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By Associated Press Boeing and the National Transportation Safety Board argued Wednesday over whether the company has cooperated with investigators looking into the blowout of a door-plug panel on one of its planes during a flight in January. The safety board’s chair, Jennifer Homendy, told a Senate Committee that for two months Boeing repeatedly refused

By Associated Press An employee of a rural Missouri boarding school is accused of bloodying a boy’s face while boxing — the third person associated with the same school to be charged this month. Caleb Sandoval, 22, was charged Monday with abuse or neglect of a child. His initial court appearance is scheduled for Thursday.

By Associated Press A new album from Ariana Grande and Garth Brooks taking viewers behind the scenes to the opening of his bar in Nashville are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Chair Jerome Powell reinforced his belief Wednesday that the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate this year but said it first wants to see more evidence that inflation is falling sustainably back to the Fed’s 2% target. Powell’s comments to a House committee largely echoed those he made

By Associated Press Ground cinnamon sold by U.S. discount retailers is contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded, federal health officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said cinnamon sold by stores including the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar contains lead at levels that could be unsafe for people, particularly

By Sarah E. Patterson University of Michigan The Conversation via AP People caring for elderly or disabled relatives need a break – and, in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has a proposal to give them one. Whitmer’s recently proposed US$5,000 tax credit, the Caring for MI Family Tax Credit, is part of a growing trend of

By Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas rarely loses at Allen Fieldhouse, and even rarer do the Jayhawks lose there to Kansas State. On senior night? The Wildcats hardly seemed to have a chance. Kevin McCullar Jr. had 19 points in his farewell to the Phog, fellow senior Hunter Dickinson added 15 points with 20

By Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The Arnold Palmer Invitational is now one of the signature events on the PGA Tour, meaning it has a $20 million purse with one of the strongest fields of the year on a tough golf course at Bay Hill that rarely produces surprise winners. In other words, it’s the

By The Center Square via My Courier-Tribune Two of Missouri’s largest counties and the city of St. Louis started the process for implementing property tax relief for senior citizens as the Missouri Senate is working to revise the law passed last year. Senate Bill 190, sponsored by Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, and signed into law

By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has offered his “deepest sympathy” to the family of a 5-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a drunken driving crash, after facing criticism for releasing from prison the driver who caused the crash, former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid. But in

By Wealth of Geeks via AP Missing out on a good night’s sleep does more than just make you groggy. According to a groundbreaking study in the Psychological Bulletin by the American Psychological Association, it sabotages your emotions. With more than 50 years of research in its arsenal, this study exposes the intricate connection between

By Dr. Keith Roach via My Courier-Tribune DEAR DR. ROACH, I developed chronic dry eyes after having cataract surgery on both eyes. I consulted an ophthalmologist who specialized in treating dry eyes. She prescribed Restasis, but my condition didn’t improve after three months of use. She then switched me to Xiidra and instructed me to

By Wealth of Geeks via AP In its recently published Spring Break Travel Outlook, Expedia names Orlando, Florida, as the most popular domestic destination for travelers. Specifically, the report notes the week of April 1, 2024, as the busiest travel week of the season. With kids out of school, families will take the time off

By Metro Creative Burgers are a staple of easy living. They can be enjoyed at lunch, dinner or even served miniature as hors d’oeuvres. Relatively easy to whip up, burgers are also a go-to meal when time is short but everyone is hungry. Though burgers are simple to create and even easier to love, over

By Metro Creative The American Kennel Club reports that the most popular dog names of 2023 were “Luna” for girl dogs and “Max” for boy dogs. Luna beat out “Bella” for the top spot while Max bested “Charlie.” In a nod to the popularity of football and the personal life of the world’s most recognizable

By Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea | North Korea called the ongoing South Korean-U.S. military drills a plot to invade the country, as it threatened Tuesday to take unspecified “responsible” military steps in response. The North’s warning came a day after the South Korean and U.S. forces kicked off their annual computer-simulated command post training

By Associated Press WASHINGTON | President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, were sweeping the coast-to-coast contests on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch and increasing pressure on the former president’s last major rival, Nikki Haley, to leave the Republican race. Biden and Trump had each won Texas, Alabama, Colorado, Maine, Oklahoma,

By Associated Press LONDON — What’s arguably the most famous wet shirt in television history sold for 20,000 pounds on Tuesday —water not included. The white linen garment worn by Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in the BBC’s 1995 TV adaptation of “Pride and Prejudice” was the star item at an auction of film and

By Associated Press BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — The ice cream parlor booth where Tony Soprano may or may not have been whacked has sold for more than $82,000. As Tony would say, Madone! An anonymous buyer bid $82,600 Monday night in an online auction for the piece of memorabilia that occupies an outsize role in the

By Associated Press The husband and wife owners of a Missouri boarding school for boys have been jailed and charged with felony crimes after a lengthy investigation by a county sheriff. Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch said in a news release that Larry Musgraves Jr., 57, was arrested Friday evening on the ABM Ministries campus

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Tumbling Big Tech stocks dragged Wall Street to its worst day in three weeks on Tuesday. The S&P 500 dropped 1% for its second straight loss after closing last week at an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 404 points, or 1%, and the Nasdaq composite led

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Bitcoin has hit an all-time high less than two years after the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX severely damaged faith in digital currencies and sent prices plunging. The world’s largest cryptocurrency jumped 4% this week and briefly surpassed $68,800 Tuesday, according to CoinMarketCap. That’s just above bitcoin’s previous

By Associated Press DENVER — While artificial intelligence made headlines with ChatGPT, behind the scenes, the technology has quietly pervaded everyday life — screening job resumes, rental apartment applications, and even determining medical care in some cases. While a number of AI systems have been found to discriminate, tipping the scales in favor of certain

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees, the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called junk fees and a move that regulators say will save Americans up to $10 billion a year. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s