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National veterans groups disagree about the value of a federal law that will allow vets to hire attorneys earlier in the benefits process. Some who support the change say it doesn’t go far enough. Current law prohibits lawyers from charging ...

U.S. Attorney’s Office creates two new units U.S. Attorney John Wood is creating a two new units, one to focus on terrorism and the other on fraud and corruption. Nathan Garrett, assistant U.S. attorney and anti-terrorism coordinator with the general ...

The Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control will not take any actions against Mike Shannon’s Steak and Seafood for the death of Cardinals relief pitcher Josh Hancock. The division announced Thursday it had cleared the restaurant and bar of ...

National veterans groups disagree about the value of a federal law that will allow vets to hire attorneys earlier in the benefits process. Some who support the change say it doesn’t go far enough. Current law prohibits lawyers from charging ...

The Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control will not take any actions against Mike Shannon’s Steak and Seafood for the death of Cardinals relief pitcher Josh Hancock. The division announced Thursday it had cleared the restaurant and bar of ...

Estate attorney Joel Voran started as Lathrop & Gage’s chief executive Wednesday. He’s a self-described “numbers guy” who’s viewed as a straight arrow and a noncontroversial successor to Tom Stewart. Photo by Matt Frye After the turbulent exit of former ...

An internal U.S. Justice Department investigation of the firing of eight federal prosecutors has broadened to examine whether the agency used political considerations in hiring career employees for its Civil Rights Division. Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine and H. ...

Britannica sues TomTom, Magellan over map patents Encyclopaedia Britannica, publisher of the 32-volume reference work first sold in 1768, sued TomTom and Magellan Navigation, claiming they infringed patents for a computerized map-viewing system. Chicago-based Encyclopaedia Britannica asked a federal judge ...

Courts have imposed a heightened duty of care on public utilities and others involved with the generation and transmission of electricity. Photo by Derek Lilly/Morguefile Each year, thousands more Americans are injured or killed by coming into contact with electrical ...

Blake Grossman, chief executive officer of Barclays Global Investors, speaks during an interview earlier this month in New York. The lender agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the use of nonpublic credit ...

Retired grade school teacher indicted for child porn John Edward Enness, 68, of Independence, a retired elementary school teacher, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Kansas City on Tuesday for using four minor boys to produce child pornography. ...