A memorial to St. Louis area service members who have died in war was mostly neglected and ignored for years — but not anymore. The memorial, which was erected in 1936 and dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, has undergone ...
Read More »Bishops delay votes on steps to combat sex abuse
In an abrupt change of plans, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened the group’s national meeting Monday by announcing it will delay for at least several months any votes on proposed new steps to address the ...
Read More »College students kidnapped, sexually assaulted
A convicted felon has been charged with abducting two Christian college students and forcing them to perform sex acts on each other at gunpoint after they violated curfew and were locked out of their southwest Missouri campus. Robert Hyslop, 49, ...
Read More »Whitaker may have violated group’s tax-exempt status
Matthew G. Whitaker, the nation’s new acting attorney general, repeatedly chided presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in public statements during 2016 while he was speaking for a group that is barred by its tax-exempt status from supporting or opposing political candidates ...
Read More »Fed announces new report on financial stability
The Federal Reserve will begin issuing a new report twice a year assessing the stability of the U.S. financial system. The Fed said last week that the first report will be issued on Nov. 28. It will provide information on ...
Read More »Depressed milk prices forcing farmers out of operation
High production costs and falling commodity prices during the past four years are forcing more and more dairy farmers out of business in major dairy states, according to agribusiness experts and farm groups. “We’re seeing a significant loss of dairy ...
Read More »Pabst says MillerCoors is trying to put it out of business
Pabst Brewing Company and MillerCoors are going to trial, with hipster favorite Pabst contending that MillerCoors wants to put it out of business by ending a longstanding partnership through which it brews Pabst’s beers. The case has high stakes for ...
Read More »‘Magic’ campaign lands 17 black women on Houston courts
The Houston area’s courts are going to be a lot more diverse thanks to a group of 17 African-American women and their “magic.” The women, who were part of an effort dubbed the “Black Girl Magic” campaign, all won races ...
Read More »How military service impacts student loan repayment options
If you’re a veteran with student debt, you have repayment rights unique to military service members that can keep you on track and out of default. Federal student loan default occurs after nine months without a payment. Late notices turn ...
Read More »Nursing homes reduce Kansas’ anti-psychotic drug use rate
Two years ago, 38 percent of the residents at a southwest Kansas nursing home were on anti-psychotic drugs — one of the highest medication rates in Kansas, a state with one of the highest rates in the nation. The sedatives ...
Read More »Another Keystone XL setback: environmental review ordered
In a setback for the Trump administration, a federal judge has blocked a permit for construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada and ordered officials to complete an environmental review. Environmentalists and tribal groups cheered the ruling by ...
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