By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly six months after Joe Biden left the White House, Senate Republicans are still scrutinizing his presidency, kicking off the first in what’s expected to be a series of congressional hearings this year on his mental fitness in office. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee brought in
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — One local jeweler is now a partner with the St. Joseph Goats and will host a special promotion to kick off the celebration.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Travis Kelce said the decision to return for his 13th season with the Kansas City Chiefs wasn’t much of a decision at all. In fact, the four-time All-Pro tight end indicated Wednesday that No. 14 isn’t out of the question. “I got one year
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By KCCI Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WOODWARD, Iowa (KCCI) — A Woodward man spent seven hours unconscious in a ditch after crashing his motorcycle on Highway 141 in Dallas County earlier this month. “I remember being really cold and shivering, and that was making it harder to breathe and making
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By Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.com Click here for updates on this story REXBURG, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A 45-year-old local man has been sentenced to four years of probation after pleading guilty to killing a deer and leaving it to waste, but was given 60 days in jail for driving to court on a suspended license.
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By Gulf Coast News Click here for updates on this story VINEYARDS, Florida (WBBH) — A Collier County woman faces felony theft charges after deputies say she stole jewelry valued at more than $106,000 from an elderly neighbor who had hired her to help walk her dog. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office arrest
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By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A newly posted agenda for next week’s meeting of the just-appointed group of outside vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention includes a discussion and vote on thimerosal in flu vaccines, a preservative tied to debunked claims from decades ago of links to autism. The
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — While President Donald Trump weighs the single most consequential decision of his time in office so far — the possibility of US military intervention in Iran — he’s also completing a personal project years in the making. Trump on Wednesday morning oversaw the installation of a pair of flagpoles
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW). — Throughout the weekdays in the summer, Second Harvest will have cafe sites available for kids in need to receive nutritious lunches.
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Police in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, are investigating an apparent break-in at the home of state Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was shot and killed at the house with her husband, Mark Hortman, early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz called “a politically motivated assassination.” “The home appeared to have been
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth will no longer be operation starting July 17, according to a statement from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The administration said in its statement that everyone who
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet, is returning to New York City. But it won’t be offering rides to the paying public yet, as it currently does in four other cities. The company announced Wednesday that it has applied for a permit with the New York
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By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the U.S. this week with a heat dome that will bring stifling temperatures and uncomfortable humidity to millions. The heat will be particularly worrisome this weekend across wide stretches of Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, where forecasters are warning of extreme temperature impacts.
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By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the U.S. this week with a heat dome that will bring stifling temperatures and uncomfortable humidity to millions. The heat will be particularly worrisome this weekend across wide stretches of Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, where forecasters are warning of extreme temperature impacts.
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By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the U.S. this week with a heat dome that will bring stifling temperatures and uncomfortable humidity to millions. The heat will be particularly worrisome this weekend across wide stretches of Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, where forecasters are warning of extreme temperature impacts.
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A Cole County judge awarded Ryan Ferguson nearly $44 million in his lawsuit against an insurer that hasn’t yet paid out his settlement with several Columbia police detectives.
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By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of engaging in an online campaign of cybergrooming and virtual sexual abuse of children, including pressuring a 13-year-old American boy to kill himself and livestream the act, authorities said Wednesday. The German-Iranian man was arrested Tuesday. The
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 ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Trump-Minnesota-Lawmakers Shot Trump says he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’ SUMMARY: A spokesperson for Minnesota Gov.
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By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As fans removed their caps and stood for the national anthem Saturday night at Dodger Stadium, they were met with a surprising rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Latin pop and R&B singer Nezza stood in front of the crowd, closed her eyes and belted the song
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Israeli strikes kill top Iranian generals, take out air defenses and damage nuclear sites, many wonder if President Donald Trump will deepen U.S. involvement in the conflict. Trump has long railed against what he refers to as the “stupid, endless wars” waged by
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming surgery for transgender youth in a ruling that’s likely to reverberate across the country. Most Republican-controlled states already have similar bans. In his majority opinion Wednesday, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that Tennessee’s ban does not violate the Constitution’s equal
Continue Reading By TARA COPP, DAVID KLEPPER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers Wednesday that the Pentagon was providing options to President Donald Trump as he decides next steps on Iran but would not say whether the military was planning to assist with Israeli strikes, an action that could
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A popular Indian restaurant in St. Joseph will be temporarily closed for the next few days due to minor damage from a fire sprinkler that went off Tuesday.
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security ‘s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to earlier projected depletion dates, according to an annual report released Wednesday. The go-broke date — or the date
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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he doesn’t want to carry out a U.S. strike on Iran but suggested he stands ready to act if it’s necessary to extinguish Iran’s nuclear program. Trump continued his increasingly pointed warnings about the U.S. joining Israel in striking at Tehran’s nuclear
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WPVI By Beccah Hendrickson and Caroline Goggin Click here for updates on this story RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A Delaware County girl has passed away from her injuries after a scooter accident in Aston over the weekend, according to her family. Abigail Gillon, 12, was riding an electric scooter with her best friend, 11-year-old
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By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Galveston, Texas. The former Democratic president’s plans were confirmed by a person with knowledge of them but not authorized to discuss logistics publicly. In 2021, Biden signed legislation
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By KIMBERLY KINDY and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — California’s two U.S. senators demanded on Wednesday that the Trump administration stop using personal data of millions of Medicaid enrollees — including their immigration status — as part of its sweeping deportation campaign. In a letter to top administration officials, Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff
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