By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Puerto Rico on Monday for an unexpected visit as the U.S. steps up its military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean. Their arrival
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 3, 4, 8 (three, four, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Associated Press One of two unnamed lottery winners bought a ticket worth $893.5 million from a QuikTrip gas station in north St. Louis County, Missouri, lottery officials announced Monday. The winning numbers were 11, 23, 44, 61 and 62 with a Powerball number of 17. The Missouri ticket holder was one of two winners on
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By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee asked the Trump administration on Monday about its reasons for revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials. In a letter to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the lawmakers asked for the specific reasons for
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By RAMSES MERCADO VALDES and FERNANDO LLANO Associated Press ATLACOMULCO, Mexico (AP) — A freight train sheared a double-decker bus in half at a crossing northwest of Mexico City on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55, authorities said. The accident took place in an industrial area of warehouses and factories in the
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina constitutional amendments approved by voters — including a photo voter identification mandate — are enforceable, a trial court panel ruled three years after appeals judges declared they could be nullified because state lawmakers who helped put them on 2018 ballots came from
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released on Monday a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied. The letter was included as part of a 50th birthday album compiled in 2003 for Epstein, a wealthy and well-connected
Continue ReadingANKENY, Iowa (AP) — ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Casey’s General Stores Inc. (CASY) on Monday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $215.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Ankeny, Iowa-based company said it had net income of $5.77. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was
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By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard detects and detains scores of drug-running vessels in the Caribbean every year in its role as the world’s drug police on the high seas. Now, that anti-narcotics mission may look vastly different after a U.S. military strike on a vessel
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry arrived in the U.K. on Monday for a visit to his charities, sparking speculation about whether he will meet with his father, King Charles III, for the first time in 19 months. Amid signs of a thaw in the frigid relationship between Harry and the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats release sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by Trump, which he has denied.
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By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of student-led protesters chanted slogans against Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic at a rally in downtown Belgrade on Monday, accusing police of brutality during recent anti-government demonstrations that have shaken his populist rule. The protesters demanded that police officers responsible for excessive use of force during
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Part of a terminal temporarily closed at London’s Heathrow Airport was reopened later Monday when police reported finding no sign of a hazardous substance blamed for harming about 20 people, authorities said. The Metropolitan police said the patients treated at Terminal 4 were not seriously injured and that officers found no trace
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Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–School Shooting-Minneapolis-Funeral Hundreds mourn 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel, who was killed in a mass shooting at a Minneapolis church SUMMARY: A funeral has been held
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–School Shooting-Minneapolis-Funeral Hundreds mourn 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel, who was killed in a mass shooting at a Minneapolis church SUMMARY: A funeral has been held
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — A spy network being built in Europe by Belarus was broken up by intelligence services from the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania, the Czech counterintelligence agency said Monday. The Czech agency, also known as BIS, said in a statement that a team of European agents discovered spies
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs could be without Xavier Worthy and rookie Jalen Royals because of injuries in a depleted wide receiver group when they face the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl rematch on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. Worthy hurt his shoulder in the
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs could be without Xavier Worthy and rookie Jalen Royals because of injuries in a depleted wide receiver group when they face the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl rematch on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. Worthy hurt his shoulder in the
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By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson lead the nominations for the 2025 Country Music Association Awards, with six nods each. Joining Wilson in competing for the night’s highest honor — CMA entertainer of the year — will be Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and Morgan
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a civil jury’s finding that President Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attacks and public statements against the longtime advice columnist after she accused him of sexual assault. The 2nd
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By RUSS BYNUM, KATE BRUMBACK and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory in Georgia says many of the South Koreans rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment installers brought in for the highly specialized work of getting an electric battery
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A 16-year-old high-school student attacked a police station in western Turkey on Monday with a shotgun, killing two police officers, officials said. Two other police officers and a civilian were wounded in the attack in the Balcova district of Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city, Izmir province Gov. Suleyman Elban said. The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–LYNX-FEVER DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Lynx visit the Indiana Fever. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 09/09/2025
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–LYNX-FEVER DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Lynx visit the Indiana Fever. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 09/09/2025
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–LYNX-FEVER DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Lynx visit the Indiana Fever. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 09/09/2025
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–LYNX-FEVER DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Lynx visit the Indiana Fever. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 09/09/2025
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By LYDIA DOYE Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts, authorities said Monday. The mural appeared Monday and depicts a protester lying on the ground holding
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By LYDIA DOYE Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts, authorities said Monday. The mural appeared Monday and depicts a protester lying on the ground holding
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated news on Monday that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor Tom Hanks, with the president calling the famous actor “destructive” and “WOKE.” Hanks was scheduled to receive the 2025 Sylvanus Thayer Award on Sept. 25,
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