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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump told a group of evangelicals they “cannot afford to sit on the sidelines” of the 2024 election, imploring them at one point to “go and vote, Christians, please!” Trump also endorsed displaying the Ten Commandments in schools and elsewhere while speaking to a group of politically influential evangelical

By Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Janette Navarro’s 1996 Volkswagen Beetle roars as it barrels up a steep hill overlooking concrete houses stacked like boxes on the outskirts of Mexico City. She presses her foot on the pedal, passes a lime green Beetle like hers, then one marked with red and yellow, then another painted

By My Courier-Tribune Gardening is an activity with many rewards, said David Trinklein, state horticulture specialist for University of Missouri Extension. “One of them is the satisfaction of sharing your plant knowledge with others,” Trinklein said. The MU Extension Master Gardener program was designed to do just that. “Its motto, ‘Helping others learn to grow,’

By My Courier-Tribune Summer is here, and with the warmer weather people are beginning to spend more time at creeks, rivers, and lakes. While there you may encounter many different types of wildlife from crawdads, fish, and turtles to snakes. The Missouri Department of Conservation shares that the state has two commonly misidentified water snakes

By Metro Creative Many people associate salads with dieting, and dieting with bland foods. But salads can be just as fresh and flavorful as other foods. One of the best things about salad is the limitless possibilities regarding ingredients. Just about anything can be added to salad, making it a versatile dish anyone can enjoy.

By Associated Press CROMWELL, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler and Tom Kim gorged themselves on pizza to get their shared birthday celebration out of the way before turning their focus to golf this week. When they tee it up on the big day, they’ll be fighting for the lead at the Travelers Championship. Kim shot an

By Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Freddy Fermin homered twice and Bobby Witt Jr. hit the go-ahead homer in the eighth inning as the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep. Fermin also singled for his first three-hit game of the season. “He’s swinging the bat really

By St. Louis Post-Dispatch via My Courier-Tribune JEFFERSON CITY — A University City Republican began her campaign for Missouri secretary of state this week with help from two prominent business people with St. Louis ties. Build-a-Bear founder Maxine Clark and Jim McKelvey, a St. Louis native who co-founded Square, now called Block, were among the

By Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes edged back from their records Thursday, weighed down by a dip for Wall Street darling Nvidia, following a mixed set of reports on the economy. The S&P 500 dropped 0.3% from its all-time high set before trading paused for Wednesday’s Juneteenth holiday. The Nasdaq composite also

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth. The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left in place a provision of a 2017 tax law that

By Associated Press TAMPICO, Mexico — Tropical Storm Alberto, the season’s first named storm, weakened Thursday as it moved inland over northeast Mexico after bringing heavy rains to parts of the parched region and leaving at least four dead. By afternoon, Alberto’s remnants were scattered over central Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. But

By Associated Press JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Sunday that it was establishing a new safe corridor to deliver aid into southern Gaza. But days later, this self-declared “tactical pause” has brought little relief to desperate Palestinians. The United Nations and international aid organizations say a breakdown in law and order has made the

By Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to qualify for next week’s debate in Atlanta, according to host network CNN, falling shy of benchmarks both for state ballot qualification and necessary polling. The missed markers mean that the June 27 showdown will be solely between Democratic President

By Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Thursday that it would consider sending arms to Ukraine, a major policy change that was suggested after Russia and North Korea rattled the region and beyond by signing a pact to come to each other’s defense in the event of war. The comments from a

By Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — It’s officially summer, and the best two teams in hockey during the winter months of the 2023-24 NHL season are still playing. Whichever team wins Game 6 — and Game 7, if necessary — of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers that resumes in

By Associated Press A new study documents lost opportunities to treat drug overdose survivors covered by the Medicare program — and illustrates the difficulty of managing chronic pain. Overdose survivors “should be at the front of the line for the full range of medications and counseling and support,” said Dr. Brian Hurley, president of the

By Missouri Independent via My Courier-Tribune A lawsuit filed by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey accusing Planned Parenthood of transporting minors out of state for abortions will move forward, a judge ruled Tuesday evening. The lawsuit is based on conversations between Planned Parenthood staff and a man with Project Veritas who secretly filmed the staff

By St. Louis Post-Dispatch via My Courier-Tribune JEFFERSON CITY — Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who is trying to reel in voters in his quest for a full, four-year term, received two citations for violating Missouri conservation laws more than two decades ago. But, through Missouri’s expungement statutes, the Republican appointee essentially is off the hook

By Missouri Independent via My Courier-Tribune Missouri is violating federal disability law by unnecessarily institutionalizing thousands of adults with mental illness in nursing homes, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a scathing report published Tuesday. The report, which is based on a year-and-a-half investigation, determined that those suffering with mental illness are “subjected to

By Associated Press LOS ANGELES — JJ Redick is being hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the Lakers hadn’t yet publicly announced the decision to hire the former guard for his

By Associated Press The NCAA has presented a plan to Division I conference commissioners that would expand the lucrative men’s and women’s basketball tournaments by four or eight teams alongside an option to leave each field at 68 teams, according to a person familiar with the details. The proposals were outlined to the commissioners this

By Associated Press Amid all the tributes and memories about the legendary Willie Mays, consider this perspective on his greatness: He may have been baseball’s greatest living Hall of Famer — not just at the time of his death this week, but from the moment he was inducted in 1979. Mays’ combination of hitting, baserunning