By Garrett Behanna Click here for updates on this story CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Multiple people have been injured after a reported explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton plant on Monday. First responders were alerted to the incident just before 11 a.m. Sources relayed to KDKA-TV that the explosion occurred inside the “reversing room” of
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Decades before the founding of the Kansas City Chiefs, before the glory of four Super Bowl championships, and even before the birth of Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, decorated civic leader H. Roe Bartle was known as “Chief” throughout St. Joseph.
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By Christa Swanson Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — Staff at Colorado’s St. Vrain State Park made a distressing discovery Friday morning when one of their fledgling osprey was found hanging from the nest platform. The park’s raptor monitor was able to get it down, but the bird had already passed
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By Holly Yan, Matthew J. Friedman, Shimon Prokupecz, Rachel Clarke, Leigh Waldman, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — After a yearslong legal battle, Uvalde County and the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District have released records related to the 2022 mass shooting that killed 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas. More than a dozen media
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Perseid meteor shower is one of the brightest and most popular meteor showers of the year.
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The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Aug. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Texas (25) 0-0 1552 4 2. Penn St.
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CNN By Simone McCarthy, Phil Mattingly, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay the US government 15% of their revenues from semiconductor sales to China in exchange for export licenses, an unprecedented quid pro quo arrangement aimed at solidifying America’s AI business dominance while maintaining trade ties with China. The
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to make the nation’s capital safer.
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By Sydney Ferguson Click here for updates on this story ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas (KAKE) — An Arkansas City family is asking for prayers and donations to help their now-6-year-old recover from a head-on collision that nearly ended her life. It’s been six months since the Smith family’s lives were changed wrong-way crash. Alexis Smith says
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By Sydney Ferguson Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — A familiar fall foe is back in Wichita and already destroying lawns. Not only are they back, Armyworms are marching and on the move again according to the accounts of homeowners. It’s been about a month since K-State Research and Extension
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Emma Thompson has reshared a story about a phone call she received years ago from President Donald Trump. While attending the Locarno film festival in Switzerland to receive the Leopard Club award, Thompson reportedly talked about the day around 1997, when she says a then-private citizen Trump asked
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By Abby Dodge Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — A Kansas City mother named her sons after the Chiefs’ dynamic duo, and they’re developing the same special bond. It’s clear there’s an unmistakable connection that mirrors their famous namesakes. “They have great chemistry together,” Kaytee Wood said. “Oh they
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From Reuters (CNN) — Four reactors at France’s Gravelines nuclear power plant were shut down late Sunday due to a swarm of jellyfish in the cooling systems, operator EDF said on Monday, likely due to rising water temperatures because of global warming. The plant in northern France is one of the largest in the country
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By Eva Andersen, Scott Jacobson Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Thousands of fans attended the Philadelphia Eagles’ only open practice of training camp Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. For some attendees, it was their first visit to the stadium. “This is my first time in Lincoln Financial Field,” said
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By Rachel Henderson Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KSHB) — Did Wyandotte County 6th District Commissioner Phil Lopez make an obscene gesture during last Thursday night’s commission meeting? Lopez told KSHB 41 Wyandotte County reporter Rachel Henderson he has a tree service, uses chainsaws, and his wrist bothers him. He
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, August 12 BOWLING 7 p.m. CBSSN — PWBA: Tour Championship, Gates, N.Y. MLB BASBEALL 7 p.m. TBS — Chicago Cubs at Toronto TRUTV — Chicago Cubs at Toronto 10 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Diego at San Francisco (9:45 p.m.)
Continue Reading All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 20 11 .645 — New York 20 11 .645 — Indiana 18 14 .563 2½ Washington 14 17 .452 6 Chicago 8 23 .258 12 Connecticut 5 26 .161 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 27 5 .844 — Phoenix 19 12 .613
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By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian senator and presidential hopeful whose shooting at a political rally in June recalled some of the darkest chapters of the country’s drug-fueled violence died Monday. The family of Miguel Uribe Turbay said the politician died at a hospital in the capital, Bogota. Uribe, 39,
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA San Diego FC 15 7 4 49 50 32 Vancouver 13 6 6 45 43 28 Minnesota United 12 6 8 44 43 30 Seattle 11 6 8 41 43 35 Los Angeles FC 10 6 7 37 41 30 Portland 10 8 7
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Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 69 49 .585 — New York 63 55 .534 6 Miami 57 61 .483 12 Atlanta 51 67 .432 18 Washington 47 71 .398 22 Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 74 44 .627 — Chicago 67 50 .573 6½ Cincinnati 62 58 .517
Continue Reading All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away RS RA DIFF Toronto 69 50 .580 — — 6-4 W-1 38-19 31-31 583 539 44 Boston 65 55 .542 4½ +1½ 6-4 L-3 39-22 26-33 599 516 83 New York 63 56 .529 6 — 3-7 W-1 36-24
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 69 50 .580 — Boston 65 55 .542 4½ New York 63 56 .529 6 Tampa Bay 58 62 .483 11½ Baltimore 53 65 .449 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 69 51 .575 — Cleveland 61 56 .521 6½ Kansas City 59
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By The Associated Press Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser held a press conference Monday following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime and tackling homelessness in the city. The president exaggerated or misstated many of the facts
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By LORNE COOK and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine and its European backers on Monday sought talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in an effort to protect their security interests ahead of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has so far been excluded from
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By HELI SIVUNEN, TOMMI OJALA and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The Moomins, Finland’s most lovable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday this year. The chubby, white, hippopotamus-like characters have captivated readers worldwide since author and illustrator Tove Jansson published “The Moomins and the Great Flood” in 1945. The children’s
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WXYZ, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Peter Maxwell Click here for updates on this story TAYLOR, Michigan (WXYZ) — A Taylor automotive shop rushed to complete a classic car restoration project for a family whose loved one died before seeing his beloved 1970 Plymouth Road Runner on the road again. When 61-year-old Richard Wilson died on
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The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia and AMD have agreed to share 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China with the U.S. government, as part of a deal to secure export licenses for the semiconductors. The Trump administration halted the sale of advanced computer chips to China in April over national
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By The Associated Press Vanessa Kirby starring in a gritty film about the aspirations of home ownership, “Night Always Comes,” and Maroon 5 releasing their eighth studio album with songs featuring Lil Wayne and Blackpink’s LISA are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the
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By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — New video footage appears to show the moment a Palestinian activist was killed as an Israeli settler fired toward him during a confrontation with unarmed Palestinians in the occupied West Bank last month. The video released Sunday by B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights group, shows
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