By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 15 (fifteen) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Thursday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 2, 3, 8 (two, three, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said Thursday that Denver Public Schools violated Title IX protections against sex-based discrimination in education by creating all-gender bathrooms and allowing students to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity. The finding followed an unprecedented probe of Denver’s East High
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NEWBERN, Ala. (AP) — The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after white residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. Incumbent Mayor Patrick Braxton was elected as the mayor of Newbern, winning 66 votes to his opponent’s 26, according
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is offering military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, the rioter who was killed at 35 by an officer in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Babbitt was a U.S. Air Force veteran from California who was shot dead wearing a Trump campaign flag wrapped around her shoulders
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced Thursday that it is seeking U.N. authorization for a new “Gang Suppression Force” to help tackle the escalating violence in Haiti, where armed groups have expanded their brutal activities from the capital into the countryside. Acting U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea made
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — More cast changes are coming to “Saturday Night Live.” On Thursday, CNN confirmed that Heidi Gardner and Michael Longfellow are leaving the sketch show, becoming the third and fourth cast members to depart this week. Gardner’s departure comes after eight seasons with the show, which saw her create famously
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Elections for mayor, city council and judge will be held at the beginning of 2026.
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, Caroll Alvarado, Jillian Sykes, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Before Endre Gunter was taken to emergency surgery to treat a gunshot wound to the stomach, the 13-year-old boy asked a surgeon to pause for a moment. “Can you say a prayer with me?,” he said, according to his aunt, Natalie Davis, who
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A local hospice provider has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs as a ‘Superior Performer.’
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990 with the intent to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has approved a $825 million arms sale to Ukraine that will include extended-range missiles and related equipment to boost its defensive capabilities as U.S. efforts to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia appear stalled. The State Department announced Thursday that it had notified Congress of the sale of extended-range
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KING, VIDEO OBTAINED BY KING, CNN By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Border Patrol agents on Wednesday arrested two crew workers helping to contain Washington state’s biggest wildfire, saying they were in the United States illegally. Lawyers for one of the men dispute that characterization, alleging he was already on track for legal status. The
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Earlier this year, an officer-involved shooting took place in St. Joseph, which resulted in one suspect dead in the dangerous encounter.
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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Mexico and Ecuador next week, making his fourth foreign trip in the Western Hemisphere since becoming President Donald Trump’s top diplomat in January. Rubio, who has already traveled to Latin America and the Caribbean twice and to Canada
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By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press Four days after starting his second administration, President Donald Trump floated the idea of “ getting rid of ” the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which manages federal disaster response. But at a Thursday meeting, the 12-person review council he appointed to propose changes to FEMA seemed more focused on
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man captured on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in D.C. has been charged with a misdemeanor offense after prosecutors failed to convince a grand jury to return a more serious felony indictment, according to court papers filed Thursday. The move is a
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A shooter opened fire on a Minneapolis church window, killing two children and injuring 17 others. Now, the local Catholic community is sharing its thoughts and condolences to those involved.
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By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that mandates all federal buildings “embrace classical architecture.” “In the District of Columbia, classical architecture shall be the preferred and default architecture for Federal public buildings absent exceptional factors necessitating another kind of architecture,” reads a White House fact sheet on
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By Sarah Owermohle, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill is expected to serve as acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official and another person familiar with the matter. O’Neill joined HHS in June after years as a Silicon
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has approved the sale of 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles to Ukraine, providing a potentially powerful tool to Kyiv as it continues to face a relentless assault by Russia. The announcement of the proposed $825 million sale Thursday comes as diplomatic efforts to end
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By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday barred Kari Lake, an ally of President Donald Trump whom the president picked to lead Voice of America, from firing agency director Michael Abramowitz. Judge Royce Lamberth of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered Abramowitz’s reinstatement, saying the director must
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By Brenda Goodman, Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Top officials who resigned their positions at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the ouster of the agency’s director were escorted out of the building Thursday morning, then celebrated and saluted by CDC staffers in the afternoon. Before the crowds gathered outside the Atlanta
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The City of St. Joseph has shared its holiday hours in observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1.
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit by one of Georgia’s top Republican officials against his chief rival for the 2026 GOP nomination for governor that claimed the opponent had an unfair advantage in campaign fundraising. The judge’s ruling allows Republican Lt. Gov. Burt
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By Samantha Delouya, Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — After backing away from a controversial logo rebrand loudly opposed by many right-wing influencers, Cracker Barrel also quietly made changes to its website this week. The Tennessee-based roadside restaurant chain deleted a dedicated “Pride page” and scrubbed references to employee resource groups, including its LGBTQ+ and Diversity,
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer President Donald Trump has fired one of two Democratic members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to break a 2-2 tie before the body considers the largest railroad merger ever proposed. Board member Robert E. Primus said on LinkedIn that he received an email from the White House Wednesday
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina officials urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to let it enforce a ban on transgender students using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity, noting that the justices are set to take up a blockbuster appeal dealing with transgender athletes in coming months. The emergency request
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — As cities across Florida face a state-imposed deadline next week to remove rainbow-colored crosswalks and other street art, at least three say they will appeal, arguing in part that the directive robs their neighborhoods of artistic expressions representing their cities’ dedication to diversity and inclusivity of LGBTQ+ communities. Others,
Continue Reading By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Border Patrol agents on Wednesday arrested two crew workers helping to contain Washington state’s biggest wildfire, saying they were in the United States illegally. The Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service had requested support from a local Border Patrol station as the agencies terminated work contracts
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