The Federal Reserve reported Wednesday that its latest survey of business conditions nationwide found rising concerns about the impact Trump administration trade policies could have on the economy. The Fed’s 12 regional banks said the economy is growing at a ...
Read More »McCaskill releases tax return that doesn’t include husband
Missouri’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and Republican challenger Josh Hawley on Wednesday released their 2017 tax returns, however, McCaskill’s decision not to release her rich husband’s return prompted GOP allegations that she’s not as open as she should be ...
Read More »Catholic faithful demand change after sex-abuse scandals
The day after a grand jury report revealed that Roman Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania molested more than 1,000 children in multiple decades, Adrienne Alexander went to Mass at a Chicago church and waited for the priest to say something about ...
Read More »Forrest’s relatives seek millions to move grave from park
Relatives of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest are demanding $30 million from the city of Memphis and a nonprofit to move his remains from a park and settle a lawsuit over the takedown of a statue of the former Ku ...
Read More »Law that allowed domestic-violence victim evictions to be revised
A St. Louis suburb will revise a law that allowed for eviction of residents who made repeated emergency calls after a lawsuit alleged that the ordinance punished victims of domestic violence. The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday announced the ...
Read More »Calling teen vaping ‘epidemic,’ officials weigh flavor ban
U.S. health officials are sounding the alarm about rising teenage use of e-cigarettes, calling the problem an “epidemic” and ordering manufacturers to reverse the trend or risk having their flavored vaping products pulled from the market. The warning from the ...
Read More »In battle for the House, many Dems start from scratch
When the Democratic Party told Lauren Underwood she needed to raise $100,000 in six weeks to get her campaign for Congress off the ground, she wasn’t sure what to do. The nurse from suburban Chicago had never run for office, ...
Read More »Pass It On: Booking.com CEO promotes diversity, taking risks
Back in 2002, when she was working in traditional hotels, Booking.com CEO Gillian Tans saw the potential for the internet to upend the travel business. Sixteen years later, she’s the head of one of the biggest disruptors. Booking.com rivals Airbnb ...
Read More »US producer prices dip 0.1 percent in August
U.S. wholesale prices fell unexpectedly last month for the first time since February 2017, pulled down by falling prices for transportation and warehousing services. The drop suggests that inflationary pressures may be easing despite the strength of the U.S. economy. ...
Read More »Sex harassment prompts McDonald’s workers to strike
Emboldened by the #MeToo movement, McDonald’s workers have voted to stage a one-day strike next week at restaurants in 10 cities in hopes of pressuring management to take stronger steps against on-the-job sexual harassment. Organizers say it will be the ...
Read More »‘Miraculous’: Boy survives after meat-skewer accident
A 10-year-old western Missouri boy is recovering after he was attacked by insects and tumbled from a tree, landing on a meat skewer that penetrated his skull from his face to the back of his head. Miraculously, that’s where Xavier ...
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