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Associated Press An appellate court in Missouri has ruled that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed by a discredited police officer. Sandra Hemme was freed in July while the decision

AP Health Writer E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized, federal health officials said Tuesday. The death was reported in an older person in Colorado, and one child has been hospitalized with severe

AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Big 12 Conference may have lost longtime members Oklahoma and Texas and welcomed four new teams this season, but there are still a bunch of familiar women’s basketball programs that are expected to contend for the title in its first year as a 16-team league. Those

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have continued their offseason makeover by hiring Brant Brown and former outfielder Jon Jay as coaches and luring Robert Cerfolio away from the Guardians to be their assistant general manager for player development and performance. Brown will serve as the St. Louis hitting coach and Jay will

AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns’ ever-changing quarterback situation is in motion again. With starter Deshaun Watson out for the season because of a ruptured Achilles tendon and backup Dorian Thompson-Robinson dealing with a finger injury, Cleveland is signing QB Bailey Zappe from Kansas City’s practice squad. Zappe started eight games for

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nov. 5 is Election Day in Missouri, where the race for the White House tops the list of federal, state and local contests that will be put to voters to decide. Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and two third-party candidates will compete for the state’s 10 electoral

AP Sports Writer Alabama football looked every bit the Nick Saban-style juggernaut through the first 15 minutes against fellow Southeastern Conference power Georgia. Kalen DeBoer’s 15th-ranked Crimson Tide team has looked downright mortal, perhaps even mediocre, since then after a sputtering run that has included mistakes from quarterback Jalen Milroe and a vulnerable defense. The

AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell is expected to be out four to six weeks with a broken thumb. That’s according to a person close to the situation who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Raiders had not made an announcement. O’Connell is

Associated Press Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of how much she’s going to make on a daily basis is a constant source of stress. “For every good day, there’s three bad days,” said Nichols, who has been

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes overcame two interceptions to deliver a few big plays with his feet and the Kansas City Chiefs remained the league’s only undefeated team after beating the San Francisco 49ers 28-18 in a Super Bowl rematch. The stakes and the quality of play weren’t at

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The emotional lift of Ricky Pearsall’s return to the field 50 days after he was shot lasted less than a half. Then the San Francisco 49ers had to deal with some more bad news at receiver. Brandon Aiyuk went down with a right knee injury in

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jeong Sang-Bin scored two goals to help Minnesota United beat St. Louis City 4-1 in the regular-season finale for both teams. Minnesota (15-12-7) will be the No. 6 seed and play third-seeded Real Salt Lake in a best-of-three first-round playoff series. Lod scored in the 21st minute to make it

Temwa Chawinga scored her league-leading 20th goal of the season and the Kansas City Current beat the San Diego Wave 4-1 on Saturday in the National Women’s Soccer League. Chawinga become the first player to score against all of the other NWSL’s teams in a single season with her goal in the 57th minute at

Associated Press Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will see competing measures on their ballots this November. In Nebraska, one measure would create a right to abortion while another would restrict it. In Arizona, one measure would require partisan primaries while the other would require open primaries in which candidates of all parties appear on the

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kasperi Kapanen snapped a tie 4:26 into the third period, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3. Mathieu Joseph and Jake Neighbours each had a goal and an assist for St. Louis in its second straight win. Dylan Holloway also scored. Andrei Svechnikov, Shayne Gostisbehere and

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Paxton DeLaurent was 32 of 55 for 335 yards and a touchdown to help Southeast Missouri State extend its winning streak to six games following a 26-13 victory over Charleston Southern. DC Pippin scored a career-high 14 points on four field goals and two extra points. His third field goal put

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jalon Daniels had three passing touchdowns, plus one on the ground, as Kansas broke a five-game losing streak with a 42-14 victory over Houston Saturday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Cobee Bryant tied a Kansas record, set by Bill Crank in 1958, with three interceptions. The game

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jacob Clark threw for 379 yards and three touchdowns and Jacardia Wright ran for two more scores to lead Missouri State to a 46-21 win over Indiana State. The Bears took control of their homecoming game in the third quarter when Clark hooked up with Lance Mason for an 82-yard touchdown

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Ridell threw four touchdown passes, Quasean Holmes and Edward Saydee both ran for more than 100 yards with a touchdown and Gardner-Webb held off Lindenwood 42-35. Holmes, who had 156 yards on 26 carries, scored on a 17-yard run late in the third quarter to put the Runnin’ Bulldogs