All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 45 29 .608 — Philadelphia 44 30 .595 1 Atlanta 33 39 .458 11 Washington 30 44 .405 15 Miami 29 43 .403 15 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 45 28 .616 — Cincinnati 39 35 .527 6½ Milwaukee 39 35 .527
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF New York 42 31 .575 — — 3-7 L-6 21-15 21-16 372 275 97 Tampa Bay 41 33 .554 1½ +3 7-3 W-1 25-21 16-12 345 277 68 Toronto 40 33 .548 2 +2½ 6-4 W-2
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By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 2 (two) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By EVELYNE MUSAMBI, BRIAN INGANGA and INAARA GANGJI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Activists and the father of a Kenyan civilian who was shot at close range by police during the latest protests over the alleged killing of a blogger in custody on Wednesday demanded accountability and called for the officer who shot him
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation has made with China, officials said Thursday. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is on his first official visit to China, said
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CALDWELL COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A 24-year-old Cameron, Missouri, woman was injured following a crash Wednesday afternoon, two miles east of Cameron.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Royals left-hander Cole Ragans will be shut down for four weeks from the last time he threw because of a mild rotator cuff strain. “No surgery. No injection. Just rest,” manager Matt Quatraro said Wednesday. The 27-year-old Ragans, an All-Star for Kansas City last season, was recently reevaluated after
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By Ed DiOrio Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Multiple local law enforcement agencies, including Hendersonville Police and the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office all welcomed new officers on Wednesday, June 18. Twenty-eight cadets graduated from AB Tech Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program. That’s the largest class
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CNN By Haley Britzky and Lou Robinson, CNN Washington (CNN) — As President Donald Trump is warming to the idea of using US military assets to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, officials and experts have suggested the US’ 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bomb is the only weapon capable of destroying the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, a facility
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Michigan attorney says he is in contact with the wife of the Boulder terror attack suspect and has released a statement on her behalf.
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By Alex Barber Click here for updates on this story RUSSELL COUNTY, Kentucky (WLEX) — Emily Jager and her family live on a 29-acre farm in Russell County that provides most of their food, but if a storm hits, they have to rely on their phones. “We can’t hear sirens inside or outside if there
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By Ajay Patel Click here for updates on this story LEE COUNTY, Kentucky (WLEX) — Kentucky State Police are investigating what they believe to be a murder-suicide after two bodies were found in a Lee County home during a welfare check yesterday at approximately 4:22 p.m. According to Kentucky State Police, Hayley Davidson was shot
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By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel said Wednesday they have finalized their “historic partnership,” a deal that gives the U.S. government a say in some matters and comes a year-and-a-half after the Japanese company first proposed its nearly $15 billion buyout of the iconic American steelmaker. The
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran carried out executions at “an alarming rate” last year with at least 975 people killed, the United Nations chief said in a report that also cited other human rights abuses, from barriers to freedom of expression to the use of torture and arbitrary detention.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Having doubled in strength in less than a day and still expected to grow further, Hurricane Erick on Wednesday chugged through the ideal environment to power up quickly as it approached Mexico’s southern Pacific Coast. This type of rapid intensification has become more common in a
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of an effort to keep a flesh-eating parasite from infesting American cattle. Agriculture
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The American flag has long flown from a pole on the White House roof, but that’s always been too small for President Donald Trump, who wants everything to be bigger and more beautiful. On Wednesday, massive new flagpoles were erected on the North and
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CNN By Dakin Andone, Jean Casarez, Sarah Boxer, CNN Dedham, Massachusetts (CNN) — Karen Read was acquitted in the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe on Wednesday, vindicating a defendant who had claimed to be the victim of a sweeping cover-up across two divisive trials. Though she was found guilty of drunk
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press U.S. immigration authorities said Wednesday they have detained a Spanish-language journalist, who will face deportation proceedings following his arrest on charges of obstructing police and unlawful assembly while covering a weekend protest outside Atlanta. Mario Guevara was turned over by police to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody three days
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE, GEOFF MULVIHILL and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision Wednesday upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about the future. The court handed President Donald Trump’s administration and Republican-led states a significant victory by
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By Andy Rose, Veronica Miracle, Jack Hannah, CNN (CNN) — Amid a critical hearing in the Bryan Kohberger murder trial, an 8-month-old police video is drawing attention for a woman who said she will be a key witness in the case. “I’m a DoorDash driver,” the woman told a police officer after an unrelated traffic
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Food Network star Anne Burrell’s fellow chefs, with whom she frequently appeared alongside on television during her illustrious career, are sharing beloved memories about one of their own. Burrell, 55, died Tuesday morning at her home in New York, the Food Network told CNN in a statement. A cause
Continue Reading (CNN) — The jury has reached a verdict in the retrial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of drunkenly striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her vehicle and leaving him to die in the snow in January 2022.
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Hackers stole the equivalent of roughly $90 million from Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange on Wednesday, according to multiple independent crypto-tracking firms. A skilled pro-Israel hacking group known as “Predatory Sparrow” took credit for the cyberattack, which appeared to be aimed at further weakening Iran amid Israeli’s military strikes on
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By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Jeezy released his commercial debut two decades ago, he prepared a contingency plan in case his musical aspirations weren’t achieved. “You don’t know if you’re going to be around in 20 years,” said the drug dealer-turned-rap legend. “The streets change fast. But it’s also
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ST. JOSEPH. Mo. (News-Press NOW) — News-Press NOW’s Stormtracker Weather Team is your Weather Ready Nation Ambassador!
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By Stacy Schneitter-Blake President, National Fireworks Association Director, American Pyrotechnics Safety and Education Foundation – NFA Liaison Co-owner, Schneitter Fireworks St. Joseph, Mo. — Each year, fireworks light up the skies as Americans come together to celebrate our nation’s independence, honor milestones, and enjoy the traditions of summer. For generations, fireworks have been a cherished part of our
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Kansas City Chiefs fans got a much-anticipated announcement on the official start of Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph.
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US law enforcement has seized over $225 million in cryptocurrency allegedly stolen from dozens of American victims as part of a sophisticated investment scam, the Justice Department said Wednesday. It’s the largest-ever seizure of funds stolen in so-called “crypto confidence” scams, which dupe people into investing in fraudulent cryptocurrency
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Mary Todd Lincoln, meet Jinkx Monsoon. Monsoon, best known for her winning runs on both “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Drag Race All Stars,” announced on Wednesday that she is set to take over the lead role in the wild, Tony-winning historical spoof “Oh, Mary!” on Broadway this summer. Current
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