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5/26/25

FILE - Family friend Trey Bridges, 16, climbs a mountain of tornado debris to help the Blansett family recover items not destroyed by Saturday's tornado, Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Tylertown, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Trump approves FEMA disaster relief for 8 states

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump green-lit disaster relief for eight states on Friday, assistance that some of the communities rocked by natural disasters have been waiting on for … more

BY Sophie Bates | 5/23/25

Georgia man who fled with the nanny after his wife's killing is charged with murder 19 years later

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Investigators first believed Doris Worrell was killed in a botched robbery after her husband found her fatally shot at the South Georgia business they ran in 2006. When … more

By RUSS BYNUM | 5/23/25

This undated handout photo provided by the embassy of Israel in the U.S. shows staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, Israeli citizen Yaron Lischinsky, right, and U.S. citizen Sarah Milgrim, who were shot and killed while leaving an event at a Jewish museum in Washington. (Embassy of Israel in the U.S. via AP)

Bonded by work and love, Israeli Embassy colleagues' lives cut short by gunman

Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were colleagues, and they were a couple, days away from a marriage proposal. But their interwoven lives were brutally cut short Wednesday evening, when the two … more

By TIA GOLDENBERG | 5/22/25

Today in History: May 22, strongest earthquake recorded strikes Chile

Today is Thursday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2025. There are 223 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 22, 1960, the strongest earthquake recorded struck southern Chile. The … more

By The Associated Press | 5/22/25

A man who burned down a Missouri church has been sentenced to more than 9 years in prison

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — A man who admitted in federal court to setting the fire that destroyed an eastern Missouri church has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison and ordered to pay … more

5/21/25

Great Plains Lookahead Digest

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5/21/25

Brian Lowery stands before what remains of his home, which was ripped apart by a tornado, in Tylertown, Miss., on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance

TYLERTOWN, Miss. (AP) — More than two months after a tornado destroyed his home, Brian Lowery still looks through the rubble, hoping to find a tie clip his mother gave him, made from the center … more

By SOPHIE BATES | 5/20/25

Great Plains News Digest

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5/20/25

Linda Bond walks out of the Missouri Capitol Rotunda with an official escort after the memorial service for her late husband, former Missouri Gov. and U.S. Sen. Christopher Kit Bond on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Four-term US Sen. Christopher 'Kit' Bond remembered for training a generation of Missouri leaders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Christopher “Kit” Bond, a Republican who was Missouri's youngest governor before serving four terms in the U.S. Senate, was remembered Tuesday as a beloved statesman … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and DAVID A. LIEB | 5/20/25

Ken Ham, founder of Answers in Genesis, poses for a portrait at the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Ky., Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Madeleine Hordinski)

With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone

The 1925 Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism. But a century later, many Americans still embrace creationism, the … more

By PETER SMITH | 5/20/25

Great Plains Lookahead Digest

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5/19/25

Mid-South Lookahead Digest

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5/19/25

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Saturday that 18 of the deaths came in his state, and 10 others were hospitalized in critical condition after a severe storm system swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South. (AP video by Carolyn Kaster)

Residents dig out from tornado damage after storms kill 27 in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Residents in Kentucky and Missouri sifted through damage in tornado-stricken neighborhoods and cleared debris Sunday after severe storms swept through parts of the Midwest and … more

By DYLAN LOVAN | 5/18/25

Part of Centennial Christian Church in St. Louis, Missouri, collapsed on Friday, May 16, 2025 when severe storms, including a possible tornado, swept through the city. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)

St. Louis mayor says authorities have confirmed at least 4 deaths after severe storm damaged city

At least four people died and others were hurt after severe storms including a possible tornado swept through St. Louis. The storms Friday afternoon tore roofs off some buildings, ripped bricks off … more

By MICHAEL PHILLIS, COREY WILLIAMS and JOHN HANNA | 5/17/25

FILE - The sign above the door to the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging inside the main administration building on the main University of Kansas campus is seen on Friday, April 12, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

As Trump targets DEI, Republican-led states intensify efforts to stamp it out

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican-led states are accelerating efforts to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, expanding from higher education to other government functions … more

By DAVID A. LIEB | 5/16/25

Woman accused in Super Bowl reporter's death gets 25 years in unrelated case

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A woman facing a second-degree murder charge for the death of a Super Bowl television reporter has been sentenced to 25 years in an unrelated case on Thursday. Danette … more

By JACK BROOK | 5/15/25

UCLA gets off to fast start, holds off upstart Murray State 6-4 in College World Series opener

Max Muncy, Lawrence Butler homer as Jacob Lopez leads A's to 4-0 victory over struggling Royals

AP News Summary at 2:34 a.m. EDT

A Minnesota mayor says two state lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday

Photos of military parade marking Army's 250th anniversary amid anti-Trump protests

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