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Hawaii Digest, 1pm update, HI

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4/1/24

California Digest 1 pm

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select California stories. For up-to-the-minute information on AP's complete coverage of California and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/1/24

AP--Dakota Digest, 2pm update, ND

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select North Dakota stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of North Dakota and the rest of the world, … more

4/1/24

MO--Missouri Digest, 12pm update, MO

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Missouri stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Missouri and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/1/24

WV--West Virginia Digest, 1:30pm update, WV

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select West Virginia stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of West Virginia and the rest of the world, … more

4/1/24

A periodical cicada nymph is held in Macon, Ga., Wednesday, March 27, 2024. This periodical cicada nymph was found while digging holes for rosebushes. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

LOCALIZE IT: Cicadas to emerge by trillions in 16 U.S. states

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS In a combination not seen since 1803, two different broods of periodic cicadas will emerge this spring in the United States. They should be seen in parts of 16 different … more

BY SETH BORENSTEIN | 4/1/24

Magnitude 2.8 earthquake shakes southern Illinois; no damage or injuries reported

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake has been reported in southern Illinois, near the Missouri state line. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the earthquake was detected about 6:55 p.m. Thursday north of … more

3/29/24

Robin Rank, right, hugs family friend, Pauline Engle, as Rank talks about the 2019 death of her son, Taylor Ware, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Rank told a 911 dispatcher Taylor would need space, and urged police to wait for backup because he was a former wrestler and might be a handful – advice that tracked best practices, yet wasn’t followed. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A mom called 911 to get her son mental health help. He died after police responded with force

When a 24-year-old former Marine experienced a manic episode at a southern Indiana rest stop, his mother called 911 for help getting him mental health treatment. The woman would watch as her son, … more

By RYAN J. FOLEY | 3/28/24

Missouri boarding school closes as state agency examines how it responded to abuse claims

A rural Missouri boarding school at the center of abuse allegations has closed its doors. Meanwhile, a state agency is looking at itself to determine if it failed to adequately address past concerns … more

By JIM SALTER | 3/27/24

FILE - Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court, Feb. 28, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Days after Bailey blamed a brutal after-school fight on a school district's diversity programming, a lawyer for the majority Black district in suburban St. Louis said that the state's chief attorney is showing “obvious racial bias." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Missouri attorney general is accused of racial bias for pinning a student fight on diversity program

Days after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed an after-school fight on a school district’s diversity programming, a lawyer for the majority Black district in suburban St. Louis says the … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 3/26/24

President Joe Biden waves to members of the media as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House after exiting the Marine One helicopter, Sunday, March 24, 2024, on return to Washington from Delaware. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Joe Biden wins Missouri Democratic primary

President Joe Biden has won Missouri's primary. The state Democratic Party announced Biden's win several days after polls closed Saturday. Biden's win was not in doubt. But the primary races are … more

3/26/24

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

Kansas City Star. March 21, 2024. Editorial: Missouri politicians are pushing to centralize power by restricting citizen petitions One great thing about Missouri: When legislators won’t … more

By The Associated Press | 3/26/24

Some of the 30 child influencers invited by toy company Cepia LLC wave at an event held to launch its new fashion doll line called Decora Girlz, at an FAO Schwarz store on March 2, 2024 in New York. Cepia began investing in TikTok in 2019. (AP Photo/Anne D'Innocenzio)

Big brands could pivot easily if TikTok goes away. For many small businesses, it's another story

A lot of “What ifs” still surround a bill the U.S. House passed last week that would mandate TikTok′s Beijing-based parent company to sell its stake in the platform or face a nationwide ban. … more

By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | 3/25/24

FILE - This combo image shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, March 9, 2024 and President Joe Biden, right, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

Missouri and Louisiana will hold presidential primaries on Saturday. Their outcome is not in doubt

Missouri and Louisiana are holding presidential primaries this weekend. None of the races will offer suspense. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have already clinched their party … more

3/23/24

Missouri GOP sues to remove candidate with ties to KKK from Republican ballot

The Missouri GOP is suing to remove a gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan from the Republican ballot. The political party on Thursday asked a judge to ensure Darrell McClanahan … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 3/22/24

Police find Missouri student Riley Strain's body in Tennessee river; no foul play suspected

Missing University of Missouri student Riley Strain has been found dead in a Tennessee river. Police say no foul play is suspected. Metro Nashville police officials confirmed on Friday that … more

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI | 3/22/24

A kayaker drowned on a Missouri lake, and two others are missing

A kayaker from Michigan died and two other people are missing after an outing on a Missouri lake. The Missouri Highway Patrol on Thursday identified the victim as 18-year-old Melodie Roberts of South … more

3/21/24

Investigation finds no bullying before suicide of top historically Black Missouri college leader

An independent investigation has found no evidence of bullying by the president of a historically Black Missouri university leading up to the suicide of another top administrator. Lincoln University … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 3/21/24

FILE - This undated booking photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows Brian Dorsey. The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, declined to halt the execution of Dorsey, who is scheduled to die next month for killing his cousin and her husband 18 years ago. (Missouri Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt execution of a man who killed 2 in 2006

The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt the execution of Brian Dorsey, who is scheduled to die next month for killing his cousin and her husband 18 years ago. Judge W. Brent Powell … more

By JIM SALTER | 3/20/24

FILE - A woman votes in the presidential primary election in Kansas City, Mo., on March 10, 2020. Missouri Democrats and unaffiliated voters will participate Saturday, March 23, 2024, in the state's first party-run presidential primary since Republican lawmakers canceled the state-run presidential primary in 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri's Democratic presidential primary

President Joe Biden goes before Missouri primary voters on Saturday, and much has changed since the last time he was on the state’s ballot seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. It's the … more

By ROBERT YOON | 3/20/24