By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s foreign aid cuts, tariffs on allies and restrictions on international students have “deeply” undermined America’s ability to compete with China, Senate Democrats say. In a report released Monday, Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called for congressional action toward restoring the country’s global
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Allied Arts Council will celebrate its 62nd anniversary with a special celebration during its annual meeting and the 34th annual Mayor’s Awards for the Arts. The Mayor’s Awards for the Arts will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, and will be at the Benton Club,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo is staying in NYC mayor’s race as an independent after losing Democratic primary to Zohran Mamdani.
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary 6.2 magnitude struck off the Pacific coast of Panama on Monday, authorities said. No injuries or damage were immediately reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said that the quake occurred around midday about 130 miles (210 kilometers) south of Punta Burica at a preliminary depth of 10
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday laid out a pair of steps intended to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine, including funneling new weapons to Kyiv and threatening economic punishment on Moscow if peace isn’t reached in 50 days, as he grows increasingly disenchanted with his Russian
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By Fernanda Silva Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KSHB) — From Blue Springs to Kansas City, Missouri, driving by Station 42, almost 400 motorcyclists rode 49 miles on Saturday morning to honor fallen KCFD paramedic firefighter Graham Hoffman. “I know he’s watching over us,” Graham’s brother, Nolan Hoffman, said. “We’ve
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian for the Air Force has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transmit classified information about Russia’s war with Ukraine on a foreign online dating platform. David Slater, 64, who had top secret clearance at his job at the U.S. Strategic Command at
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked the central bank’s inspector general to conduct an additional review of an ongoing $2.5 billion renovation of the institution’s headquarters that has drawn fire from President Donald Trump and others, according to a source familiar with the matter. Powell made the
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A slew of Democratic-led states asked a federal court on Monday to lift the Trump administration’s freeze on nearly $7 billion in public education money, accusing the Department of Education of unlawfully locking up critical funds Congress set aside to help low-income and immigrant students, among others. The new
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ellen Degeneres is showing her support for Rosie O’Donnell after she responded to President Donald Trump’s post that he was “giving serious consideration” to revoking O’Donnell’s US citizenship. “Good for you, Rosie,” Degeneres wrote on her Instagram page Sunday. Degeneres – who rarely comments on political matters – made
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By The Associated Press By ABBY SEWELL and BASSEM MROUE BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes between government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have drawn intervention by Israel and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country’s fragile postwar order. Syria is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from decades
Continue ReadingTo 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 ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Election 2028-Democrats-Takeaways Takeaways from AP report on Democrats already lining up for the 2028 presidential race SUMMARY: Democrats’ political jockeying for the 2028 presidential
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Continue ReadingTo 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 ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Election 2028-Democrats-Takeaways Takeaways from AP report on Democrats already lining up for the 2028 presidential race SUMMARY: Democrats’ political jockeying for the 2028 presidential
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Continue ReadingBy JEFF ROWE Associated Press The meeting place of facts, ego, ignorance and politics typically is a messy arena as Tim Weiner illustrates over and over in this powerful account of the Central Intelligence Agency actions since the 9/11 attacks. The title, “The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century,” would seem to suggest a
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — This week marks the beginning of the annual Madam President Camp here in St. Joseph.
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has asked an inspector general to review the cost of the central bank’s building renovations that White House officials have attacked as “ostentatious.” A spokesperson for the inspector general, an independent watchdog, confirmed the request and declined further comment. The request
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By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Texas Sen. John Cornyn outraised his Republican challenger, Attorney General Ken Paxton, by $1 million during the first three months of what’s becoming one of the most hotly contested primary battles of the 2026 midterm elections. Cornyn raised $3.9 million to Paxton’s $2.9 million between April, the month the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — More than 20 states sue Trump administration over billions in frozen funding for after-school, summer programs and more.
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s media regulator said Monday it will investigate a BBC documentary about children’s lives in Gaza, after a review concluded that the narrator’s father has Hamas links and the program therefore breached editorial guidelines on accuracy. The broadcaster removed the program, “Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone,”
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man has pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed pistol outside the Republican National Convention’s security perimeter last year. Federal agents stopped Donnell Tinsley as he was walking near the convention’s security zone on the gathering’s first day in July 2024, according to a criminal complaint. Tinsley was wearing black pants
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — As heavy storms brought more than a summer’s worth of rain in one night to central Texas, less than 500 yards separated Traejun Johnson’s hillside apartment in Kerrville, Texas, from the rapidly surging Guadalupe River.
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By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press HBO has officially started production on the highly anticipated “Harry Potter” TV series adaption, the network announced Monday, also revealing a first look at the titular character. The photo released by HBO shows Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, donning the signature Hogwarts uniform paired with round-rim glasses and a lightning
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By Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Evan Perez and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Several of President Donald Trump’s top officials went to work on Monday with a key question unanswered: would Dan Bongino show up today? The deputy FBI director did not go into the office Friday and largely excommunicated himself from most of his
Continue Reading CNN By Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Evan Perez and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Several of President Donald Trump’s top officials went to work on Monday with a key question unanswered: would Dan Bongino show up? Hours later, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed he did. But his long-term future as deputy director of
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump expanded his tariff threats over the weekend, calling for 30% levies on two of America’s largest trading partners: the European Union and Mexico. Those tariffs are set to take effect August 1, unless either party inks a trade deal or takes other measures that cause the
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By Dacoda Wahpekeche Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A softball team from Kerr County, Texas, competed in a tournament in Oklahoma City, providing an emotional outlet after devastating flooding in their hometown claimed more than a hundred lives. The team, Texas Voodoo Softball, faced uncertainty about whether to continue
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By TJ Dysart Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — After a frantic 24-hour search, 7-year-old Jamal White was found safe in Milwaukee, bringing relief to his family and the community. Police discovered Jamal near 39th and Lloyd in Milwaukee, about six-and-a-half miles from where masked men in a white Jeep Renegade
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By Zoe Blair Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — It’s been two years since Birmingham firefighter Jordan Melton was shot inside Fire Station 9. It took 19 of those months to make an arrest in his murder. Birmingham Police Department added charges to mass shooting suspect Damien McDaniel in the
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