By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 1, 5, 5 (one, five, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it. Trump claimed that June’s employment figures were “RIGGED” to make him and other Republicans
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel returned to the spotlight at a high-level U.N. conference — and France and Saudi Arabia, which spearheaded the effort, are determined to keep up the momentum.
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election — a case that has gripped the South American country as it faces
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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs can’t go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction, a judge said Monday, denying the rap and style mogul’s latest bid for bail. Combs has been behind bars since his September arrest. He faced federal charges of coercing girlfriends into
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By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press Days after he sent letters instructing top pharmaceutical manufacturers to use a “most favored nation” pricing model for prescription drugs, President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that he had cut costs by up to 1,500%. But Trump’s grandiose claim is mathematically impossible. Here’s a closer look at the facts.
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By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Post is launching a California tabloid newspaper and news site next year, the company announced Monday, bringing an assertive, irreverent and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple media landscape to the Golden State. In the process, it is creating a 21st-century rarity: a
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Federal and state officials in Florida must produce agreements showing which government agency or private contractor has legal authority to detain people or perform immigration officer roles at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the immigration detention facility in the Everglades, a federal judge said Monday. Officials must provide by
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — BellRing Brands Inc. (BRBR) on Monday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $21 million. The St. Louis-based company said it had profit of 16 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 55 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ and RAJESH ROY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The men shared bear hugs, showered praise on each other and made appearances side by side at stadium rallies — a big optics boost for two populist leaders with ideological similarities. Each called the other a good friend. In India, the bonhomie between
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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet on Monday voted unanimously to fire the attorney general, escalating a long-running standoff between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the judiciary that critics see as a threat to the country’s democratic institutions. The Supreme Court froze the move while it considers the legality. Netanyahu and his supporters accuse Attorney
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Libertarian President Javier Milei on Monday vetoed an attempt to increase spending on pensions in Argentina and a law expanding protections for people with disabilities, saying the legislation would have undermined his flagship pledge to eliminate the country’s chronic fiscal deficit before October’s midterm elections. In publishing the veto decisions,
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas House falls short of quorum after Democrats leave state to prevent Trump-backed redraw of US House maps.
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In firing the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures, President Donald Trump alleged that the recent weaker-than-expected numbers were phony and that positive numbers reported before the 2024 election were manipulated to make him look bad. It’s a familiar cadence Trump has adopted in
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By AMANUEL GEBREMEDHIN BIRHANE and SAMUEL GITACHEW Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The deadly shipwreck in waters off Yemen’s coast over the weekend is weighing heavily on the hearts of many in Ethiopia. Twelve migrants on the boat that carried 154 Ethiopians survived the tragedy — at least 68 died and 74 remain
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet on the U.S. Capitol grounds can’t mask the partisan tensions that are brewing on government funding and President Donald Trump’s nominees. It could make for a momentous September. Here’s a look
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 ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Democrats-Governors Democratic governors may offer a path forward for a party out of power in Washington SUMMARY: Democrats are out of power in Washington
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 ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Democrats-Governors Democratic governors may offer a path forward for a party out of power in Washington SUMMARY: Democrats are out of power in Washington
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press CALVERT CITY, Ky. (AP) — Republican Nate Morris had deftly warmed up a crowd of party faithful, gushing about President Donald Trump and recounting his own life’s journey — from hardscrabble childhood to wealthy entrepreneur — when he turned his attention to the man he wants to replace, Sen. Mitch
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A walkout by Texas House Democrats is stalling redrawn political maps that President Donald Trump wants before the 2026 elections to bolster Republican chances of keeping its U.S. House majority. Since leaving the state on Aug. 3 to block a vote in the Texas Capitol, dozens
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — His is a Cinderella story. Before the big tours and country music award nominations, Bailey Zimmerman was growing up in the small town of Louisville, Illinois, working at the local meat processing plant and laying gas pipeline. Then, in 2020, he decided to upload videos
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hank Hill is back and he’s the same ol’ Hank Hill, but a lot of things around him have changed. The lovable animated hero of “King of the Hill” has returned from a 15-year lull and he isn’t sure what boba tea is, how ridesharing
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press When Democratic lawmakers left Texas to try to prevent the Republican-led Legislature from redrawing the state’s congressional districts, it marked the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering. The word “gerrymander” was coined in America more than 200 years ago as an unflattering means of describing political
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 —————————— FBN–THE OLD GUYS DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — Harrison Smith has entered his 14th season with the Minnesota
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 —————————— FBN–THE OLD GUYS DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — Harrison Smith has entered his 14th season with the Minnesota
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 —————————— FBN–THE OLD GUYS DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — Harrison Smith has entered his 14th season with the Minnesota
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 —————————— FBN–THE OLD GUYS DESCRIPTION: EAGAN, Minn. — Harrison Smith has entered his 14th season with the Minnesota
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By RONALD BLUM Associated Press BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Less than 41 hours after his final bows for singing the title role of “Lohengrin” at Munich’s Bavarian State Opera, Piotr Beczała was 150 miles (241 kilometers) away at the Bayreuth Festpielhaus for a different production of the same Wagner opera. Wagner’s roles are among the
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley on Monday announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. The 57-year-old Dooley is backed by Gov. Brian Kemp and has been teasing a bid since June. He joins a GOP
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