By Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Iowa (KCCI) — Dozens of people met in Newton Sunday afternoon to honor their loved ones who have passed this last year and who went through hospice care. WesleyLife put on its third annual Memorial Butterfly Release event at The Alta House in Newton.
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By The Associated Press The Jack Black-led movie phenomenon “A Minecraft Movie” and Lorde’s fourth studio album, “Virgin,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: All 10 episodes of season
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Continue Reading To 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 ————-——————— ENT–Book Review-The Tiny Things Are Heavier Book Review: ‘The Tiny Things Are Heavier’ is a reflection on young adulthood and migration SUMMARY: Esther Ifesinachi
Continue Reading To 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 ————-——————— ENT–Book Review-The Tiny Things Are Heavier Book Review: ‘The Tiny Things Are Heavier’ is a reflection on young adulthood and migration SUMMARY: Esther Ifesinachi
Continue Reading To 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 ————-——————— ENT–Book Review-The Tiny Things Are Heavier Book Review: ‘The Tiny Things Are Heavier’ is a reflection on young adulthood and migration SUMMARY: Esther Ifesinachi
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By AAMER MADHANI, JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday declared the “12 day war” between Israel and Iran was set to end in a ceasefire, holding the announcement out as validation for his strategic gamble of ordering a devastating U.S. airstrike over the weekend on three
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — As temperatures continue to climb, extreme heat can quickly damage your vehicle. Without proper preventive maintenance, components like your tires, engine and air conditioning system can all suffer.
Continue Reading By ANITA SNOW Associated Press “The Tiny Things Are Heavier,” by author Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo, is a reflection on young adulthood, migration, cultural misunderstanding and family relationships. Okonkwo’s debut novel is at turns amusing and heartbreaking as it follows Sommy, a Nigerian graduate student trying to navigate her new life in Iowa. Lonesome and homesick,
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America is seeking more information from the government about whether it is complying with his order preserving the 83-year-old international news service. During a hearing on Monday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth asked a Justice
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched missile attacks Monday on a U.S. military bases in Qatar and Iraq, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites and escalating tensions in the volatile region.
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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–NTSB-BOEING DESCRIPTION: The National Transportation Safety Board will confirm what investigators determined caused a door plug to
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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–NTSB-BOEING DESCRIPTION: The National Transportation Safety Board will confirm what investigators determined caused a door plug to
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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–NTSB-BOEING DESCRIPTION: The National Transportation Safety Board will confirm what investigators determined caused a door plug to
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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–NTSB-BOEING DESCRIPTION: The National Transportation Safety Board will confirm what investigators determined caused a door plug to
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By Tiarra Braddock Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan (WXYZ) — The family who was living in the house that was reportedly struck by lightning in Farmington Hills Wednesday night has been living there for more than 30 years. “It’s so hard for me to see it like that now. It’s
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The intensifying and expansive heat wave affecting around 150 million people in the United States from Wisconsin to Washington, DC, bears the hallmarks of human-caused global warming. Hundreds of daily temperature records are threatened during the next few days, particularly along the East Coast, and some all-time June high
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By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Reporter The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could retaliate by trying to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil chokepoint due to the large volumes of crude that pass through it every day. The U.S. military’s strike on three sites in Iran
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By Heather Catallo Click here for updates on this story NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WXYZ) — David Fauls didn’t think twice about running toward the flames to help when his neighbor’s house exploded in December of 2023. Now it’s Fauls who says he needs help getting the damage to his own home repaired in the wake
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By JILL LAWLESS and ELLA JOYNER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — European nations worked to keep diplomatic efforts to curb the Israel-Iran war alive as the two countries traded strikes following the United States’ weekend attack on Iran’s nuclear program, followed by a retaliatory Iranian missile strike Monday on a U.S. base in Qatar. Calls
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Tesla’s much-publicized robotaxi service began this weekend — but only in one neighborhood in Austin, Texas, only for a select group of the company’s fans and only with a Tesla employee in the front passenger seat. It was a far more modest rollout for robotaxis than Tesla CEO Elon
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By Luke Snyder, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — New York’s Central Park tied a record high of 96 degrees for the date Monday, which was set in 1888. In neighboring New Jersey, 16 people were sent to the emergency room following a sweltering set of graduations. And in Baltimore, a malfunctioning Amtrak train left riders temporarily
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Kansas City Chiefs have announced dates for the 2025 Chiefs Training Camp out at Missouri Western’s Campus.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph residents have a chance to save lives and score some un-ball-ievable incentives.
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By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With his calm and cool demeanor, fashion disruptor and multi-hyphenate Virgil Abloh artfully challenged the fashion industry’s traditions to leave his mark as a Black creative, despite his short-lived career. In the years since his 2021 death at just 41, his vision and image still linger.
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-five years ago, a little girl with a bob haircut appeared on our TVs, speaking a mix of English and Spanish, with a spunky, can-do spirit. She had an adventure planned, a backpack, a monkey friend and upbeat songs. “Hi, I’m Dora. What’s your name?”
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By Andrea Lucia, Kelsy Mittauer Click here for updates on this story ALLEN, Texas (KTVT) — Police raided locations across DFW on Tuesday in a year-long investigation into THC sales. The Allen Police Department, with help from the DEA, seized products at three warehouses in Dallas, while other agencies raided the owners’ homes in Carrollton,
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Some Federal Reserve officials are joining President Donald Trump in calling for lower interest rates as soon as July. Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman on Monday downplayed the potential impacts of Trump’s tariffs on prices and said the US central bank should swiftly lower rates to
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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The Pac-12 struck a media-rights deal with CBS on Monday that sets up the network to broadcast a minimum of four football and men’s basketball games per season on its main network and provide a cable and streaming presence for the reconfigured league from 2026-31. Financial details of the
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, June 24 MILB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLBN — Double-A – Texas League: Tulsa at Frisco MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. TBS — Atlanta at N.Y. Mets TRUTV — Atlanta at N.Y. Mets 9:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Washington at San Diego
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