The Supreme Court seemed likely Thursday to preserve a constitutional rule that allows state and federal governments to prosecute someone for the same crime. Several justices expressed concern about upsetting the long-standing rule that provides an exception to the Constitution’s ...
Read More »Rapper sues makers of Fortnite for using dance moves
Rapper 2 Milly filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the makers of “Fortnite,” saying they are illegally using a dance he created in their wildly popular video game. The Brooklyn-based rapper, whose real name is Terrence Ferguson, alleges that North Carolina-based ...
Read More »Walgreens expands prescription delivery nationwide
Walgreens is joining rival drugstore chain CVS Health in expanding home deliveries for prescriptions nationwide, as stores continue adjusting to a retail world made more consumer-friendly by online competition. Walgreens said Thursday it will partner with FedEx to deliver prescriptions ...
Read More »81 migrant children separated from families since June
The Trump administration separated 81 migrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border since the June executive order that stopped the general practice amid a crackdown on illegal crossings, according to data provided by the government to The Associated ...
Read More »Report: Savings from cuts to Missouri in-home care overblown
A report Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway found that cuts to in-home care for seniors and people with disabilities didn’t save as much money as expected. The review released Wednesday found that ramping up eligibility requirements for the program saved about ...
Read More »Record imports push US trade gap to $55.5 billion in October
Record imports in October drove the U.S. trade deficit to the highest level in a decade. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the gap between the United States sells and what it buys from foreign countries hit $55.5 billion in ...
Read More »Survey: US businesses added a solid 179,000 jobs last month
U.S. businesses hired new workers at a solid pace in November, adding 179,000 jobs, according to a private survey. The report comes as other data also suggest the U.S. economy remains healthy, even as the financial markets have gyrated due ...
Read More »US productivity up 2.3% in third quarter
U.S. productivity grew at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the July-September quarter, slower than the previous quarter, though still an improvement from the weak annual gains of the past decade. Labor costs rose at a modest pace in ...
Read More »Pearl Harbor re-burials give families closure
More than 75 years after nearly 2,400 members of the U.S. military were killed in the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, some who died on Dec. 7, 1941, are finally being laid to rest in cemeteries across the United States. ...
Read More »Supreme Court takes up closely watched double-jeopardy case
The Constitution says you can’t be tried twice for the same offense. And yet Terance Gamble is sitting in prison today because he was prosecuted separately by Alabama and the federal government for having a gun after an earlier robbery ...
Read More »Missouri lawmaker resigns, becomes drug court commissioner
A top-ranking Republicans has resigned early from the Missouri House to start a new job in the judicial system. The House on Wednesday released a resignation letter from Assistant Majority Leader Kevin Austin, who stepped down Monday. Austin, who is ...
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