By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa will use federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for a $3.7 million national ad campaign that promotes the state as a destination for visitors and workers. The 30-second ad funded by the American Rescue Plan is part of a larger “This Is Iowa” promotional
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When President George W. Bush was rushed to a secure location in Omaha on 9/11, Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Harding was there.
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The Associated Press Stocks gave up an early gain and ended lower on Wall Street Thursday, keeping the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq on track for their first weekly losses in three weeks. Technology and health care companies posted the biggest losses, offsetting gains in energy companies and banks. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial
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By Jake Kwon and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea held a midnight military parade in Pyongyang early Thursday to mark the 73rd anniversary of its founding, the country’s state media reported. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared on a platform in Kim Il Sung square and waved at the crowd, but there was no
Continue Reading By Jake Kwon and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea held a midnight military parade in Pyongyang early Thursday to mark the 73rd anniversary of its founding, the country’s state media reported. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared on a platform in Kim Il Sung square and waved at the crowd, but there was no
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MOSCOW (AP) — The presidents of Russia and Belarus say they have made significant progress on integrating their countries’ economies, including forming common energy and financial markets. The moves would bolster Belarus as it faces Western sanctions imposed in response to political repression and its forced diversion of an airliner carrying a prominent opposition journalist.
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Firefighters are working to quash new fires ignited by lightning after thunderstorms with mostly small but welcome amounts of rain rumbled across drought-stricken Northern California, where forests have been burning for weeks. Firefighters were diverted from the huge Caldor Fire south of Lake Tahoe to fight multiple overnight lightning fires throughout
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By BRANDON GDULA numberFire The start-or-sit dilemma is part of managing a fantasy football team. Having the foresight to start the wide receiver who goes for 100 yards and a touchdown in a matchup while sitting a receiver against a shutdown cornerback is one of the keys to victory.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Newly ranked Mississippi returns home to face FCS team Austin Peay after a short week of preparation. The 20th-ranked Rebels defeated Louisville 43-24 Monday night in Atlanta. They’re trying to keep those good feelings going against an Austin Peay team that opened with a win over Chattanooga. Ole Miss coach Lane
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By Zachary Cohen, Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN The White House has approved a plan for the State Department to take the lead in coordinating with outside groups that are working to evacuate at-risk US citizens and Afghan allies who were left behind after US and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan, an administration official
Continue Reading By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O’Neill hit a tiebreaking homer, Cardinals relievers combined for five scoreless innings, and St. Louis salvaged a split of its four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 2-1 win. The Cardinals climbed within three games of the San Diego Padres for the final
Continue Reading By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O’Neill hit a tiebreaking homer, Cardinals relievers combined for five scoreless innings, and St. Louis salvaged a split of its four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 2-1 win. The Cardinals climbed within three games of the San Diego Padres for the final
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Roughly 11,000 kids in Coeur d’Alene were getting ready for their first day of school when Idaho public health officials announced this week that northern hospitals were so crowded with coronavirus patients that they would be allowed to ration health care. Coeur d’Alene School District spokesman
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman convicted of helping mastermind the killing of her husband more than two decades ago has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after a previous life sentence was tossed on appeal. The Tallahassee Democrat reports that a Leon County circuit judge handed down the sentence Thursday for Denise
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By Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist The summer of 2021, which produced numerous extreme weather and climate disasters, was also the hottest on record in the US and tied with the Dust Bowl summer of 1936, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The average temperature from meteorological summer — June, July and August —
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By Sean Lyngaas and Richard Roth, CNN Unidentified hackers breached computer systems at the United Nations in April and the multinational body has had to fend off related hacks in the months since, a UN spokesperson said Thursday. The statement came after multiple private cybersecurity experts warned that cybercriminal forums had in recent months been
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California defensive end Korey Foreman played a limited role as a pass rusher in his first college game. But the five-star recruit might have to start this week against Stanford because of an injury to redshirt senior Nick Figueroa. The No. 14 Trojans are expecting
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Lululemon, Moderna rise; Calavo, Boston Beer fall.
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri lawmakers could soon be considering legislation similar to a new Texas law that bans most abortions. Abortion-rights advocates protested that possibility Thursday in St. Louis. Republican Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman says she’ll file a bill next session to allow citizens to sue
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian army says its troops have arrested a high-profile member of the Boko Haram extremist group in northern Borno State, where the rebels’ 12-year insurgency is concentrated. An army spokesman said Thursday that troops also raided two locations where improvised explosive devices materials were made.
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