AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Olympic open water swimmers trained in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday after Paris organizers determined it was safe to dive in. A two-hour training session was held on a cool, cloudy morning, providing the only chance for swimmers to familiarize themselves with the picturesque course through the middle
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Onder wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Wesley Bell wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, beating incumbent Cori Bush.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s socialist President Luis Arce says national referenda will be held soon on the removal of politically combustible fuel subsidies and on the constitutionality of presidential reelections. The votes would be the first offer of a concrete path out of the country’s economic morass and political limbo, but
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday after a morning rally evaporated, but the losses on Wall Street weren’t as bad as the manic moves that wracked markets worldwide over the last week. The S&P 500 slipped 0.8% after an earlier jump of 1.7% petered out. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Crystal Quade wins Democratic nomination for governor in Missouri primary election.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Randi McCallian wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 8th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Jeanette Cass wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 4th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Victor Scott II and Tommy Pham each hit two-run homers, Sammy Gray pitched seven innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series. Scott, who was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday, hit his first big
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Ann Wagner wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Ray Hartmann wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District.
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WDJT, WTMJ, CNN By Sara Smart and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Four former hotel workers were charged Tuesday with felony murder in connection with the June death of a Black man who authorities say was pinned to the ground outside a downtown Milwaukee hotel in an encounter partially captured on video, court documents show.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Pam May wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 6th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Bethany Mann wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey wins Republican primary nomination, likely securing his seat.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — With both major party tickets now decided, the 2024 presidential general election campaign is set to play out as a 90-day sprint, and the Rust Belt and the Sun Belt are prime fronts. Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has joined the Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris is trying
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America WALLACE, La. (AP) — Residents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who’ve spent years fighting against a massive grain export facility set to be built on the grounds where their enslaved ancestors once lived appear to have finally halted the project. A representative from the company, Greenfield Louisiana LLC, announced
Continue ReadingASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The Biden administration has imposed sanctions on a Paraguayan tobacco company for allegedly financing the country’s controversial former president. The cigarette tycoon Horacio Cartes was sanctioned by the White House last year for corruption. The U.S. Treasury Department says it is targeting cigarette producer Tabacalera del Este over its links to
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Burlison wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 7th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Jason Smith wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 8th Congressional District.
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