By JEFF AMY and CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King dropped out of the 2026 Republican race for the U.S. Senate Thursday, admitting that he likely wouldn’t earn the nomination to face Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff, considered the Senate’s most vulnerable Democratic incumbent coming up for reelection. King quit
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press Famous for his fearless bravado as a pro wrestler, Hulk Hogan won one of his most notable victories in a Florida courtroom by emphasizing his humiliation and emotional distress after a news and gossip website published a video of Hogan having sex with a friend’s wife. A 2016 civil trial
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A single-vehicle crash involving a Lowe’s box truck on Interstate 29 sent two men to the hospital this morning, backing up traffic in both directions for several hours.
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By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Tech companies looking to sell their artificial intelligence technology to the federal government must now contend with a new regulatory hurdle: proving their chatbots aren’t “woke.” President Donald Trump’s sweeping new plan to counter China in achieving “global dominance” in AI promises to cut regulations and cement American values
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By SUDHIN THANAWALA and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A migrant from Venezuela deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador has taken the first step toward suing the U.S. government, saying he was wrongly sent to a notorious prison in the Central American country where he was beaten by guards and kept
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order mandating that federal authorities clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of the schools they play for in an attempt to create clearer national standards in the NCAA’s name, image and likeness era. Trump directed the secretary
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs order intended to clarify college athlete employment status, bar ‘third-party, pay-for-play payments.’
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump may have found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell: by accusing him of mismanaging the U.S. central bank’s $2.5 billion building renovation project. The push comes after a monthslong campaign by Trump to try
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By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that France will recognize Palestine as a state, in a bold diplomatic move amid snowballing global anger over people starving in Gaza. Israel denounced the decision. Macron said in a post on X that he will formalize the decision at the
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By Sarah Owermohle, CNN White Oak, Md. (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is plowing ahead with sweeping plans to crack down on ultra processed foods and reshape the way new drugs and devices are reviewed and approved, the agency’s commissioner, Marty Makary, told CNN in an interview this week. Makary sat down
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By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press Rapper GloRilla was arrested this week on felony drug charges after “a significant amount of marijuana” was found by police while they investigated a burglary at her home in Atlanta. GloRilla, whose real name is Gloria Woods, voluntarily turned herself in Tuesday and was released on $22,260 bond the same
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — An anticipated annual event that provides kids with new shoes is in need of more volunteers.
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By Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story FLORIN, California (KCRA) — A search is on for a group of people who robbed $1 million worth of items from a jewelry store, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Deputies around 1:15 p.m. on July 6 went to a jewelry store near Stockton
Continue Reading KCRA, SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story FLORIN, California (KCRA) — A search is on for a group of people who robbed $1 million worth of items from a jewelry store, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Deputies around 1:15 p.m. on July 6 went
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A new Missouri law will require drivers to pay the motor vehicle sales tax directly at the car dealership when purchasing a vehicle in a bid to reduce the number of expired temporary tags on the road.
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By Jordan Ryan Click here for updates on this story EDMOND, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams donated his royal blue suit jacket to Goodwill, and it is being transformed into a luxury handbag for a charity auction. Williams, known for his standout performances on and off the court, donated several designer
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NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_W.Smith, Los Angeles, .323; Donovan, St. Louis, .296; F.Freeman, Los Angeles, .295; Stowers, Miami, .295; Frelick, Milwaukee, .294; Edwards, Miami, .292; Naylor, Seattle, .292; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .290; Burleson, St. Louis, .289; Machado, San Diego, .289. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 97; E.De La Cruz, Cincinnati, 77; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 72; Soto, New York, 72; Tucker, Chicago,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .345; Peña, Houston, .322; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .318; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .311; Meyers, Houston, .308; Kirk, Toronto, .304; Ramírez, Cleveland, .297; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .291; Y.Díaz, Tampa Bay, .290; V.Guerrero, Toronto, .289. RUNS_Judge, New York, 90; Buxton, Minnesota, 68; Raleigh, Seattle, 68; V.Guerrero, Toronto, 66; Neto, Los Angeles, 65; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle,
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By The Associated Press They were icons of the 1980s, known for their outlandish exploits onstage and in the ring, who later redefined their images in the 2000s by starring alongside their families in reality shows. And, this week, both Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan died. Hogan lived a lot of lives before his death
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Labour Party ex-leader Jeremy Corbyn said Thursday that he’s forming a new left-leaning U.K. political party to advocate “mass redistribution of wealth and power” and take on his former colleagues at the ballot box. The new formation has a website — yourparty.uk — but doesn’t have a
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By JOHN O’CONNOR and SARAH RAZA Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will move thousands of employees out of the nation’s capital in a reorganization the agency says will put them closer to customers while saving money, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Thursday. Around 2,600 workers — more than half
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By RAÚL MENDOZA and ISABEL MATEOS Associated Press CINTALAPA, Mexico (AP) — With Mexican cattle again barred this month from entry to the United States over fears of spreading a flesh-eating parasite, ranchers and veterinarians in Mexico hundreds of miles from the border are fighting what has U.S. agricultural authorities so on edge. In the
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — As the Kansas City Chiefs continue getting acclimated to St. Joseph for training camp, fans are eager to see the revamped offense.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Three workers remain trapped at a gold and copper mine in Western Canada on Thursday as a remote-controlled scoop began removing debris from rockfalls to gain access to them, a mine company said in a statement. The heap of rocks is 20 to 30 meters (65 to 100 feet) long
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A baby born at only 21 weeks of gestation last July in Iowa City, Iowa, has just celebrated his first birthday, and among his gifts is a Guinness world record for most premature baby. Nash Keen was born on July 5, 2024 — 133 days earlier than the expected
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph residents and Red Rally attendees will have to be aware of Downtown parking and road conditions heading into the weekend.
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By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The United States is recalling its negotiating team from Doha, where talks on a ceasefire to end the war in Gaza have been taking place, with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff saying the latest response from Hamas “clearly shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire.”
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Chuck Mangione, noted flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer, has died. He was reportedly 84. The news was confirmed via a press release out of a funeral home in Rochester, New York, on behalf of Mangione’s family, who said they were “deeply saddened to share that Chuck peacefully passed away
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Deeds of trust reported from July 17 to July 22 Mark Verdoorn, Tracy Verdoorn to Nodaway Valley Bank, 15 55 35 PT Center $450,000. James Johnson to Housing & Urban Development, Green Acres LT 5 $54,375.42. Lola McCall to Larry McKillip, Sharon McKillip, Maple Heights PT LT 15 Blk 2 $10,000. Janet Johnson, Kimberly Treat,
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Marriage applications Darren Woodrich, 41, and Taliah Genise Cary, 38, both of St. Joseph. Eric Eugene Kelley, 23, Rushville, Missouri, and Makaylla Raeanne Sprake, 24, St. Joseph. Scott Michael Folk, 26, and Josie Lynn Mc Creary, 23, both of St. Joseph. Austin Taylor Jackson, 27, and Olivia Mary Streett, 27, both of St. Joseph. Braden
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