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By Associated Press Dolly Parton hosting a two-hour puppy-filled variety special on CBS and the seventh and final season of the hospital drama, “The Good Doctor” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Stocks mostly fell on Wall Street Wednesday after a listless day of trading with big technology stocks again acting as a heavy weight on the market. The S&P 500 fell 6.29 points, or 0.1%, to 4,981.80. The benchmark index spent much of the day in losing territory before climbing

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed skeptical Wednesday as a government lawyer argued that the Environmental Protection Agency should be allowed to continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution “good neighbor” rule in 11 states while separate legal challenges continue around the country. The rule is intended to restrict smokestack emissions from power

By Associated Press SEATTLE — Boeing said Wednesday that the head of its 737 jetliner program is leaving the company in an executive shake-up weeks after a door panel blew out on a flight over Oregon, renewing questions about safety at the company. Boeing announced that Ed Clark, who had been with the company for

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials acknowledged at their most recent meeting in January that there had been “significant progress” in reducing U.S. inflation. But some of the policymakers expressed concern that strong growth in spending and hiring could disrupt that progress. In minutes from the Jan. 30-31 meeting released Wednesday, most Fed

By Wealth of Geeks undefined Worrying about the nation’s future is a significant stressor for more than two-thirds of Americans (68%), according to the American Psychological Association’s (APA) latest Stress in America report. As we head into a divisive election year, stress is high. 55% of adults identified social divisiveness as another significant stressor. Researchers

By Neil O’Brian University of Oregon The Conversation via AP Recent polling for the November 2024 election shows that President Joe Biden is struggling with young voters, who have traditionally supported Democrats. A December 2023 poll showed that 49% of young people supported former President Donald Trump, while just 43% of 18- to 29-year-olds said

By Missouri Independent via My Courier-Tribune Local governments in the St. Louis area could request radioactive waste testing from the state under a Missouri House bill that would appropriate money to a long-unfunded program. The Missouri House Conservation and Natural Resources Committee on Monday heard testimony on a bill that would transfer $300,000 to a

By Columbia Missourian via My Courier-Tribune JEFFERSON CITY — For six straight years, Rep. Gretchen Bangert, D-Florissant, has filed a bill that would require cursive handwriting to be taught in Missouri public schools. The bill has failed each time, never making it out of the House and only twice getting initial approval. Yet Bangert isn’t

By NewsPress Now In the most recent edition of the Midweek, a story was rerun about the Antique Mall returning to the St. Joseph Civic Arena. The story appeared on page A7 and said the mall was holding its annual event “this weekend.” In fact the event was last weekend, Feb. 17-18. The News-Press apologizes

By The Center Square via My Courier-Tribune Republican Gov. Mike Parson issued an executive order Tuesday declaring a state of emergency in Missouri to send members of the Missouri National Guard and Highway Patrol troopers to Texas. Parson ordered 200 soldiers and 22 troopers and is requesting $2.3 million in a supplemental appropriation from the

By Columbia Missourian via My Courier-Tribune WASHINGTON — The Library of Congress wants to know: When did you first realize the pandemic would change your life? People from Missouri and across the country will have an opportunity to share their pandemic stories by answering that question and others as part of a new nationwide effort

By Metro Creative Families have their own reasons for choosing private school over public, and class size may factor into those decisions. According to U.S. News and World Report, the student-to-teacher ratio at private schools in 2021 was 12.5 students per teacher, lower than the average 15.4 at public schools. The National Center for Education

By Metro Creative Experimenting with international cuisine is one of the joys of cooking. The chance to whip up a taste of a faraway culture in the comfort of your own kitchen is an opportunity many home cooks find too good to pass up. As many cooks discover, some cuisines combine elements of various cultures.

By Associated Press The Southern Baptist Convention’s top administrative body voted Tuesday to oust four congregations — one for having a woman as senior minister, two for what it said were failures related to the denomination’s sexual-abuse policy and one for lack of financial participation. The SBC’s Executive Committee announced the decision after a closed-door

By Associated Press MOSCOW | A court in the Russian capital ruled Tuesday to keep Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in custody pending his trial on espionage charges that he denies. The Moscow City Court rejected an appeal against Gershkovich’s detention filed by his lawyers, upholding an earlier ruling to keep him behind bars

By Associated Press WASHINGTON | Hunter Biden ‘s lawyers suggested Tuesday that claims made by a former FBI informant charged with fabricating a bribery scheme involving the presidential family may have tainted the case against the president’s son. The gun and tax charges against Hunter Biden are separate from the claims made by the informant,

By Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — A Republican plan to cut taxes in Kansas died Tuesday in the GOP-controlled Legislature when enough members concluded that it would favor wealthy taxpayers too much and upheld the Democratic governor’s veto. The vote in the state House was 81-42, leaving GOP leaders three votes shy of the two-thirds

By Associated Press LONDON — Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar. A five-year search by the manufacturer of the instrument that was aided by a husband-and-wife team of journalists helped reunite The Beatles star with the distinctive violin-shaped 1961 electric Höfner that went missing a half century ago and is

By Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — William Byron grew up in the hotbed of NASCAR, so close to the stars that he could trick-or-treat at Jimmie Johnson’s house every Halloween. He’d tell Johnson every year that someday he’d race alongside him at Hendrick Motorsports. But aside from decorating his Charlotte, North Carolina, bedroom with

By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Trial for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 has been pushed back several months, a judge said Tuesday. Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny acknowledged that Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ lawyer, Carl Arnold, was

By Associated Press NEW YORK — In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn Frey, jotted thoughts about “a dark desert highway” and “a lovely place” with a luxurious surface and ominous undertones. And something on ice,

By Associated Press The conference races are coming down the homestretch and while No. 1 South Carolina basically has run away with the Southeastern Conference, many of the other Power Five leagues are still up for grabs. The Gamecocks have a three-game lead over LSU with four contests left for coach Dawn Staley’s squad. LSU