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The Republican-led Senate on Thursday defeated a resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran, in a vote forced by Democrats seeking to highlight fallout from the war in their bid to win back control of Congress. The resolution failed by a vote of 49 to 50. The vote came as more Republicans have begun to distance themselves from President Trump over the war, even as others in the party have continued to support it. Among those speaking out in recent days is Rep.

Sean Combs, the music mogul known as P. Diddy or Puff Daddy, is currently in federal prison, serving a 50-month federal sentence on two counts of transporting people for prostitution. Combs' 2025 trial centered in part on so-called "freak-offs," with witnesses testifying to days-long, drug-fueled sexual encounters involving his girlfriends and male escorts that Combs directed and often filmed. (Combs and his lawyers deny the civil and criminal allegations.

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother opens with a murder in a public restroom in Houston. The victim, a man, is never identified. The killer is a professional assassin named Latif, played by Mahershala Ali. As their bloody struggle plays out, we hear a solemn voiceover explanation of the film's title. It's rooted in a hadith, a record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad.

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The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage leaped to 7.03% on Thursday, according to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., which also goes by Freddie Mac. This is the first time the rate has passed the 7% mark in 20 months, or since January 2025. While the 7% mortgage rate milestone holds no literal significance beyond the psychological effect of the round number, the sharp rise in rates since March risks further squeezing the budgets of homebuyers.

The Maryville city council agrees to host an American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tournament at the Mozingo Lake golf course for another three years. Click the LISTEN button to hear comments from the September 8, 2026 Maryville city council meeting. The city is responsible for paying $50,000 dollars each year. The contract says the AJGA agrees to play an active role in securing donations and tournament partners that reduces the city's financial commitment.

The poverty rate among seniors rose for the fifth straight year in 2025, "a trend no other age group experienced," according to an AARP Foundation analysis of a new Census Bureau report. AARP Foundation finds women are far more likely than men to age into poverty, and the trend starts earlier as low-income older adults struggle to stay employed and save up in the crucial years before retirement.

The new school year is only a month old, but planning has already started for the 2027-28 school year. And in Missouri, the state board of education decided last week not to ask for more money from the legislature. The superintendent of Maryville schools says that could mean a drop off of between 600 thousand and one million dollars. Philip Pohren also says Missouri school districts with fewer than 350 students could lose "hold harmless" funding.

When a child dies, who pays the price? This is the question at the heart of Sabaa Tahir's latest novel, Empire. In the first book of this duology, Heir, exiled tracker S'rsha hunts down a child-heart-devouring monster in the Martial Empire. Set in the same universe as Tahir's Ember in Ashes series, Empire picks up right where the last book left off: with S'rsha attached to the very monster she sought to destroy.

Northwest Missouri State has announced the retirement of the lead person in the university's facility services department. Assistant vice president Dan Haslag completed nearly seven years in that position. That was part of a 38 year career in leading various aspects of facility services in higher education institutions. When Haslag's retirement takes effect September 30, the interim assistant vice president will be current director of capital programs Scott Kuhlemeyer.