By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s chief deputy attorney general urged a federal judge on Tuesday to reject the Trump administration’s unprecedented bid to help an imprisoned former county clerk who embraced Trump’s lies that he lost the 2020 election because of fraud. The U.S. Justice Department in March submitted a federal
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By SOPHIE BATES Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city, who’s under indictment on federal bribery and conspiracy charges, trailed his opponent in Tuesday’s Democratic primary runoff, according to unofficial vote totals released by the City Clerk’s Office. Preliminary results showed state Sen. John Horhn leading with 18,493 votes compared
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 8, 8 (two, eight, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 12, 18, 27, 32, 33 (twelve, eightteen, twenty-seven, thirty-two, thirty-three) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 2, 3, 9 (two, three, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 1, 4, 6, 8 (one, four, six, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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SEJAL GOVINDARAO Associated Press PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump added another endorsement in next year’s Republican primary for Arizona governor, saying Monday that he was backing U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs in addition to his previously announced endorsement of housing developer Karrin Taylor Robson. Trump’s endorsement of Robson late last year angered some of
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 16 7 .696 — Philadelphia 13 10 .565 3 Miami 10 12 .455 5½ Atlanta 9 13 .409 6½ Washington 9 13 .409 6½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 14 10 .583 — Milwaukee 12 11 .522 1½ Cincinnati 11 12 .478
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 3 (three) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday proposed laying off more than 1,600 government workers in an attempt to close a nearly $1 billion budget gap amid a slumping economy while the city contends with the costly job of rebuilding a seaside neighborhood leveled
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By STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Days after a deadly shooting on their campus, Florida State University students who also survived a mass shooting in Parkland in 2018 sent a letter Monday to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis demanding he squash efforts to lower the firearm purchase age back to 18
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, was convicted Monday of teaming up with her husband to accept bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car from three New Jersey men looking for help with their business dealings
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By MICHAEL CASEY and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University announced Monday that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. In an April 11 letter to Harvard,
Continue ReadingPOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — Southern Missouri Bancorp Inc. (SMBC) on Monday reported earnings of $15.7 million in its fiscal third quarter. The Poplar Bluff, Missouri-based company said it had profit of $1.39 per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of $76.6 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A shootout in front of a family courthouse Monday between several Texas deputies and a man with a handgun wounded one of the deputies as well as the suspect, authorities said. At 12:20 p.m., a man displaying a weapon was reported walking from the Harris County
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University announced Monday that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. In an April 11 letter to Harvard,
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A jury has found that the Nebraska Republican Party defamed one of its own candidates during an ugly legislative race five years ago and ordered it to pay her $500,000. The Lancaster County jury sided with Janet Palmtag on Friday in her defamation lawsuit against
Continue Reading By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A jury has found that the Nebraska Republican Party defamed one of its own candidates during an ugly legislative race five years ago and ordered it to pay her $500,000. The Lancaster County jury sided with Janet Palmtag on Friday in her defamation lawsuit against
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Minnesota state senator who was caught in a police sting operation pleaded not guilty Monday to a federal charge of attempted enticement of a minor for prostitution. Justin Eichorn entered his plea in a brief appearance before Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins. The judge granted his request for more
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Harvard sues the Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants.
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The faithful in Pope Francis’ hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager, packed the cathedral where he spoke as archbishop and prayed Monday in the neighborhoods where he earned fame as the “slum bishop.” For millions of Argentines, Francis
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse was stolen at a Washington, D.C. restaurant Sunday night, according to department officials. The department in an email said Noem had money in her purse to buy gifts for her children and grandchildren and to pay for Easter dinner and other activities. The department
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Continue ReadingDUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Flexsteel Industries Inc. (FLXS) on Monday reported a loss of $3.7 million in its fiscal third quarter. The Dubuque, Iowa-based company said it had a loss of 71 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.13 per share. The furniture maker posted
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin testified Monday at a defamation trial that an editorial about gun control in The New York Times in 2017 was devastating and “kicked the oomph” out of her. The former Republican candidate for vice president whose college
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