By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel said Thursday that he would make the bureau’s mission “work on whatever budget we’re given,” striking a different tone from comments a day earlier in which he called for the agency to be funded at far higher levels than what the Trump administration
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder and former CEO of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison after a prosecutor labeled him a predator who “preyed on hope” by enticing vulnerable customers to risk their life savings for a supposedly safe investment. Alexander
Continue ReadingNew York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.47 — .63 Altria 60.40 — .51 AmerenCp 97.68 —1.86 AmExpress 283.66 +7.42 ArchDanM 47.70 — .18 AutoZone 3674.73—70.81 BPPLC 28.59 +.46 Boeing 191.70 +6.14 BristMySq 46.88 — .74 Brunswick 48.08 +2.18 Chevron 137.04 +1.25 Citigroup 71.64 +1.39 CocaCola 71.17 —1.23 ConAgraBr 23.22 +.22 ConocoPhil 88.82 +1.11 Corning 45.05 +.20
Continue ReadingNew York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.47 — .63 Altria 60.40 — .51 AmerenCp 97.68 —1.86 AmExpress 283.66 +7.42 ArchDanM 47.70 — .18 AutoZone 3674.73—70.81 BPPLC 28.59 +.46 Boeing 191.70 +6.14 BristMySq 46.88 — .74 Brunswick 48.08 +2.18 Chevron 137.04 +1.25 Citigroup 71.64 +1.39 CocaCola 71.17 —1.23 ConAgraBr 23.22 +.22 ConocoPhil 88.82 +1.11 Corning 45.05 +.20
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By SAM MEDNICK, JULIA FRANKEL and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A group of American security contractors, ex-military officers and humanitarian aid officials is proposing to take over the distribution of food and other supplies in Gaza based on plans similar to ones designed by Israel. The Associated Press obtained
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Thursday ordered that a man who authorities say crashed his car through the front gate of Jennifer Aniston’s home must go through mental-health court to determine whether he is competent to face felony stalking and vandalism charges. Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, appeared
Continue ReadingOpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. May 542.5 563.5 542.5 556.0 +15.0 Jul 572.0 594.0 570.5 585.0 +15.0 Sep 600.0 615.0 598.0 612.5 +15.5 Nov 627.0 627.0 627.0 627.0 +11.5 Est. sales 1,550. Wed.’s sales 1,089 Wed.’s open int 7,476, up 217 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Thursday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. Jul 67.38 67.71 66.22 66.69 —.69 Oct 68.52 68.91 68.45 68.91 —.49 Dec 69.14 69.44 68.35 68.75 —.50 Mar 70.22 70.61 69.55 69.99 —.46 May 71.49 71.49 70.47 70.90 —.46 Jul 71.65 71.87 71.05
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 517¾ 519½ 513¾ 513¾ —3¾ Jul 529 534¾ 520¼ 524¾ —4¾ Sep 542¼ 548½ 534½ 538¾ —5 Dec 566¼ 571¼ 557 561 —5¾ Mar 586 590½ 576¾ 580¾ —5¾ May 596½ 600¾ 587
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 517¾ 519½ 513¾ 513¾ —3¾ Jul 529 534¾ 520¼ 524¾ —4¾ Sep 542¼ 548½ 534½ 538¾ —5 Dec 566¼ 571¼ 557 561 —5¾ Mar 586 590½ 576¾ 580¾ —5¾ May 596½ 600¾ 587
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 212.90 214.62 211.75 214.25 +1.73 Aug 208.82 210.35 207.60 210.00 +1.63 Oct 206.32 207.82 205.45 207.47 +1.30 Dec 206.15 207.55 205.35 207.27 +1.30 Feb 206.40 207.67 205.70 207.55 +1.43 Apr 206.07 207.57 205.72 207.52 +1.42 Jun
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 517¾ 519½ 513¾ 513¾ —3¾ Jul 529 534¾ 520¼ 524¾ —4¾ Sep 542¼ 548½ 534½ 538¾ —5 Dec 566¼ 571¼ 557 561 —5¾ Mar 586 590½ 576¾ 580¾ —5¾ May 596½ 600¾ 587
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 212.90 214.62 211.75 214.25 +1.73 Aug 208.82 210.35 207.60 210.00 +1.63 Oct 206.32 207.82 205.45 207.47 +1.30 Dec 206.15 207.55 205.35 207.27 +1.30 Feb 206.40 207.67 205.70 207.55 +1.43 Apr 206.07 207.57 205.72 207.52 +1.42 Jun
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Thu: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 517¾ 519½ 513¾ 513¾ —3¾ Jul 529 534¾ 520¼ 524¾ —4¾ Sep 542¼ 548½ 534½ 538¾ —5 Dec 566¼ 571¼ 557 561 —5¾ Mar 586 590½ 576¾ 580¾ —5¾ May 596½ 600¾ 587
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By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change. NOAA falls under the
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By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors have charged the father of a teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting last year with allowing her access to the semiautomatic pistols she used in the attack. The criminal complaint against 42-year-old Jeffrey Rupnow
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press The Trump administration is halting some hiring at the federal Bureau of Prisons, the crisis-plagued agency where chronic understaffing has led to long overtime shifts and the use of prison nurses, teachers, cooks and other workers to guard inmates. The move, which coincides with President Donald Trump’s aggressive campaign
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By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, bringing help to needy people, and as
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By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, bringing help to needy people, and as
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries. The emergency appeal asks the justices to halt a lower-court order keeping in place legal protections for more than 500,000 people
Continue ReadingThe following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–CLIMATE-APRIL FLOODING Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say SUMMARY:
Continue ReadingThe following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–CLIMATE-APRIL FLOODING Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say SUMMARY:
Continue ReadingThe following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–CLIMATE-APRIL FLOODING Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say SUMMARY:
Continue ReadingThe following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MISSOURI – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–CLIMATE-APRIL FLOODING Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say SUMMARY:
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former model tearfully testified Thursday that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old, calling it the most “horrifying thing I ever experienced” to that point. Four years later, she said, Weinstein assaulted her again. Kaja (KEYE’-ah) Sokola
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By MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and executives from Microsoft and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices testified on Capitol Hill about the biggest opportunities, risks and needs facing an industry which lawmakers and technologists agree could fundamentally transform global business, culture and geopolitics. The hearing comes as the race to control the
Continue Reading By MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and executives from Microsoft and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices testified on Capitol Hill about the biggest opportunities, risks and needs facing an industry which lawmakers and technologists agree could fundamentally transform global business, culture and geopolitics. The hearing comes as the race to control the
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK, CHRIS MEGERIAN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump agreed Thursday to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal but played down the possibility of other nations getting similarly favorable terms on his import taxes, which are roiling the global economy. Under
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By JOSH FUNK and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press The Trump administration on Thursday proposed a multibillion-dollar overhaul of a U.S. air traffic control system that it said still relies on floppy disks and replacement parts found on eBay and has come under renewed scrutiny in the wake of recent deadly plane crashes and technical failures.
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom Thursday in grandiose terms, but with only limited details about what it will achieve. The agreement will open up the British market to American beef, ethanol, and other agricultural products, the White House said. It
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