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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri teacher has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for coercing children to send him pornographic images and videos. Thirty-one-year-old Brandon Lane McCullough, of Branson, was sentenced Tuesday for five counts in the scheme. So far, investigators have identified 11 child victims nationwide but say there were

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri teacher has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for coercing minor children to send him pornographic images and videos. Thirty-one-year-old Brandon Lane McCullough, of Branson was sentenced Tuesday for five counts in the scheme. So far, investigators have identified 11 child victims across the country but

JIM SALTER Associated Press (AP) — Republican leaders got their wish with the defeat of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in the U.S. Senate primary. Now, they face another complication — a well-funding, right-leaning political newcomer who could splinter some of the Republican and independent vote in November. Attorney General Eric Schmitt pulled off a

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid will always have a special fondness for Travis Kelce, one of the first players that the Kansas City Chiefs drafted after the coach took over a downtrodden franchise following his own frustrating finish in Philadelphia. But now that Kelce is one of

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Vote counting continued Wednesday in the close race to determine the Republican nominee for governor in Arizona, with former television news anchor Kari Lake narrowly leading lawyer Karrin Taylor Robson. The contest is seen as a barometer of Donald Trump’s enduring influence after establishment Republicans came

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is warning residents who live near medical sterilizing plants in 13 states and Puerto Rico about potential health risks from emissions of ethylene oxide, a chemical widely used in their operations. The EPA says 23 communities, including Laredo, Texas; Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Lakewood

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer, who witnessed the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection days after taking office and then cast one of the 10 Republican votes to impeach Donald Trump over it, has lost his reelection bid. Meijer was defeated in a primary Tuesday by Trump-endorsed John

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Republicans were deciding Tuesday between a well-known former news anchor and a development attorney in the race for governor of a crucial battleground state. Former President Donald Trump backed Kari Lake, who walked away from her nearly three-decade career in television news and embraced his

By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The climate deal reached last week by Senate Democrats could reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that American farmers produce by expanding programs that help accumulate carbon in soil, fund climate-focused research and lower the abundant methane emissions that come from cows. The bill includes more

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer lost Tuesday to a primary challenger backed by former President Donald Trump as he and two other Republican U.S. House members who voted to impeach Trump fought to hang onto their seats. “A Constitutional Republic like ours requires leaders who

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer has conceded to a primary challenger backed by former President Donald Trump. The Associated Press has not yet called the race. Two other Republican House members who voted to impeach Trump are fighting to hang onto their seats. The primaries

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Meijer is trailing a primary challenger backed by former President Donald Trump as he and two other Republican U.S. House members who voted to impeach Trump fight to hang onto their seats. The primaries for Meijer, Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and

By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. He will face Trudy Busch Valentine, a nurse and philanthropist who defeated Marine veteran Lucas Kunce and nine others in the

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Eloy Jiménez had three hits and four RBIs, José Abreu homered and the Chicago White Sox pounded the Kansas City Royals 9-2. The White Sox made no major moves prior to the trade deadline and will bank on improvement from within as they try to overtake

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In one of the biggest days of this year’s primary campaign season, voters rejected a measure that would have made it easier to restrict abortion rights in red-state Kansas and repudiated a scandal-tarred former governor seeking a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri. Meanwhile, a Republican congressman who

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat and member of the progressive “Squad” in Congress, sailed through a primary election Tuesday. Tlaib faced three Democratic challengers as she seeks a third term in office this year. She’s running in a newly drawn Detroit-area district that favors

WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew Jones wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District.

By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JIM SALTER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Trudy Busch Valentine, a nurse and philanthropist who entered Missouri’s Democratic primary in the U.S. Senate race late, will move on to November after defeating Marine veteran Lucas Kunce and nine others on Tuesday. Valentine, who so far has largely self-funded her campaign,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacob Turk wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Burlison wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 7th Congressional District.