Operators of a Kansas City-area based payday lending scheme would be banned from offering loans under a settlement that also would wipe away outstanding consumer debts. The Federal Trade Commission said the settlement, which was announced Tuesday and for which ...
Read More »Parsing mayors’ words, study finds economy most common focus
Economic development, infrastructure and public safety were top concerns as U.S. mayors summed up the state of their cities this year, but current events helped frame those longstanding issues in discussions of race and inequality, a new study finds. Remarks ...
Read More »Applications for US jobless benefits rose again last week
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since late February. But the increase likely reflected temporary auto plant shutdowns rather than any underlying labor market weakness. The number of people filing applications for ...
Read More »Obama administration takes aim at segregation in housing
The nation’s head of urban housing policy announced new regulations Wednesday aimed at fulfilling promises of the 1968 Fair Housing Act by promoting racially integrated neighborhoods. “The truth is for too long federal efforts have often fallen short,” Housing and ...
Read More »Nixon set to take action on bill for municipal court limits
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is expected to sign into law the first significant measure state lawmakers have taken to address concerns raised after the fatal police shooting of a black 18-year-old in Ferguson. Nixon is scheduled to announce action on ...
Read More »McCaskill backs push to revoke medal from Cosby
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri says she supports efforts to have President Barack Obama revoke Bill Cosby’s Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment advocacy group launched the campaign Wednesday, saying it is working with women who ...
Read More »Court won’t require air conditioning on death row
Louisiana prison officials don’t have to air-condition death row at the state penitentiary in Angola, but they do have to provide some relief from the heat for three condemned inmates suffering from high blood pressure and other illnesses, a federal ...
Read More »Missouri voter ID measure from GOP candidate OK to circulate
A Republican candidate for Missouri secretary of state now can gather signatures for an initiative petition to allow lawmakers to require voter identification. Democratic Secretary of State Jason Kander on Tuesday announced the proposed constitutional amendment can begin circulating. St. ...
Read More »Nixon vetoes Missouri bill to increase loan, bank fees
Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has vetoed a bill that would have allowed Missouri lenders to charge higher fees to consumers while also raising fees that finance companies pay to the state. Nixon said in his Tuesday veto message that the ...
Read More »Man on trial in 2013 shooting death of pregnant girlfriend
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling about 65,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the doors may not latch properly and could open while being driven. The recall covers certain 2013 to 2016 Range Rover and 2014 to 2016 Range Rover Sport ...
Read More »Land Rover recalls 65,000 SUVs in US for door latch problem
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling about 65,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the doors may not latch properly and could open while being driven. The recall covers certain 2013 to 2016 Range Rover and 2014 to 2016 Range Rover Sport ...
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