U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that air bags on some older Honda Accords may not inflate in a crash. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers about 384,000 cars from the 2008 model year. The ...
Read More »Comcast reveals subscriber in online comments case
Comcast Cable Communications has given a northern Illinois politician the identity of an Internet service subscriber whose account was used to post an anonymous comment online suggesting the politician molests children. Comcast turned over the name of the subscriber on ...
Read More »Officials don’t want Guantanamo Bay detainees in Kansas
Several elected officials from Kansas oppose moving detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Fort Leavenworth, citing the potential economic impact and security. The outcry came after Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ordered a site survey at Fort Leavenworth, as well as Charleston, ...
Read More »Clinton facing fresh worries in Congress over emails
Hillary Rodham Clinton is facing fresh worries among congressional Democrats about her use of a private email account while serving as secretary of state, as new polls signal that the inquiry is taking a toll on her presidential campaign. The ...
Read More »Cheating site logged federal subscribers with sensitive jobs
U.S. government employees with sensitive jobs in national security or law enforcement were among hundreds of federal workers found to be using government networks to access and pay membership fees to the cheating website Ashley Madison, The Associated Press has ...
Read More »Missouri judge denies new trial for Joplin developer
A Jasper County judge has denied a request for a new trial in a civil judgment awarded to Joplin against a developer hired to lead the city’s recovery after the May 2011 tornado that killed 161 people. The $1.4 million ...
Read More »New Missouri state park on track to open in summer 2016
This is an AP Member Exchange shared by the Springfield News-Leader Flowing like a clear, blue ribbon, Sinking Creek carves an endless, undulating path along the base of a towering black cliff rimmed with trees. The limestone face leans outward, ...
Read More »Applications for US jobless aid tick up to still-low 277K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose slightly last week, yet remained at a low level consistent with a solid job market. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment applications climbed 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 277,000. The ...
Read More »US home sales soar in July to fastest pace since early 2007
Americans stepped up their home-buying for a third straight month in July, as sales accelerated to the strongest pace in eight years. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales of existing homes rose 2 percent last month to ...
Read More »Court rules against St. Louis police in ticket scandal
The St. Louis police department will have to turn over records from its probe into a scandal over 2006 World Series tickets now that the Missouri Supreme Court has thrown out a final appeal that sought to block the documents’ ...
Read More »County criticized for belatedly charging Ferguson protesters
St. Louis County faces sharp criticism from several organizations over belatedly filing criminal cases against protesters arrested in Ferguson last year following the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The action is a “blatant violation” of constitutional rights and an ...
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