By SEUNG MIN KIM and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday established a task force on the 2028 Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles that he said would ensure the event is “safe, seamless and historically successful.” The 2028 Games will be the first Olympics to be hosted
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By Alexandra Skores, Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Expediting work to place a reactor on the lunar surface to help power moon exploration efforts would keep the United States ahead of China and Russia, both
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By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story SPANISH FORK, Utah (KSL) — The man charged with capital murder in the death of Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser is now facing additional charges for allegedly attacking multiple deputies at the Utah County Jail. Michael Aaron Jayne, 43, of Garrett, Indiana — who is
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By Kate Devine Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Boeing is facing its second strike in less than a year, but Spirit AeroSystems employees in Wichita say they aren’t concerned, at least for now. About 3,200 Boeing defense workers in the St. Louis area walked off the job just after
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — George Clooney wants everyone to know Adam Sandler is much more than a funnyman. The pair star in the forthcoming Netflix film “Jay Kelly” which centers around “famous movie actor Jay Kelly (Clooney) and his devoted manager Ron (Sandler) as they embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound
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By KAKE News Staff Click here for updates on this story SALINE COUNTY, Kansas (KAKE) — For the fifth time in four days, an earthquake has been reported in Saline County. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.3 magnitude earthquake centered around 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) east of Assaria was reported around 11:20 p.m. Monday.
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By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear who his new Latin America priority is: former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a personal and political ally. In doing so, he has damaged one of the Western hemisphere’s most important and long-standing relationships, by levying
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The community is invited to Civic Center Park on Tuesday, Aug. 5, for this year’s National Night Out, an annual event promoting police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie.
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Linda Yaccarino, the former CEO of the Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, has a new leadership gig in the weight loss space. Yaccarino on Tuesday was named the CEO of eMed, a Miami-based telehealth company that dispenses GLP-1 medications such as Wegovy and Ozempic. The appointment
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By Mike Beiermeister Click here for updates on this story OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — An Oak Creek family is searching for answers after three individuals forced their way into the home while the family’s two children were inside. The frightening incident, caught on a security camera, has left the family feeling violated and concerned
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EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS Wimbledon featured a record 26 current or former college players in men’s singles and nine more in the women’s draw. TCU’s Jack Pinnington Jones and San Diego’s Oliver Tarvet, who reached the second round, played for their college teams just this spring. Ben Shelton, a 2022 NCAA singles champion at Florida, reached the
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Violent crime decreased in the US in 2024, along with property crime, murder and robbery, while the number of reported assaults on officers reached a 10-year high, according to FBI data released Tuesday. According to the FBI’s Reported Crimes in the Nation, a report that relies on local law
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Rep. Mike Flood has gotten an earful during a public meeting in Lincoln aimed at discussing his support for the massive tax breaks and spending cuts bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump. Flood, a second-term Republican who represents the GOP-leaning
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By IGNATIUS SSUUNA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States under the Trump administration’s plans to send migrants to countries they have no ties with to get them off American soil. Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Abracadabra, feel the beat under your feet — Lady Gaga is back on top. The “Mayhem” musician tops the 2025 the MTV Video Music Award nominations with 12, ending Taylor Swift’s two-year run in the top spot. Gaga is up for best collaboration, pop, direction,
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By FATMA KHALED Associated Press Truck drivers trying to deliver aid inside Gaza say their work has become increasingly dangerous in recent months as people have grown desperately hungry and violent gangs have filled a power vacuum left by the territory’s Hamas rulers. Crowds of hungry people routinely rip aid off the backs of moving
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WXYZ, WALTONWOOD CARRIAGE PARK, CNN By Christiana Ford Click here for updates on this story CANTON, Michigan (WXYZ) — Michigan’s oldest known resident, Bonita Gibson, received a unique birthday surprise when a 72-foot Big Idaho Potato visited her senior living community, Waltonwood Carriage Park, in Canton. The four-ton fiberglass potato on wheels made a special
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By The Associated Press Alex Ovechkin has partnered with a Russian technology company to produce a movie, series or documentary about his NHL career. Yandex and its streaming platform, Kinopoisk, announced the agreement Tuesday. Ovechkin this past spring broke Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record and has scored 897 going into the final season of his
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The sidewalk outside of the Missouri Theater will be closed for a little over a week to receive repairs.
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee has issued nearly a dozen subpoenas to the Justice Department and high-profile Democratic and Republican figures for files and information related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a major move that comes as many congressional Republicans call for more transparency around the case.
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By John Miller, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the killings of four relatives of a baby found abandoned last week has been arrested after a weeklong manhunt across rural Tennessee, according to police in Jackson. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was caught in a wooded area Tuesday morning after being spotted by residents,
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By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A former NFL player has been convicted for running an operation that bred and trafficked “grand champion” dogs and their offspring for dogfighting, the Department of Justice said. LeShon Johnson, 54, a former running back for the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants, was convicted by
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By Holly Yan, Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Stymied by treacherous terrain and untamed wilderness, authorities are struggling to find an Army veteran suspected of killing four people at a Montana bar last week. Investigators say Michael Paul Brown, 45, vanished Friday after gunning down a bartender and three patrons at The Owl Bar in
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration recently presented a vision for the country’s future in song and video. “The Promise of America is worth Protecting. The Future of our Homeland is worth Defending,” the Department of Homeland Security wrote on X. In the accompanying vintage-filtered montage, families gaze out wondrously at our
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, August 6 GOLF 6 p.m. GOLF — USGA: The 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur, Round of 64, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Ore. HORSE RACING 1 p.m. FS2 — NYRA: Saratoga Live LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL 11 a.m. ESPN — Little League World
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A British hiker who had to be airlifted to safety after he ignored signs and crossed warning barriers in the Italian Dolomites is paying a high price for his rescue. The 60-year-old, whose name has not been made public, was given a bill for €14,225 ($16,400) to pay
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By Alayna Treene, Josh Campbell, Paula Reid, Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Top Trump administration officials will gather at the vice president’s residence Wednesday evening as they continue to weigh whether to publish an audio recording and transcript of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s recent conversation with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. The
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 67 48 .583 — Boston 64 51 .557 3 New York 60 54 .526 6½ Tampa Bay 56 59 .487 11 Baltimore 51 63 .447 15½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 66 49 .574 — Cleveland 58 55 .513 7 Kansas City 56
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