TOKYO (AP) — Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has became Japan’s oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according to Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Kagawa, a symbol of Japan’s extraordinary longevity, graduated from medical school before World War II, served at a hospital in Osaka
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By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (56-56, third in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (62-51, second in the AL East) Boston; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Bailey Falter (7-5, 3.73 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Red Sox: Brayan Bello (7-5, 3.19 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 83 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Sunday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 4, 9 (two, four, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Sunday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 1, 3, 3, 4 (one, three, three, four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By BILL BARROW and NADIA LATHAN Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats on Monday prevented their state’s House of Representatives from moving forward, at least for now, with a redrawn congressional map sought by President Donald Trump to shore up Republicans’ 2026 midterm prospects as his political standing falters. After dozens of Democrats
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Union says 3,200 Boeing workers have gone on strike over a fighter jet labor deal.
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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities on Monday strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security, implementing measures that include banning financial support to them and canceling passports for most of them. The activists were among 19 people
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By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — India and the Philippines have staged joint naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea for the first time, a high-profile military deployment that antagonized China. Beijing has separate territorial disputes with the two Asian democracies and a long-running regional rivalry with New Delhi. Armed Forces
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US-DEMOCRATS-GOVERNORS DESCRIPTION: Democrats are out of power in Washington. But they have a notable power base around
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US-DEMOCRATS-GOVERNORS DESCRIPTION: Democrats are out of power in Washington. But they have a notable power base around
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US-DEMOCRATS-GOVERNORS DESCRIPTION: Democrats are out of power in Washington. But they have a notable power base around
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US-DEMOCRATS-GOVERNORS DESCRIPTION: Democrats are out of power in Washington. But they have a notable power base around
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MLB Tuesday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at DETROIT -162 Minnesota +136 at BOSTON -240 Kansas City +198 at TEXAS -134 N.Y Yankees +114 at LA ANGELS -126 Tampa Bay +108 at SEATTLE -250 Chicago White Sox +205 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE San Francisco -162 at PITTSBURGH +136
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said Monday it had begun removing loudspeakers along its border with rival North Korea in a move aimed at reducing tensions. The speakers had previously been used to blast anti-North Korean propaganda across the border, but the South’s new liberal government halted
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By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday. Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan. “We are
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi sparked a major fire, Russian officials said Sunday, as the two countries traded strikes and the Ukrainian president announced a prisoner exchange. More than 120 firefighters attempted to extinguish the blaze, which was caused by debris
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Sunday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 2, 8, 9 (two, eight, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Sunday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 12 (twelve) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police in Haiti have arrested a former senator charged with conspiring against the state and financing criminal organizations for allegedly supporting gang members. Nenel Cassy was arrested Saturday at a restaurant in Petionville, a wealthy district of the capital, Port-au Prince, Haiti’s National Police said in a post on Facebook. The
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By The Associated Press Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday in an effort to hinder Republicans from approving a new U.S. House map that could boost their slim congressional majority in 2026. The walkout lets the minority party keep Republicans in charge from having enough votes for maps that would add five new Republican-leaning congressional
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A standoff in Texas over redrawn U.S. House maps sought by President Donald Trump sharply escalated Sunday when dozens of Democratic legislators left the state to block a vote, followed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott warning them that he will seek their removal from office if they
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Democrats leave the state to prevent vote on Republican-led congressional map overhaul pushed by President Trump.
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By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Kyle Isbel hit an RBI double in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Sunday. Vinnie Pasquantino hit a tying single with two out in the eighth, and Kansas City scored five in the 10th while taking
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Several thousand workers at three Midwest manufacturing plants where Boeing develops military aircraft and weapons went on strike early Monday, potentially complicating the aerospace company’s progress in regaining its financial footing. The strike started at Boeing facilities in St. Louis; St. Charles, Missouri; and Mascoutah, Illinois,
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at radio host Charlamagne Tha God, saying in a social media post that the popular broadcaster “knows nothing about me or what I have done.” Trump’s comments came a day after Charlamagne, whose real name is Lenard McKelvey, criticized Trump
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By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday following a traffic stop on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Soulja Boy, 35, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was a passenger during a traffic stop at 2:35 a.m., police said, and was
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By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A boat capsized Sunday in waters off Yemen’s coast leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the U.N.’s migration agency said. The tragedy was the latest in a series of shipwrecks off Yemen that have killed hundreds of African migrants fleeing conflict and poverty in
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By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister led prayers on Sunday at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, drawing international condemnation and escalating tensions as Israel faces strong criticism over the war in Gaza. Itamar Ben-Gvir has frequently visited the contested Jerusalem hilltop compound during the war in
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A group of countries that are part of the OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries has agreed to boost oil production, a move some believe could lower oil and gasoline prices, citing a steady global economic outlook and low oil inventories. The group met virtually on Sunday
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LONDON (AP) — Oasis said Sunday that its members are “shocked and saddened” after a man fell to his death during a concert by the band at London’s Wembley Stadium. The Metropolitan Police force said officers and paramedics responded to reports of an injured person just before 10:30 (2130GMT) on Saturday night It said a
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