Associated Press
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The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business.
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Mathieu was cleared the day before the Chiefs beat the Browns 33-29 at Arrowhead Stadium, and coach Andy Reid made the prudent decision to hold him out after missing nearly two weeks of practice.
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Independence Officer Blaize Madrid-Evans, 22, was hospitalized with critical injuries following the Wednesday morning shooting and later died, the Independence Police Department said late Wednesday.
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A new study ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming” increase in obesity in U.S. children and teenagers.
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The 28-year-old was fatally beaten and two other people were injured in the fight before the suspects fled in an SUV, police said.
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Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will split “Jeopardy!” hosting duties for the remainder of 2021.
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A judge ruled Thursday that the will of the late Prince Philip should remain secret to protect the “dignity” of his widow Queen Elizabeth II, who is Britain’s head of state.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday posted much of the evidence that it will ask outside experts to consider at Friday’s meeting.
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A member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has pleaded guilty and will cooperate with investigators against his fellow extremists, marking another win for the Justice Department in its major conspiracy case stemming from the attack.
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Britt Reid is the son of Chiefs Coach Andy Reid.
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The International Game Fish Association has recorded the world record for a white catfish catch to be 19.3 pounds (8.75 kilograms) for a fish caught in 2005 in California.
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Idaho expands health care rationing statewide amid a massive increase in the state’s number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
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The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MeriTalk shows that 64% of Americans say their social media activity is not very or not at all secure.
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The stakes are high for Schmitt, who faces a slew of other Republican Senate candidates, including former Gov. Eric Greitens, who resigned amid scandal in 2018, and Mark McCloskey, who was recently pardoned along with his wife for waving guns at social justice demonstrators last year. U.S. Reps. Vicky Hartzler and Billy Long also are running.
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The 74-year-old singer-songwriter had been due to play cities in Britain and Europe this year as part of the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
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St. Louis was 3 1/2 games out of the second wild card on Sept. 7, with three teams to pass.
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The Tigers (1-1) have a young quarterback in Connor Bazelak, who has put up some gaudy numbers through his first season-plus as a starter.
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Shawna Cash is charged in the June death of Pea Ridge Officer Kevin Apple.
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Wednesday’s launches underscored a return of the tensions between the rivals amid a prolonged stalemate in U.S.-led talks aimed at stripping North Korea of its nuclear weapons program.
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Harrison Bader homered, drove in three runs and made a timely grab at the center-field fence to help Jon Lester improve to 9-1 against the Mets.
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It’s the first chartered passenger flight for Elon Musk’s SpaceX and a big step in space tourism by a private company.
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The White House offered Wednesday to connect Nicki Minaj with one of the Biden administration’s doctors to address her questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, after the Trinidadian-born rapper’s erroneous tweet alleging the vaccine causes impotence went viral.
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All of Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s vetoes will stand, despite efforts Wednesday by some lawmakers to force their priorities into law during a short session focused on vetoed bills.
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Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered remarks during a joint virtual event where they detailed the new alliance, called AUKUS.
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Arkansas’ largest school district has ended its mask mandate as the state reported 28 new COVID-19 deaths.
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About 1,200 evacuees from Afghanistan are expected to settle in Missouri as part of the first group arriving in the U.S., according to U.S. State Department data.
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Fresh off a startling loss at Las Vegas, Baltimore’s shaky secondary will now focus on a familiar nemesis: Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Religious objections, once used sparingly around the country to get exempted from various required vaccines, are becoming a much more widely used loophole against the COVID-19 shot.
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Ex-US House Speaker Dennis Hastert has reached a tentative settlement over payments to a man who accused him of child sex abuse.
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The Biden administration says wolves may need protections restored in the western U.S. after states make it easier to kill them.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom cruised to victory in the recall election Tuesday, boosted by healthy turnout among an overwhelmingly Democratic electorate
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The Biden administration has begun notifying governors and state refugee coordinators about how many Afghan evacuees from the first group of nearly 37,000 arrivals are slated to be resettled in their states.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday posted much of the evidence its advisory panel will consider.
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President Joe Biden’s “build back” agenda is poised to be the most far-reaching federal investment since FDR’s New Deal or LBJ’s Great Society — a prodigious effort to tax the rich and shift money into projects and programs touching the lives of nearly every American.
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Prosecutors at the sex trafficking trial of R. Kelly have played video and audio recordings for the jury they say back up allegations he abused women and girls.
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The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed the 3rd-degree murder conviction of an ex-Minneapolis cop who killed an Australian woman in 2017.
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Missouri lawmakers, business lobbyists and protesters on Wednesday railed against President Joe Biden’s planned vaccine mandate for large companies.
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“I’m very fortunate,” Reid said. “It doesn’t always happen that way with people but I’ve been very lucky.”
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North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles hours apart Wednesday in a display of military might that is sure to exacerbate tensions between the rivals at a time when talks aimed at stripping the North of its nuclear program are stalled.
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The Pentagon says it is further investigating the strike, but it has no way to do so on the ground in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, severely limiting its ability to gather evidence.
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Just over half, or 54%, of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the CDC.
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He hypothesized that the “virulence of uncertainty” was due to the diversity of COVID-19 vaccines, the quick approval time and the plethora of “arguments that created this division,” and fear.
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Nearly 3 million consumers took advantage of a special six-month period to sign up for subsidized health insurance coverage made more affordable by the COVID-19 relief law, President Joe Biden said Wednesday.
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The proposed settlements would bring the fund for abuse claimants to almost $1.9 billion.
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World Wide Technology Raceway in Illinois across the Mississippi River from St. Louis will make its Cup debut on June 5.
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Emails sent by Missouri State Museum employees show they tried to defend an LGBTQ history exhibit before state officials ordered it removed from the state Capitol.
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Health officials are blaming the more infectious delta variant and schools not taking steps to reduce spread such as requiring masks.
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A judge said a property sale with a land swap would enable victims to be compensated while also allowing for a memorial at the site honoring the 98 victims.
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Los Angeles police bomb technicians made major miscalculations in June when they detonated illegal fireworks improperly and caused a massive explosion that rocked a city neighborhood and injured 27 people in June, according to a report by federal investigators.
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The law prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity. That's usually around six weeks, before some women know they're pregnant.
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House Democrats on Tuesday began the serious work of trying to implement President Joe Biden’s expansive spending plan, but getting there will require remarkable legislative nimbleness, since Biden has said the revenue to pay for it must come only from Americans who earn more than $400,000 a year.