SJPD to recognize police employees who have been promoted
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Police Department will have a ceremony to recognize staff members who have received promotions since 2023.
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Breaking down ‘False Fall’ in the Midwest
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW)–Every year, toward the end of Missouri’s intense summer heat, the region gets hit with a blast of cooler air.
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DC residents feel less safe after Trump takeover: poll
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 8 in 10 Washington, DC, residents oppose President Donald Trump ordering the federal government to take control of the city’s police department as well as his deployment of the National Guard and FBI to patrol the city, a new Washington Post-Schar School poll finds. Notably, more than half
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CDC employee describes fear, frustration after Atlanta campus shooting tied to COVID vaccine anger
By Gilat Melamed Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WXIA) — A longtime Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employee is speaking out after the Aug. 8 CDC campus shooting in Atlanta, saying the experience left her shaken and frustrated by the lack of national attention and communication during the emergency. Monday
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Vigil held for two Georgia women whose deaths were tied to abortion restrictions
By Akilah Winters Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WXIA) — Family members and community leaders gathered Tuesday for a vigil to honor the lives of two Georgia women whose deaths were tied to the state’s strict abortion laws. The vigil was held in front of the Free and Just’s mural on
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Trump administration expands ‘good moral character’ requirement to become naturalized citizen
By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is expanding the requirement for immigrants who are hoping to become US citizens to display “good moral character,” in a move that some immigration lawyers denounced as a troubling change that adds uncertainty to the naturalization process. US Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency within the
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Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski launches bid for lieutenant governor
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, who passed up a chance to run for the open governor’s seat, announced Wednesday that she instead will go for the No. 2 slot in 2026. Godlewski is the first candidate from either party to announce for lieutenant governor,
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Trump admin imposes sanctions on more International Criminal Court officials
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration escalated its fight against the International Criminal Court by imposing sanctions on four more court officials involved in work related to alleged Israeli and US war crimes. In a statement Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department was designating Kimberly Prost of Canada,
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Ribbon cutting marks start of rural medicine education at UMKC
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The University of Missouri Kansas City officially cut the ribbon Tuesday morning, opening the door to a new chapter in rural medicine right here in St. Joseph.
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‘Romantasy’ is on the rise, but reading for pleasure has fallen drastically over the past 20 years
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Sarah J. Maas, Freida McFadden and Emily Henry –– can these popular authors join forces and save the day against a dangerous decline in reading for enjoyment? Daily reading for pleasure has plummeted 40% over the past 20 years, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal
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Our phones are flooded with apps. Google wants to help
By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN New York (CNN) — How many apps does it take to plan a work meeting or a dinner with friends? It likely involves bouncing between your text messaging app, an email app, a navigation app like Google Maps and perhaps a reservation app like Resy or Opentable. Google wants to cut
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Missouri State and Delaware are making a historic, risky leap to FBS amid college sports upheaval
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The paint is finally dry on Plaster Stadium. The new turf has been laid, with its maroon end zones, the Missouri State logo across midfield and “C-USA” emblazoned at the 25-yard lines. All the technological upgrades are completed, ready for the Bears to play their
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Trump is pressuring yet another top Fed official to resign, but she says she won’t be ‘bullied’
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on a top policymaker at the Federal Reserve to resign, after one of his allies alleged that she committed mortgage fraud. In a letter dated August 15, Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte urged the Justice Department to investigate a pair
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The guy who wrote the best episode of ‘The Bear’ made a movie about celebrity. It’s great
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Fandom is a funny thing in the age of social media. Spend enough time scrolling and it’s easy to feel like you really know a celebrity, and all their friends. The new film “Lurker,” a Sundance breakout in theaters Friday, explores the question of what might happen if a
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Target’s CEO is stepping down as customers turn away
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down after 11 years at the retailer, as the company faces slumping sales and backlash to its retreat on DEI. Cornell’s departure was widely expected. Some industry analysts believed Target should bring in an outside voice to lead the company,
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Woman frustrated as attacker who shattered her knee in mask confrontation gets probation
By Jennifer Bisram Click here for updates on this story BERGEN COUNTY, New Jersey (WCBS) — A New Jersey woman says her life was forever changed after she was assaulted back in 2020, but last week, her attacker averted jail time. The assault happened after a dispute over face masks, the victim told CBS News
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Non-profit becomes first woman-owned, Black-owned foster placement agency in Kansas
By Sydney Ferguson Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Local non-profit Dorothy’s Lane is celebrating a new addition to its services it calls a huge win for foster care in Kansas. Since 2016, the organization has been active in the Wichita area, offering different social services from a food and
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KAKE, DOROTHY’S LANE, CNN By Sydney Ferguson Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Local non-profit Dorothy’s Lane is celebrating a new addition to its services it calls a huge win for foster care in Kansas. Since 2016, the organization has been active in the Wichita area, offering different social services
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Ancient temple could reveal secrets of a lost society that predates the Inca Empire
By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists say they have discovered the ruins of what they believe are the boundaries of an ancient temple belonging to the mysterious Andean society of Tiwanaku that disappeared around AD 1000. The research team unearthed the immense temple complex in the highlands of what is now Bolivia’s municipality of
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‘Not Christian enough’: Concerns grow over direction of Friends University family therapy program
By Abby Wray Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Students and former faculty in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Friends University are anxious about the program’s future and what students describe as potential changes to the program. Friends students say last school year, there were multiple instances where
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Sports on TV for Thursday, Aug. 21
By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Aug. 21 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL: Melbourne at Collingwood CFL FOOTBALL 7:30 p.m. CBSSN — Winnipeg at Montreal COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S) 6 p.m. ACCN — Ohio St. at Virginia Tech 6:30 p.m. BTN — Providence
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Many towns are unprepared to handle train derailments and hazmat spills
BY LIAM BOWMAN, TAYLOR NICHOLS and MARY BURKE / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland A train derails and spills at least 1,000 gallons of hazardous materials in the U.S. about once every two months. Nearly half of those derailments resulted in evacuations; more than a
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All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 22 13 .629 — New York 22 13 .629 — Indiana 19 16 .543 3 Washington 16 19 .457 6 Chicago 8 26 .235 13½ Connecticut 7 27 .206 14½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Minnesota 28 6 .824 — Phoenix 21 13 .618
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All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Cincinnati 16 7 4 52 42 34 Philadelphia 15 6 6 51 44 26 Nashville 14 8 5 47 44 31 Orlando City 13 6 8 47 53 35 Inter Miami CF 13 5 6 45 53 39 Columbus 12 5 9 45 42
Continue ReadingIsrael’s war conduct is condemned during Italian funeral for Palestinian woman evacuated from Gaza
By ANDREA ROSA, MARIA SELENE CLEMENTE and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press PONTASSERCHIO, Italy (AP) — Funeral services were held Wednesday for a young Palestinian woman who died in Italy shortly after being evacuated from Gaza last week, exposing Italians to the desperate plight of Palestinians in the besieged territory. The funeral of Marah Abu Zuhri,
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All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 74 54 .578 — New York 69 57 .548 4 Boston 68 59 .535 5½ Tampa Bay 61 66 .480 12½ Baltimore 59 67 .468 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 76 53 .589 — Kansas City 65 62 .512 10 Cleveland 64
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All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 74 53 .583 — New York 67 59 .532 6½ Miami 60 67 .472 14 Atlanta 58 69 .457 16 Washington 51 75 .405 22½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 79 48 .622 — Chicago 73 54 .575 6 Cincinnati 67 61 .523
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All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 74 54 .578 — — 6-4 L-1 42-21 32-33 625 572 53 New York 69 57 .548 4 +2 8-2 W-5 37-25 32-32 655 544 111 Boston 68 59 .535 5½ +½ 3-7 L-3 41-25
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All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 74 54 .578 — New York 69 57 .548 4 Boston 68 59 .535 5½ Tampa Bay 61 66 .480 12½ Baltimore 59 67 .468 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 76 53 .589 — Kansas City 65 62 .512 10 Cleveland 64
Continue ReadingSports on TV for Aug. 25 – 31
By The Associated Press Adv23-24 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Aug. 25 COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S) 7 p.m. ACCN — Michigan St. at Pittsburgh COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 8 p.m. SECN — Wake Forest at Mississippi St. MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Tampa Bay at Cleveland 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional
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