By DANICA KIRKA and MEG KINNARD Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Friday at a stately home south of London, with the two leaders saying the agenda includes global economics and the Israel-Hamas war and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Taking questions from
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The husband of a woman convicted of killing three people with a meal laced with deadly mushrooms suspected his wife had been poisoning him more than a year before the fatal meal, an Australian court has heard. A judge on Friday lifted a gag order on
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–MYSTICS-LYNX DESCRIPTION: The Washington Mystics visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 08/08/2025
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–MYSTICS-LYNX DESCRIPTION: The Washington Mystics visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 08/08/2025
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–MYSTICS-LYNX DESCRIPTION: The Washington Mystics visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 08/08/2025
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–MYSTICS-LYNX DESCRIPTION: The Washington Mystics visit the Minnesota Lynx. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 08/08/2025
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MLB Saturday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Houston -118 at N.Y YANKEES +100 at DETROIT -130 LA Angels +110 at BALTIMORE -124 Athletics +106 Kansas City -120 at MINNESOTA +102 Cleveland -136 at CHICAGO WHITE SOX +116 at SEATTLE -130 Tampa Bay +110 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Miami
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press Israel announced early Friday that it plans to take over Gaza City, the largest urban area in the territory and one that has already suffered extensive devastation in repeated Israeli raids. Another major ground operation in one of the few areas of Gaza not already under evacuation orders would likely
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday night that there will be increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital to combat crime for at least the next week, amid President Donald Trump ‘s suggestions that his administration could fully take over running the city. “Washington, DC
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 13 (thirteen) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan are expected to sign a peace deal Friday at the White House that could potentially put an end to decades of conflict, President Donald Trump said. Trump said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev would also
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan are expected to sign a peace deal Friday at the White House that could potentially put an end to decades of conflict, President Donald Trump said. Trump said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev would also
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By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Gina Carano has settled her federal lawsuit against Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her claim that she was fired from “The Mandalorian” in 2021 for expressing right-wing views on social media. The specific terms of the agreement were not made available.
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By SARAH RAZA and JACK DURA Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Dozens of communities in the Midwest and West learned Thursday they had lost their newspapers after an Illinois-based publisher announced it would abruptly close because of financial problems. News Media Corp., which owns local newspapers across five states, said it will close
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By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has stopped government contractors in five states from sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill after a year of legal challenges by Detroit-area communities concerned about possible environmental impacts. Wayne County Judge Kevin Cox said the risk was “substantial and compelling” and outweighed the financial
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By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has stopped government contractors in five states from sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill after a year of legal challenges by Detroit-area communities concerned about possible environmental impacts. Wayne County Judge Kevin Cox said the risk was “substantial and compelling” and outweighed the financial
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President JD Vance’s security detail had an Ohio river’s water level raised last weekend to accommodate a kayaking trip he and his family took to celebrate his 41st birthday. The U.S. Secret Service said it requested the increased waterflow for the Little Miami River,
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Post Holdings Inc. (POST) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $108.8 million. On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had profit of $1.79. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and non-recurring costs, were $2.03 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average
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By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a two-week halt to construction at an immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as she considers whether it violates environmental laws. The facility was quickly built two months ago at a lightly used, single-runway training airport and
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GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — A man and his wife were shot to death in a small western Iowa town, and the man suspected of shooting them was critically injured in an explosion and subsequent fire in his own home, authorities said. Dispatchers on Wednesday night received reports of a shooting in Glenwood, a town of
Continue ReadingBy KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits. One Air Force sergeant said he was “betrayed and devastated” by the move.
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unexpectedly summoned reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present them with charts that he says show the U.S. economy is solid following a jobs report last week that raised red flags and led to the Republican firing the head of the Bureau
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Esco Technologies Inc. (ESE) on Thursday reported profit of $26.1 million in its fiscal third quarter. The St. Louis-based company said it had profit of $1.01 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.60 per share. The maker of smart meters and filtration
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he would meet with Putin even if the Russian leader won’t meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy.
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN, SOPHIA TAREEN and RIO YAMAT Associated Press Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials said. The helicopter crew was near East Alton, Illinois, about 20 miles (32
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband and talent manager, has died of cancer, his family said Thursday. He was 48. “Brandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years,” a representative for the Blackstock family shared in a statement to The Associated Press. “He passed away
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press President Donald Trump on Thursday instructed the Commerce Department to have the Census Bureau start work on a new census that would exclude immigrants who are in the United States illegally from the head count which determines political power and federal spending. The census will be based on “modern day
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press President Donald Trump on Thursday instructed the Commerce Department to have the Census Bureau start work on a new census that would exclude immigrants who are in the United States illegally from the head count which determines political power and federal spending. The census will be based on “modern day
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By The Associated Press Dean Cain, the actor best known for portraying Superman on a 1990s television show, wants to join the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. In an interview with Fox News this week, Cain said he’d already spoken to the agency responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda. Assistant
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