Correction: In an earlier version of this post, The Associated Press, relying on information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, erroneously reported that New Mexico was among the states opposing the rules. New Mexico is not among the more than ...
Read More »CASA grant to help older foster children in Kansas City area
A new program is intended to help Kansas City-area foster children adjust to life after they age out of foster care services. New grant funding announced Wednesday for CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates, will allow volunteers to work with young ...
Read More »For House conservatives, blocking Ryan’s rise poses risks
The truculent House Freedom Caucus has flashed a green light — or perhaps a blinking yellow one — to Rep. Paul Ryan, opening the door for him to become the next House speaker. Yet on their way to becoming Ryan’s ...
Read More »EPA mine spill was preventable, points to broader problem
Investigators are blaming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a 3 million-gallon wastewater spill from a Colorado gold mine, saying an agency cleanup crew rushed its work, failed to consider the complex engineering involved and ended up triggering the very ...
Read More »Premiums expected to rise in many health law markets
Premiums are expected to rise in many parts of the country as a new sign-up season under President Barack Obama’s health care law starts Nov. 1. But consumers have options if they’re willing to shop, and an upgraded government website ...
Read More »KC civic leaders call for raise in legal age for tobacco
Leaders of a campaign to raise the age at which people can legally buy cigarettes from 18 to 21 in every municipality in the Kansas City metropolitan region say it would reduce teenage smoking and make it harder for students ...
Read More »Appalachian Trail-hiking embezzlement suspect to change plea
An $8.7 million embezzlement case authorities say began 17 years ago is nearing an end, but the family of the suspect’s late first wife fear they will be left with some unanswered questions. On Friday, a federal judge is scheduled ...
Read More »Documents: Arizona tried to illegally import execution drug
Arizona tried to illegally import a lethal injection drug that’s not approved in the U.S. but never obtained it after federal agents stopped the shipment at the Phoenix airport, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. Arizona paid nearly ...
Read More »Former AGs back jailed Ala. governor at Supreme Court
More than 100 former state attorneys general are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the sentence of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who remains behind bars for his conviction in a government corruption case. The brief, filed Wednesday and ...
Read More »NY police officer’s slaying puts drug courts under scrutiny
Arrested in a 19-person drug sweep, Tyrone Howard was one of only three who got sent to a New York drug court, which offered him treatment instead of prison. Eight months later, Howard is behind bars on murder charges, accused ...
Read More »Analysis: Clinton turns Benghazi hearing into plus for bid
Hillary Rodham Clinton turned an 11-hour congressional grilling into a campaign call to action on foreign policy, using a make-or-break appearance before the Republican-led Benghazi committee to display a commanding, presidential presence under a barrage of questions. For months, Clinton’s ...
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