By 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 —————————— AP-US-TRANSGENDER-CIVIL-RIGHTS DESCRIPTION: A new state law taking effect Tuesday will strip gender identity from Iowa’s civil rights
Continue Reading By 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 —————————— AP-US-TRANSGENDER-CIVIL-RIGHTS DESCRIPTION: A new state law taking effect Tuesday will strip gender identity from Iowa’s civil rights
Continue Reading SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republican U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson announces he will run for governor in 2026.
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By Ella Nilsen, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Business groups and clean-energy developers are apoplectic over a last-minute provision tucked into President Donald Trump’s spending bill that will tax the solar and wind industry, making it much harder to get new, cheap electricity onto the grid. Senate Republicans revealed an entirely new tax for renewable
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan man who was shot at close range by a police officer during recent protests over a blogger’s death in custody has died, his family said Monday. The family spokesperson, Emily Wanjira, said Boniface Kariuki died on Monday afternoon, a day after doctors at the
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By Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — The survivor of a violent kidnapping incident is reacting to an Indianola man’s guilty plea more than a year and a half after police say he kidnapped her and abused her. Jordan Blake Mangum, 42, pleaded guilty Monday to multiple
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By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday intensified its battle with Harvard University, formally finding the school tolerated antisemitism — a step that could jeopardize all of Harvard’s federal funding, including federal student aid. In a letter sent to Harvard, a federal task force said its investigation
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By Jeff Dubrof Click here for updates on this story GILBERT, Iowa (KCCI) — Gilbert softball coach Staci Sniezek reached her 400th win milestone in a victory over Grundy Center on June 14, celebrating the achievement alongside her twin daughters. After hundreds of wins over 21 years of coaching — including 14 years at Ballard
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year amid an increasingly polarized political climate. Bacon, 61, said at a news conference at Omaha’s airport that he would not seek a sixth term representing Nebraska’s second district
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By Terri Parker Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Jurors in the Damian Conti sex abuse trial saw a disturbing video Friday of deputies racing to rescue Conti’s student, who was trying to end her life. They also watched body cam video of Conti confessing he had sex
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — When two South Korean companies announced a multibillion-dollar investment to build solar panel and electric battery factories in northwest Georgia, federal subsidies helped close a deal to diversify the local economy. The factories promised thousands of new jobs, transforming the manufacturing base in Cartersville, once a
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By AIDA SULTANOVA Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Police in Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku searched the offices of Russia’s state-funded news outlet Sputnik on Monday, local media reported, as tensions rose between the two countries after the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis during a police raid last week in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, announced Monday he will not seek reelection next year amid an increasingly polarized political climate. Bacon, 61, said at a news conference at Omaha’s airport that he would not seek a sixth term representing Nebraska’s second district
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ATCHISON COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A three-vehicle crash resulted in one fatality and left three others with moderate to serious injuries Saturday on Interstate 29, five miles north of Rock Port, Missouri.
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will visit a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades on Tuesday, showcasing his border crackdown in the face of humanitarian and environmental concerns. The trip was confirmed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday. “When the president comes
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A St. Joseph man sustained moderate injuries when a boat exploded at the Lake of the Ozarks on Friday, June 27.
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The WNBA announced on Monday that Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia will be getting expansion franchises in the coming years. The new team in Cleveland will begin play in 2028, with Detroit following in 2029 and Philadelphia in 2030. The league said in a statement that the addition of the
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — The Czech Philharmonic announced Monday that Jakub Hrůša has been selected to become its new chief conductor and music director and will assume full duties in 2028 for an initial five year-term. He will replace Semyon Bychkov, who took over at the start of the 2018-19 season. He said in
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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (KIFI) — Several firefighters were ambushed by a gunman while responding to a brush fire in Couer d’Alene.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students, threatens to cut all funding.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Charlize Theron, a naturalized US citizen, spoke out about changing policies in the country she has made her home. At her annual Africa Outreach Project Block Party over the weekend, Theron thanked attendees for “taking the time to be a part of this, especially when the world feels
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, July 1 MLB BASEBALL 3 p.m. MLBN — N.Y. Yankees at Toronto (3:05 p.m.) 8 p.m. TBS — Cleveland at Chicago Cubs TRUTV — Cleveland at Chicago Cubs 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers (10:10
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 11 5 .688 — Atlanta 11 6 .647 ½ Indiana 8 8 .500 3 Washington 8 9 .471 3½ Chicago 5 11 .313 6 Connecticut 2 15 .118 9½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 14 2 .875 — Phoenix 12 5 .706
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 12 5 3 39 41 25 Vancouver 11 3 5 38 35 19 Minnesota United 9 4 7 34 33 23 Portland 8 5 6 30 28 27 Seattle 8 6 5 29 27 25 San Jose 7 7 6 27
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 48 36 .571 — Tampa Bay 47 38 .553 1½ Toronto 46 38 .548 2 Boston 42 44 .488 7 Baltimore 37 47 .440 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 53 32 .624 — Cleveland 40 42 .488 11½ Minnesota 40 44
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 50 35 .588 — New York 48 37 .565 2 Atlanta 38 45 .458 11 Miami 37 45 .451 11½ Washington 35 49 .417 14½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 49 35 .583 — Milwaukee 47 37 .560 2 St. Louis 47 39
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 48 36 .571 — Tampa Bay 47 38 .553 1½ Toronto 46 38 .548 2 Boston 42 44 .488 7 Baltimore 37 47 .440 11 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 53 32 .624 — Cleveland 40 42 .488 11½ Minnesota 40 44
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 48 36 .571 — — 5-5 L-1 26-17 22-19 426 314 112 Tampa Bay 47 38 .553 1½ +2½ 6-4 L-2 27-24 20-14 407 338 69 Toronto 46 38 .548 2 +2 6-4 W-2
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Broadway musical “Hamilton” and the historian whose book inspired it will collect the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal this fall, an award for efforts to spread liberty around the world. Ron Chernow and “ Hamilton ” will collect the medal and its $100,000 cash prize at an event in October on
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a case initially filed by then-Senate candidate JD Vance and other Republicans seeking to lift the cap on how much political parties may spend in coordination with candidates. The case will likely be heard in the fall or early 2026. Campaign
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