ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues agreed to terms with top defenseman Colton Parayko on an eight-year contract extension worth $52 million. The deal runs from the 2022-23 season through 2029-30 and carries an annual salary cap hit of $6.5 million. Parayko was set to be a free agent next summer. He helped
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After their offensive line was embarrassed by Tampa Bay in February, dashing the Chiefs’ chances at back-to-back Lombardi Trophies, general manager Brett Veach went to work. He traded for two-time Pro Bowl left tackle Orlando Brown Jr., signed the premier free-agent left guard Joe
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has set tentative dates for clemency hearings for high-profile death row inmate Julius Jones and five others who have exhausted their legal appeals. The Oklahoman reports the clemency hearings for the inmates would take place 21 days before their scheduled execution. Formal approval of the
Continue Reading INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A 21-year-old Oak Grove man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for a shooting in Independence that killed one person and injured another. Jackson County prosecutors said David Harris was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years for second-degree murder and armed criminal action, and 10 years for assault and armed
Continue Reading By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Officials say more than 30 California children are still stuck in Afghanistan after they traveled to the country to see relatives weeks before the Taliban seized power and were unable to get out before U.S. forces left. Officials with three school districts in the San Diego
Continue Reading By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Court documents say a 24-year-old Illinois woman submitted a fake COVID-19 vaccination card to visit Hawaii that misspelled Moderna. The documents says she uploaded the card to the state’s Safe Travels program and arrived in Honolulu on Aug. 23. Screeners noticed the vaccine was misspelled as
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The Associated Press Stocks eked out some modest gains on Wall Street Wednesday, enough to nudge the Nasdaq composite index to another all-time high. The S&P 500 gave up nearly all of a midday gain and ended barely higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell, while small-company stocks did better than the rest of the
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Campbell Soup, PVH rise; Dycom, Freeport-McMoRan fall.
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sixty Iowa legislators are asking the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn a 2018 ruling that declared abortion a fundamental right under the Iowa Constitution. Lawyers filed the brief Monday on behalf of 22 Senators and 38 House members. It was filed in the case in
Continue ReadingBy Lauren M. Johnson and Ariane de Vogue, CNN A Texas high school valedictorian, who went viral after she changed her speech to speak out against the state’s newly passed abortion law, reacted to the news that the abortion ban will not be stopped by the courts. “It’s very sad to see, and it is
Continue Reading By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has delivered his third state of the nation address, highlighting highlighted his campaign against government corruption and downplaying the work that remains to be done in the areas of security and reducing poverty. Nearly midway through his six-year term, López
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Nick Castellanos drove in six runs with a grand slam and a two-run shot in the first two innings, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-2 to split a doubleheader. Cincinnati rocked starter J.A. Happ and regained a half-game lead over San Diego for second in the NL wild-card
Continue Reading By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A hearing that could have determined whether a Missouri man will be freed from prison after serving more than 40 years has been postponed. Attorneys were scheduled to make arguments Thursday in Jackson County on whether Kevin Strickland should be exonerated for a triple murder in
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona newspaper publisher who repeatedly claimed his ex-wife poisoned him has dropped lawsuits against her ahead of a trial that was scheduled to start this week. Joseph Soldwedel sued Felice Aspiranti amid a bitter divorce after police found no evidence of his claim that she
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona newspaper publisher who repeatedly claimed his ex-wife poisoned him has dropped lawsuits against her ahead of a trial that was scheduled to start this week. Joseph Soldwedel sued Felice Aspiranti amid a bitter divorce after police found no evidence of his claim that she
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Steve Wilks is the new defensive coordinator at Missouri, where he replaced Ryan Walters after his departure for Illinois. Wilks has been in the NFL since 2005, working in defensive backfields and as the defensive coordinator at a number of stops. He spent one season
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Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Ontario has become the fourth Canadian province to announce residents will soon have to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter restaurants, theaters, gyms and other indoor public venues. Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday the vaccination certificate program will take effect Sept. 22. Initially, residents will show a PDF or printout
Continue Reading By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first set of federal agents working for the Justice Department began wearing body cameras under a new policy that reversed a yearslong ban. The agents, who work for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Phoenix and Detroit will begin wearing the cameras for
Continue Reading CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — With COVID-19 cases surging in southeast Missouri, the region’s largest public school district is now requiring face coverings. The Southeast Missourian reports that the Cape Girardeau School Board voted Tuesday to require masks. Classes began Aug. 25 and already, eight of the district’s 10 schools have seen average attendance dip
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