By KEVIN FREKING and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. The bill now goes
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is returning to the stock market, and the former president stands to reap a sizeable payout in the process. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded shell company, approved a deal to merge with the Trump’s media business in a Friday
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emerged from meetings in Tel Aviv emphasizing his clear warning to the Israeli government about the perilous stakes of an incursion into Rafah, but with little evidence that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to heed his words. The top US diplomat told Netanyahu and the war cabinet Friday that
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s three-day deadline to find nearly half a billion dollars or risk seeing his cherished property empire dismantled building by building is creating one of the most extraordinary twists ever seen in a US presidential election campaign. Trump’s new drama concerns his struggle to come up with
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Sessions I and II have wrapped up at the NCAA Wrestling Championships, and a trio of Mizzou wrestlers have advanced to the quarterfinals of their respective championship brackets. Keegan O’Toole, Rocky Elam and Zach Elam won both of their bouts on Wednesday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, punching their tickets
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Una planta omnipresente, resistente y aparentemente inofensiva está ayudando al aumento en la cantidad de grandes incendios forestales, destructivos y de rápido movimiento en Estados Unidos. La hierba es tan abundante como el sol y, en las condiciones meteorológicas adecuadas, funciona como la gasolina para los incendios forestales: basta una chispa para
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press As the world warms from human-caused climate change, fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is becoming harder to get for many people. That’s because the warming world is leading to erratic rainfall patterns, extreme heat and periods of drought — on top of decades of bad water management and extractive
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam’s president has resigned as the ruling communist party in the latest episode of a “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign. Vo Van Thuong was the second to resign from the post in just over a year. The presidency is largely a ceremonial role. The most powerful job
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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Another high seed has fallen in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Kentucky, the No. 3 seed in the South Region, was stunned by No. 14 seed Oakland University 80-76 in the first round on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Golden Grizzlies were led by
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says the economic situation in debt-stricken Sri Lanka is improving gradually from the country’s worst economic crisis two years ago. The IMF says inflation has come down from a peak of 70% in 2022 to 5.9% last month and Sri Lanka’s
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CNN By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Priscilla Alvarez CNN Lawmakers unveiled a $1.2 trillion government funding package on Thursday, setting up a high-stakes sprint to pass the legislation as a shutdown deadline looms at the end of the week. It’s not yet clear if lawmakers will be able to pass the legislation ahead of Friday’s
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Insurance giant State Farm says it will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer. The announcement this week comes nine months after the Illinois-based company said it would not issue new home policies in the state. California’s largest insurer is citing soaring costs, the increasing risk
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By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Mongolia is freezing through its harshest winter in half a century with extreme conditions killing more than 4.7 million animals and threatening the livelihoods and food supply of thousands of people, the International Federation of the Red Cross has warned. The severe conditions, known as dzud, are characterized by
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Joel Hofer made 37 saves, Jake Neighbours scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Thursday night for their fifth victory in six games as they fight for the second and final Western Conference wild-card spot. The Blues moved a point ahead of Minnesota and within
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By Maggie Hiufu Wong and Hazel Pfeifer, CNN (CNN) — A short walk from Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, sits another aging classic – Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku. Founded in 1954, it’s believed to be the city’s oldest onigiri (Japanese rice ball) restaurant. “The reason why my family started this business is simple,” says Yosuke
Continue Reading CNN By Maggie Hiufu Wong and Hazel Pfeifer, CNN (CNN) — A short walk from Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo, sits another aging classic – Onigiri Asakusa Yadoroku. Founded in 1954, it’s believed to be the city’s oldest onigiri (Japanese rice ball) restaurant. “The reason why my family started this business is simple,” says
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries reported in a duplex fire on Thursday night in the 700 block of West Cunningham Road, north of Columbia. Boone County firefighters were called to the home at 8:26 p.m. for a report of a house fire, according to dispatch logs. The fire could be seen on the roof when
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A third man has been charged with murder in connection to the mass shooting after a Kansas City Chiefs championship rally last month that left one woman dead and more than two dozen people injured, prosecutors announced Thursday. Terry J. Young, 20, is charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of
Continue ReadingBy KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is set to provide $3 billion to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time. The announcement at an annual gathering Friday comes a day after the two countries signed a defense and security pact to better
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were charged with drug crimes on Wednesday in relation to a Centralia overdose death investigation from September 2022, according to court documents. Lance Wilson Wade, 33, of Fulton, and Jordan Thomas Richardson, 40, of Columbia, were charged with delivery of a controlled substance. Warrants were ordered for both men on
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