BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — The body of a 10-year-old girl who was swept away in rapidly rising floodwaters has been recovered, Brenham Fire Chief Mark Donovan said Tuesday. Her body was found as forecasters warned that the day could bring more heavy rains and flooding to the Houston area and the state’s coast. The girl
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By ROB GILLIES and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, a frosty welcome to the White House on Tuesday, saying on social media just before his arrival that the United States doesn’t need “ANYTHING” from its northern neighbor. “I very much want to work
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CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese said he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual abuse that the church has been fighting behind closed doors in court for years. It’s not clear, however, that the grand jury investigation will go forward because the state
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals wrapped up their pre-conclave meetings Tuesday, trying to identify a possible new pope who could follow Pope Francis and make the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church credible and relevant today, especially to young people. Although they come from 70 different countries, the 133 cardinal electors seem fundamentally
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By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faced off in the Oval Office on Tuesday and showed no signs of retreating from their gaping differences in an ongoing trade war that has shattered decades of trust between the two countries. The two kept it civil, but as for
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By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press A federal appeals court made no immediate decisions Tuesday as it considered jurisdictional issues in the cases of a Turkish Tufts University student who has been detained by immigration authorities for six weeks and a Palestinian student at Columbia University who was recently released from detention. A judicial panel of
Continue ReadingST LOUIS (AP) — ST LOUIS (AP) — Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $34.4 million. On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had net income of 27 cents. The coal mining company posted revenue of $937 million in the period. Peabody Energy shares have fallen 35%
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three Republican-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to the abortion medication mifepristone. Justice Department attorneys on Monday stayed the legal course charted by the Biden administration, though they didn’t
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — A magistrate court in Tanzania on Tuesday ordered that an opposition leader who was charged with treason last month be brought to court in person next month after he went on hunger strike to protest against virtual hearings. Opposition leader Tundu Lissu was arrested on April 9 after calling
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Energizer Holdings Inc. (ENR) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $28.3 million. On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had profit of 39 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 67 cents per share. The results did not meet Wall Street
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By KENYA HUNTER and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Spencer Goidel, a 33-year-old federal worker in Boca Raton, Florida, with autism, knew what he could be losing when he got laid off from his job as an equal employment opportunity specialist at the IRS. Because of his autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, Goidel had
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation has alarmed many in the region. Palestinians are exhausted and hopeless, pummeled by 19 months of heavy bombing. Families of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza are
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — DoorDash, the ubiquitous U.S. food delivery app, has agreed to acquire British rival Deliveroo for 2.9 billion pounds ($3.9 billion) in cash, expanding its business in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. San Francisco-based DoorDash will pay 180 pence ($2.40) for each Deliveroo share, 29% more than the closing price on April
Continue ReadingTODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Detroit at Colorado 6:10 p.m. (Postponed) Final Washington 10 Cleveland 9 Final Cleveland 9 Washington 1 Final N.Y. Yankees 12 San Diego 3 Final Philadelphia 8 Tampa Bay 4 Final Milwaukee 4 Houston 3 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Texas 6 Boston 1 Final Kansas City 4 Chicago White Sox 3
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kansas Daybook for Tuesday, May. 06. 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 Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Tuesday, May. 06. 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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By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s interim president appointed a new prime minister on Tuesday, a day after Marcel Ciolacu stepped down following the failure of his coalition’s candidate to make the runoff in a rerun of the presidential election. Ilie Bolojan signed a decree to appoint the serving interior minister,
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By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Well, it took a minute,” said Spike Lee, surveying the glittering Met Gala crowd during cocktail hour through bright orange glasses that matched his New York Knicks cap. “But we’re here now, that’s the most important thing.” Lee was referring to the fact that for
Continue ReadingNATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Alonso, New York, .349; Donovan, St. Louis, .336; Tatis, San Diego, .317; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .315; Turang, Milwaukee, .315; Naylor, Arizona, .310; Stowers, Miami, .310; K.Ruiz, Washington, .305; J.Lee, San Francisco, .303; Arraez, San Diego, .297; Frelick, Milwaukee, .297; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .297. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 37; Tucker, Chicago, 30; Happ, Chicago, 29; Carroll,
Continue ReadingAMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .414; Goldschmidt, New York, .353; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .341; Kwan, Cleveland, .329; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .322; Bregman, Boston, .317; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .316; Witt, Kansas City, .314; Springer, Toronto, .309; Carpenter, Detroit, .295. RUNS_Judge, New York, 32; Bregman, Boston, 25; Torkelson, Detroit, 25; Bleday, Athletics, 24; Buxton, Minnesota, 24; Raleigh, Seattle,
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day — the day Nazi Germany surrendered to Allied forces. The surrender didn’t end World War II because the war against
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By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to the country from London on Tuesday after four months of medical treatment, adding to pressure for its interim leaders to hold elections. The South Asian country has been under a government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Continue ReadingAP News Digest – Great Plains To 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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–HIGHWAY CRASH-KANSAS A fiery highway crash in eastern Kansas kills 8 people,
Continue ReadingAP News Digest – Great Plains To 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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–HIGHWAY CRASH-KANSAS A fiery highway crash in eastern Kansas kills 8 people,
Continue ReadingAP News Digest – Great Plains To 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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–HIGHWAY CRASH-KANSAS A fiery highway crash in eastern Kansas kills 8 people,
Continue ReadingAP News Digest – Great Plains To 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 – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–HIGHWAY CRASH-KANSAS A fiery highway crash in eastern Kansas kills 8 people,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NBA Wednesday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at BOSTON 10½ (211) New York at OKLAHOMA CITY 11 (230½) Denver MLB Wednesday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Seattle -120 at ATHLETICS +102 at BOSTON -126 Texas +108 at MINNESOTA OFF Baltimore OFF at KANSAS CITY -220 Chicago White Sox +184 Toronto -118
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval will face Cory Bowman, the half brother of Vice President JD Vance, this fall after the pair were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s primary. Pureval placed a dominant first in the nonpartisan three-way contest, in which third-place finisher Republican Brian
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