By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — William H. Webster, the former FBI and CIA director whose troubleshooting skills and integrity helped restore public confidence in those federal agencies, has died, his family announced Friday. He was 101. Webster led the FBI from 1978 to 1987 and the CIA from 1987 to 1991,
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By Dalia Faheid, Josh Campbell, Michelle Watson, Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — Michael Paul Brown, who is accused of fatally shooting four people at a bar in Anaconda, Montana, on August 1, has been taken into custody following a weeklong multiagency manhunt, Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Friday. Brown had been on the run since the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — William H. Webster, the former FBI and CIA director who helped restore public confidence in those agencies, dies at 101.
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By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — William Webster, the only person to lead both the FBI and CIA, has died. He was 101. “The proud and loving family of the Honorable William H. Webster sadly announces the death of a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and patriot,” his family said in a statement Friday.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is encouraging parents and students to be safe when heading back to school this August.
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By JOCELYN GECKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, a White House official said Friday, after the Department of Justice accused the school of antisemitism and other civil rights violations. UCLA is the first public university to be targeted
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CNN By Jackie Wattles, Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing attempt in 1970, has died. He was 97. Lovell died on August 7 in Lake Forest, Illinois, according to a NASA news release. The cause of
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation, a White House official said Friday. It was not immediately clear why Long was dismissed. His quick exit makes him the shortest-tenured IRS commissioner confirmed by the
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Federal judges on Thursday ordered Alabama to continue using a court-selected congressional map for the rest of the decade, but they declined to put the state back under the preclearance requirement of the Voting Rights Act. The order secures the current map, which created a second
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina next year said Friday that he’s ending his bid now that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley has entered the race with President Donald Trump’s support. Several months ago, Andy Nilsson revealed his candidacy for the
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing attempt in 1970, has died. He was 97. Lovell died on August 7 in Lake Forest, Illinois, according to a NASA news release. The cause of death
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation, a White House official said Friday. It was not immediately clear why Long was dismissed. His quick exit makes him the shortest-tenured IRS commissioner confirmed by the
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By Alayna Treene, Marshall Cohen, Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is ousting Billy Long from his role as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service just two months after he was confirmed to the position, four sources familiar told CNN. Trump has already selected Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to serve as
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By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Smithsonian Institution has reinstalled material referencing President Donald Trump’s two impeachments at an exhibit related to the presidency at the National Museum of American History – but there have been some changes made to the prior text. As CNN previously reported, the museum last month removed a temporary
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy” has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating had died. Tonia Haddix, 56, was also ordered Thursday to serve three years of supervised
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph School District Board of Education President LaTonya Williams verified to News-Press NOW that one item on this coming Monday night’s board agenda will be a recommendation to hold a public meeting soon to restructure the leadership of the board.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than 2 months after he was confirmed, AP source says.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump removes Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than 2 months after he was confirmed, AP source says.
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By SAM MEDNICK and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s decision to take over Gaza City was met with resignation and defiance by Palestinians who have survived two years of war and repeated raids. Many Israelis responded with fear and anger, worried it could be a death sentence for hostages held
Continue ReadingAMES, Iowa (AP) — AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ames National Corp. (ATLO) on Friday reported second-quarter profit of $4.5 million. The bank, based in Ames, Iowa, said it had earnings of 51 cents per share. The bank posted revenue of $24.1 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $16.1 million, exceeding
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By Mike Toole Click here for updates on this story SUFFOLK COUNTY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has been charged with extortion for his alleged dealings with a Boston-based cannabis company. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston said FBI agents arrested Tompkins Friday morning in Florida and brought him to court there.
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — An acrylic waterslide on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas broke open on Thursday, injuring one passenger and leaving a sizable hole in the bottom of the tubular slide. “Our team provided medical care to an adult guest when acrylic glass broke off a water slide as the guest
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer is suspending his GOP primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham, shuttering his effort to oust the four-term incumbent after just more than a month and eschewing a “political climate that rewards deception over honesty, or ambition over unity.” In posts
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media reported that authorities on Friday returned a group of inmates to Evin prison, which Israel targeted during an airstrike in June. A report by the official IRNA news agency said that authorities returned the first group of prisoners to Evin from another correction facility in Tehran, suggesting that
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration notified shelter providers who care for unaccompanied migrant children this week that federal law enforcement agents will begin conducting in-person interviews of kids at shelters around the country, according to an internal notification obtained by CNN. The notification, which has not been previously reported, marks an
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — In a recent KC Star competition, River Bluff Brewing in Kansas City’s River Market was voted by the people as Kansas City’s favorite brewery.
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