By Associated Press PATNA, India — Dozens of children have drowned while bathing in rivers and ponds as part of a three-day Hindu festival in eastern India. Heavy monsoon rains recently had raised the levels of waterways across Bihar state. Authorities say at least 46 people, including 37 children, drowned in separate incidents across the
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By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist The Mid-Missouri River Valley is rarely impacted by tropical systems, which can occasionally spread moisture into this part of the country depending on their track inland. Even so, major hurricanes making landfall in the United States often capture national attention for the sheer magnitude of their fury. Hurricane Helene
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By Charles Christian A pastor invited a younger colleague to a professional basketball game. The young man had not been to many pro games, so he was excited to be included. My friend was a sports chaplain, so he got in free and was allowed to invite a friend to the games. The young man
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By Alonzo Weston As the St. Joseph School district searches for a superintendent yet again, I see deja vu. Current superintendent Gabe Edgar has announced his intent to retire after the end of the current school year. I’ve lost count of how many superintendents we’ve been through since the 2015 Fred Czerwonka-Dan Colgan disaster that
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By Associated Press Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed since a decade ago, according to new government research. The U.S. obesity rate is about 40%, according to a 2021-2023 survey of about 6,000 people. Nearly 1 in 10
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By Associated Press More than a decade after retiring from football, Brett Favre says he has Parkinson’s disease. Favre told a congressional hearing Tuesday that he had been recently diagnosed. There are nearly 90,000 new Parkinson’s cases each year in the U.S., according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. Here are some questions and answers about the
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines – and a lot of older adults also need protection against another risky winter virus, RSV. Yes, you can get your flu and COVID-19 shots at the same time. Don’t call
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By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ask anybody in the Kansas City Chiefs locker room, from Andy Reid to offensive coordinator Matt Nagy to quarterback Patrick Mahomes, why Travis Kelce hasn’t been catching passes and they will have the same answer: It’s not his fault. In fact, they will say the fact that the
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By Calvin Silvers The No.4-ranked Bishop LeBlond Golden Eagles soar into Week 5 with an impressive 4-0 record, but this week presents their toughest challenge yet, gearing up to face the defending 8-Man state champions and top-ranked Archie Whirlwinds, who are hungry to maintain their reign of dominance. As the Whirlwinds roll into town, they’ll
Continue ReadingBy NewsPress Now Southwest Airlines says it will introduce assigned seats in 2026 DALLAS | Southwest Airlines executives on Thursday unveiled their vision for Southwest 2.0, an airline that for the first time will give passengers assigned seats, charge them extra for more legroom and offer red-eye flights but bags still will fly free. The
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By Kirsten Stokes This week’s Sideline Spirit features the East Buchannan cheerleading team. Competing in the 2A Missouri coaching cheerleading association competition, the squad of 17 is ready to get their bid at regionals for a shot at a state trophy. “We have a lot of DUAL SPORT athletes. So, between volleyball, golf, cheer and
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — Eating in is in and eating out is out. That’s the message that inflation-squeezed consumer s have been sending to fast-food companies and other restaurants. Meanwhile food producers are benefitting from more palatable prices in grocery store aisles. Inflation has been easing broadly for more than a year now,
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders. The artificial intelligence company’s board is considering a decision that would change OpenAI into
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded was developed with help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers, but a NASA official said Thursday that the agency had little involvement and a Boeing official said some recommendations were ignored. NASA intended to play a role
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose to another record Thursday as financial markets around the world rallied again. The S&P 500 added 0.4% to set an all-time high for the third time this week and the 42nd time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 260 points, or 0.6%, to finish
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The American economy expanded at a healthy 3% annual pace from April through June, boosted by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said Thursday, leaving its previous estimate unchanged. The Commerce Department reported that the nation’s gross domestic product — the nation’s total output of goods and services
Continue ReadingBy NewsPress Now Bishop LeBlond v. Archie Two top notch teams in 8-man football meet in St. Joseph on Friday night. The No. 1 Whirlwinds square off with the No. 4 Golden Eagles, with both teams undefeated on the season. Archie won its first two games by 10 and 12 points, but has dominated since,
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By Jenna Wilson Recent police data revealed some of the most dangerous intersections in St. Joseph when it comes to car crashes. In 2023, some intersections were marked as more hazardous than others due to the number of accidents, and if you ask residents why, they’ll tell you they all have one thing in common
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — Some judges in a New York appeals court appeared receptive Thursday to possibly reversing or reducing a civil fraud judgment that stands to cost Donald Trump nearly $500 million. One judge called the former president’s penalty “troubling” and wondered if the state’s policing of private business transactions was “deterrence”
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By Nebraska Examiner via TN Content Exchange LINCOLN — A state lawmaker is formally challenging Nebraska’s rules and regulations on gender care treatments for transgender youths and minors with gender dysphoria. State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha, who staunchly opposed Legislative Bill 574 that granted the rulemaking authority in 2023, has issued a letter to
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By via TN Content Exchange LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen promoted three state employees Thursday to oversee the Nebraska Department of Administrative Services and Department of Environment and Energy. Pillen announced that Lee Will, current state budget administrator, will now oversee the Administrative Services Department. The department in part manages the budgets of various state
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By Associated Press CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. — Helene strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane hours ahead of its expected landfall on Florida’s northwest coast Thursday night, and forecasters warned that the enormous storm could create a “nightmare” surge in coastal areas and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S. Category 4 hurricanes
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Feds charge NYC mayor NEW YORK | New York City Mayor Eric Adams gas vowed to stay in office after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips. The five-count indictment made public Thursday outlines
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By Iowa Capital Dispatch via TN Content Exchange Democrats who are seeking to expand their numbers in the Iowa House announced four top agenda items Thursday for the 2025 legislative session, addressing public education, reproductive freedom, legalizing marijuana for adults and reducing costs for families. Democrats currently hold 36 out of 100 seats in the
Continue ReadingBy Missouri Independent via TN Content Exchange Missouri has begun distributing summer food benefits for children and aims to finish by the end of the year, a spokesperson for the Department of Social Services told The Independent this week. The aid was intended to be distributed during summer break to help vulnerable kids avoid a
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By Brandpoint (BPT) (BPT) – Is information overload making it hard for you to focus on what matters most at school? An essential part of college is reading and deeply understanding the information that will make you an expert in your field. However, today’s college students have exponentially more content to wade through — from
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By Chris Fortune The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office responded to Plattsburg High School on Thursday morning after a threat about a gun, but all buildings were cleared after locking down. The sheriff’s office posted on Facebook that they had cleared the buildings multiple times, and the threat appeared to be a hoax. The threat came
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By Leah Rainwater A month into NFL football season, some must-haves for St. Joseph residents includes Chiefs clothing, decor and accessories. Michelle Moore is the owner of Blessings Boutique in St. Joseph, and she said she’s been a Chiefs fan for some time. “I’ve been a huge Chiefs fan since ‘80s, since I was a
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Kansas City Royals completed a series sweep with a 7-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon. Pinch hitter Adam Frazier’s one-out, line drive base hit to left field in the top of the ninth drove in two runs, breaking a 4-4 tie and guiding the Royals to
Continue ReadingBy Brandpoint (BPT) Sorry, but your browser does not support the video tag. (BPT) – Rose Ranch is nothing short of unique. Nestled between dense forest and oyster beds, it has been operating along the coast of Washington State since 1923. For 100 years, each generation of the Rose family has returned to South Bend
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