By LOUISE DIXON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — If you haven’t heard of gay ice hockey TV drama “Heated Rivalry” and its two lead stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie yet … then get your skates on. What started as a word-of-mouth hit in the U.S. and Canada in December 2025 has spread to become
Continue ReadingBy LOUISE DIXON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — If you haven’t heard of gay ice hockey TV drama “Heated Rivalry” and its two lead stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie yet … then get your skates on. What started as a word-of-mouth hit in the U.S. and Canada in December 2025 has spread to become
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s endorsement of U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin’s open race for governor led the congressman’s top Republican rival to drop out of the race less than a day later. Tiffany now faces only nominal opposition for the Republican nomination in the battleground state
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By The Associated Press Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown Friday if Republicans and the White House don’t agree to restrict President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement. As the country
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sarah Mullally walked into St. Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday morning as the bishop of London. When she walked out in the afternoon as bells rang out, she was the spiritual leader of millions of Anglicans around the world. Mullally, 63, became the archbishop of Canterbury, making her
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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A court on Wednesday ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the effects of climate change — a sweeping victory for the islanders. The Hague District Court, in a stunning rebuke of
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited a southern town in Sicily on Wednesday that has been left teetering on the edge of a cliff after days of heavy rains from a cyclone triggered a huge landslide that brought down properties and forced the evacuation of over 1,500 people.
Continue ReadingTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (CFFN) on Wednesday reported profit of $20.3 million in its fiscal first quarter. The Topeka, Kansas-based company said it had profit of 16 cents per share. The holding company for Capitol Federal Savings Bank posted revenue of $111.5 million in the period. Its
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By KAMILA HRABCHUK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides of Russia’s war on Ukraine could be 2 million by spring, with Russia sustaining the largest number of troop deaths for any major power in any conflict since World War II, a report warned Tuesday.
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa visited Moscow on Wednesday for the second time in less than four months, and Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized his readiness to help the country rebuild its war-battered economy. “I know that there is a lot that’s necessary to restore in Syria,
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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed defiance Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw Washington’s support for Iraq if he returns to power. Al-Maliki, who was nominated last week by the country’s dominant political bloc to return to the premiership, said
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LONDON (AP) — Spain winger Adama Traoré switched London clubs on Wednesday by joining West Ham from Fulham — and said a movie about his new team taught him about the passion of its fans. “I’ve been seeing West Ham for a long time,” the 30-year-old Traoré said. “It’s a massive club, a massive fanbase.
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stifel Financial Corp. (SF) on Wednesday reported net income of $264.4 million in its fourth quarter. The St. Louis-based company said it had earnings of $2.31 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.63 per share. The brokerage and investment banking firm posted
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East on Wednesday over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike on the country, while the value of Iran’s currency reached a new low a month since the start of protests that spread nationwide and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Jan. 28. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Wednesday, Jan. 28. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 2, 2, 8, 9 (two, two, eight, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press A third round of “No Kings” protests is coming this spring, with organizers saying they are planning their largest demonstrations yet across the United States to oppose what they describe as authoritarianism under President Donald Trump. Previous rallies have drawn millions of people, and organizers said they expect even greater
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Cleveland 129 L.A. Lakers 99 Final Indiana 113 Chicago 110 Final Atlanta 117 Boston 106 Final New York 119 Toronto 92 Final Orlando 133 Miami 124 Final Charlotte 112 Memphis 97 Final Minnesota 118 Dallas 105 Final Golden State 140 Utah 124 Final San Antonio 111 Houston
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 10, 22, 28, 30, 38 (ten, twenty-two, twenty-eight, thirty, thirty-eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 months in prison for corruption, as her husband awaits a verdict on a high-stakes rebellion charge that could result in the death penalty or life imprisonment. Seoul Central District
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