By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military says it struck an armed group posing as aid workers and using a vehicle marked with the logo of the World Central Kitchen (WCK), a US-based non-profit. The strike, which took place last week, killed “five armed terrorists,” according to a Tuesday statement from the Israel
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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday released human rights reports for countries worldwide, which eliminate mentions of discrimination faced by LGBTQ people, reduce a previous focus on reproductive rights and criticize restrictions on political speech by U.S. allies in Europe that American officials believe target right-wing politicians.
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ST JOSEPH, Mo (News-Press NOW) — Since Patrick Mahomes became the Chiefs’ starting quarterback in 2018, his favorite target has always been Travis Kelce and the tight end group.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The summer is a perfect time to go around and enjoy local parks.
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By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — An airman has been arrested in connection with a shooting death that led the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command to suspend use of Sig Sauer’s M18 handgun. The weapon has been the subject of lawsuits in which plaintiffs allege the gun is susceptible to firing
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By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan judge on Tuesday convicted six former officials in connection with the deaths of 41 girls in a 2017 fire at a facility for at-risk youth that had a history of abuse. The six had all pleaded not guilty. Judge Ingrid Cifuentes handed down
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the agency that produces the nation’s jobs and inflation data is typically a mild-mannered technocrat, often with extensive experience in statistical agencies, with little public profile. But like so much in President Donald Trump’s second administration, this time is different.
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By MARK BANCHEREAU, JEAN-YVES KAMALE and JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday sanctioned an armed group accused of illicit trading in minerals in eastern Congo as Washington tries to spearhead peace efforts there while pushing for U.S. access to the region’s minerals. A senior U.S. government official who
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mexico sent 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States Tuesday in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks smuggling drugs across the border. Those handed over to U.S. custody include Abigael González
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!” has died at 60. Spencer, who became a veterinarian later in life, died Monday at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, after a yearslong battle with cancer, family
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — H&R Block Inc. (HRB) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $299.4 million. The Kansas City, Missouri-based company said it had profit of $2.20 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and to account for discontinued operations, came to $2.27 per share. The results did
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Board of Education President LaTonya Williams has asked the board to consider an outside financial audit.
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By Alicia Wallace, David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — EJ Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is no longer considering suspending the monthly jobs report — one of the most crucial and historic measurements of US economic activity — after proposing the unprecedented action during an interview that published Tuesday.
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By Drew Amman Click here for updates on this story LEXINGTON, Kentucky (WLEX) — The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center is showcasing same-day lung cancer diagnosis and treatment technology. It’s in a demonstration in a state-of-the art mobile semi-truck. “We can tell them, ‘Yes, it’s a cancer, and then it’s out before they’re even
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By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city of Juneau. But, flood barriers installed by the city managed to prevent disaster from unfolding in the picturesque port town despite record-breaking water levels
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift doesn’t simply announce albums. She curates events. That’s a trend that certainly did not begin with the announcement of her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl, ” on Tuesday. She’s long embraced new technologies and forward-thinking marketing opportunities that allow her
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible information” of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians, which Israel’s U.N. ambassador dismissed as “baseless accusations.” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a letter to Ambassador Danny Danon that he
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded guilty Tuesday to soliciting straw donations in a case tied to separate corruption charges against Adams that the Trump administration ultimately decided to drop. Mohamed Bahi, who served as City Hall’s chief liaison to the
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By DÁNICA COTO and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted one of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders and a U.S. citizen accused of conspiring with him to violate U.S. sanctions and fund gang activities in the troubled Caribbean country, the U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday.
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By James Stratton Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Tow companies across the Milwaukee area were swamped with calls after water flooded hundreds of cars and left drivers stranded during historic rainfall. “I had to climb out my window,” said Donte Jones, who was driving near 58th and Thurston when the
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By Emily Pofahl Click here for updates on this story MUSKEGO, Wisconsin (WISN) — Severe flooding in a Muskego neighborhood caused multiple basement walls to collapse near Saroyan Road and Fennimore Lane, forcing families to evacuate their homes early Sunday morning. Residents waded through waist-deep water to escape the rising floodwaters. Cindy Mauch, whose basement
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By Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, Germán Padinger, CNN US President Donald Trump has stepped up his criticism of the security situation in Washington, DC, now claiming that the US capital has a homicide rate higher than some Latin American capitals such as Bogotá, Mexico City and Lima. During a press conference on Monday, Trump announced that he
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By Deidre McPhillips, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Parents in the United States who want to vaccinate their young children against Covid-19 may face a growing set of challenges this fall. The US Food and Drug Administration might not renew authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children younger than 5, the US Centers
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By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A jury awarded nearly $60 million Tuesday to a man who accused a disgraced Michigan prosecutor and a police officer of violating his rights in filing sexual abuse charges in a case that was ultimately dismissed by the state attorney general. It is extremely rare for a
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao’s enduring status as a powerhouse couple was on display Tuesday as they reflected on their shared lives at a ceremony for the archives that will catalogue their careers. The Kentuckians marked the expansion of the McConnell Chao Archives at McConnell’s alma
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the U.S. Senate next year, giving Democrats a likely boost as they wage an uphill fight to win control of the chamber. Brown has not yet made a formal announcement,
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is expected to run for the US Senate in 2026, giving Democrats a likely boost.
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations on Tuesday condemned an attack by a paramilitary group on a famine-hit displacement camp in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, killing at least 40 people. Monday’s attack by the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, on the Abu Shouk camp outside el-Fasher, the provincial capital
Continue ReadingBy KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for grassroots campaigners are again asking a federal judge to halt enforcement of parts of a new Florida law that restricts the state’s process to get citizens’ initiatives on the ballot. Tuesday’s arguments before U.S. District Judge Mark Walker in Tallahassee were the
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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday released human rights reports for countries worldwide, which eliminate mentions of discrimination faced by LGBTQ people, reduce a previous focus on reproductive rights and criticize restrictions on political speech by U.S. allies in Europe that American officials believe target right-wing politicians.
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