The votes won’t be cast for another four years, yet Democrats already appear likely to gain seats in Missouri’s Republican-dominated Legislature in 2022. The reason: a one-of-its kind redistricting initiative approved by voters in the recent midterm elections. Missouri’s initiative ...
Read More »Edmunds: 4 can-do crossovers for under $30,000
Crossover SUVs are growing in popularity every year. They provide lots of interior space, an easy-to-drive demeanor and optional all-wheel drive for enhanced traction in poor road conditions. They’re also available with all of the latest safety tech and infotainment ...
Read More »Massive, extended data breach within Marriott’s hotel empire
A security breach inside Marriott’s worldwide hotel empire has compromised the information of as many as 500 million guests, exposing in some cases credit card numbers, passport numbers and birthdates, the company said Friday. Alarming security analysts, Marriott said that ...
Read More »US waived FBI checks on staff at teen-detention camp
The Trump administration has put the safety of thousands of teens at a Tornillo, Texas, detention camp at risk by waiving FBI fingerprint checks for their caregivers and short-staffing mental health workers, according to an Associated Press investigation and a ...
Read More »Impact of new marijuana law on welfare recipients unclear
Missouri voters have approved medical marijuana, however, it remains unclear whether thousands of welfare recipients will lose benefits if they opt for it. The Missouri Department of Social Services said the question remains under review, and offered no timeline for ...
Read More »Report highlights crumbling higher-ed conditions
As much as $1.5 billion must be spent on Missouri’s higher-education institutions to address a backlog of maintenance projects, according to a new report. Problems include cracked and peeling paint, water-damaged ceilings and walls, buckling floor tiles, elevators that no ...
Read More »Babies born in withdrawal complicate opioid cases
The expansive court case seeking to hold drugmakers responsible for the nation’s opioid crisis has a new complication: How does it deal with claims covering the thousands of babies born addicted to the drugs? Attorneys representing the children and their ...
Read More »Business card led to arrest of Catholic-store attack suspect
A discarded business card led police to the man accused of killing a woman and sexually assaulting two others inside a religious-supplies store near St. Louis. Details provided by the surviving victims also helped lead investigators to Thomas Bruce, St. ...
Read More »Arguments in “Serial” case focus on lawyer, alibi witness
Maryland’s highest court on Thursday heard arguments in the high-profile case of a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit “Serial” podcast that attracted millions of armchair detectives. A panel of seven judges with Maryland’s Court of Appeals ...
Read More »Punishment light for inmate killers as prison violence rises
Larry Moore was watching “Ellen” in a South Carolina prison when he heard a scream. Fellow cellblock inmate Tommie Wilson was bleeding from his face and running, in vain, for his life. Another prisoner caught up to Wilson, stabbed him ...
Read More »Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, made a surprise appearance before a federal judge in New York on Thursday and pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on an aborted project to build a Trump Tower ...
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