50 —3.00 Citigroup 70.24 — .35 CocaCola 71.70 +.05 ConAgraBr 23.51 — .35 ConocoPhil 87.61 —3.80 Corning
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By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet voted Monday to seize the Gaza Strip for an unspecified amount of time in a move that could see Israel reestablish control over a territory it vacated two decades ago. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 after a decades-long occupation and then imposed a blockade
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Monday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. May 70.35 70.35 70.35 70.35 +.17 Jul 68.26 68.74 67.93 68.42 +.01 Oct 70.10 70.10 70.04 70.07 +.16 Dec 69.55 70.15 69.50 69.98 +.27 Mar 70.88 71.29 70.68 71.14 +.29 May 71.74 72.18 71.58
Continue Reading OpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. May 548.0 548.0 540.5 542.0 —8.0 Jul 581.5 581.5 571.5 573.0 —6.5 Sep 602.5 602.5 596.0 598.5 —6.0 Nov 617.0 617.0 617.0 617.0 —1.5 Est. sales 1,141. Fri.’s sales 1,163 Fri.’s open int 6,691, up 199 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No
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By JUSTIN KABUMBA and MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a U.S.-led process that could end fighting in resource-rich eastern Congo, a U.S. official said Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Africa and the Middle East, Massad Boulos, said
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By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press In the criminal indictment for this week’s sex trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, the document lists many of the hip-hop mogul’s aliases. Most people, especially music fans, probably already know them. From “Puff Daddy” to “P. Diddy” and even the obscure “Brother Love,” here’s a look back at Combs’
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 528 528 520 520 —8½ Jul 543 546¾ 530¾ 532¾ —8½ Sep 557¼ 560½ 545¼ 547¼ —8¼ Dec 581½ 584 568½ 570½ —8¼ Mar 600½ 602½ 588¼ 589¾ —7½ May 610½ 610½ 598¼
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 528 528 520 520 —8½ Jul 543 546¾ 530¾ 532¾ —8½ Sep 557¼ 560½ 545¼ 547¼ —8¼ Dec 581½ 584 568½ 570½ —8¼ Mar 600½ 602½ 588¼ 589¾ —7½ May 610½ 610½ 598¼
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 528 528 520 520 —8½ Jul 543 546¾ 530¾ 532¾ —8½ Sep 557¼ 560½ 545¼ 547¼ —8¼ Dec 581½ 584 568½ 570½ —8¼ Mar 600½ 602½ 588¼ 589¾ —7½ May 610½ 610½ 598¼
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 211.00 214.10 211.00 213.65 +2.55 Aug 206.57 209.25 206.57 209.07 +2.30 Oct 204.25 206.50 204.22 206.40 +1.93 Dec 204.12 206.02 203.97 205.77 +1.52 Feb 204.45 206.27 204.35 205.85 +1.20 Apr 204.60 206.30 204.52 205.90 +1.05 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 528 528 520 520 —8½ Jul 543 546¾ 530¾ 532¾ —8½ Sep 557¼ 560½ 545¼ 547¼ —8¼ Dec 581½ 584 568½ 570½ —8¼ Mar 600½ 602½ 588¼ 589¾ —7½ May 610½ 610½ 598¼
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 211.00 214.10 211.00 213.65 +2.55 Aug 206.57 209.25 206.57 209.07 +2.30 Oct 204.25 206.50 204.22 206.40 +1.93 Dec 204.12 206.02 203.97 205.77 +1.52 Feb 204.45 206.27 204.35 205.85 +1.20 Apr 204.60 206.30 204.52 205.90 +1.05 Jun
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MELANIE LIDMAN JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military targeted Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Red Sea province of Hodeida on Monday with a punishing round of airstrikes, killing at least one person and wounding 35. The strikes came a day after the Iranian-backed rebels launched a missile that hit Israel’s main airport. The rebels’ media office said
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By ED WHITE Associated Press President Donald Trump wants to convert Alcatraz back into a federal prison, decades after the California island fortress was converted into a U.S. tourist destination because it had become too costly to house America’s worst criminals. The prison off the coast of San Francisco is where the government sent notorious
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By JULIE WATSON and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A small boat believed to be carrying migrants capsized early Monday off San Diego’s coast and left three people dead and four injured, while U.S. Coast Guard crews were searching for seven others, officials said. Initially nine people were reported missing but later
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-HHS CUTS Coalition of 19 states ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-HHS CUTS Coalition of 19 states ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-HHS CUTS Coalition of 19 states ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-HHS CUTS Coalition of 19 states ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human
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By REBECCA BOONE and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services agency, saying the Trump administration’s massive restructuring has destroyed life-saving programs and left states to pick up the bill for mounting health crises. The lawsuit was filed in federal
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