Is the latest pickup in U.S. economic growth destined to slow in the years ahead as most analysts say? Or, as the Trump administration insists, is the economy on the cusp of an explosive boom that will reward Americans and ...
Read More »Fake weed seen as a public health danger
A decade after first appearing in the United States, fake weed is seen as a growing health danger. Some marijuana smokers turned to it because it is relatively cheap and not detected in routine drug testing. Dozens of people in ...
Read More »Miss America: Leadership bullied, manipulated, silenced me
The reigning Miss America says she has been bullied, manipulated and silenced by the pageant’s current leadership, including Gretchen Carlson. In a letter sent Friday to former Miss Americas, Cara Mund says she decided to speak out despite the risk ...
Read More »Missouri public-safety director to step down
Missouri’s public safety director is stepping down. Gov. Mike Parson on Friday announced Department of Public Safety Director Drew Juden’s last day will be Aug. 31. Missouri Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Sandra Karsten will serve as acting public safety director. ...
Read More »Musk says he’s cracking under stress of Tesla job
What do you do when your CEO confesses that he’s cracking under the stress of his job? That’s the question that the nine board members of electric-car and solar-panel maker Tesla Inc. must answer after Elon Musk, the company’s impulsive ...
Read More »Residents seek action on compounds in water
Lauren Woehr wonders if her 16-month-old daughter has been harmed by tap water contaminated with toxic industrial compounds used in products such as nonstick cookware, carpets, firefighting foam and fast-food wrappers. Henry Betz, at 76, rattles around his house alone ...
Read More »Ruling in tribal-sovereignty case creates fears
Patrick Murphy was convicted of killing a fellow Muscogee (Creek) Nation man in 1999 and was sentenced to die. Oklahoma prosecutors say he mutilated George Jacobs and left him to bleed to death on the side of a country road ...
Read More »Vegas victims’ attorneys criticize MGM’s legal maneuver
Attorneys for a group of victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting have harshly criticized MGM Resorts International regarding its legal maneuver seeking to consolidate multiple lawsuits stemming from the massacre. The victims’ attorneys in court documents filed Tuesday say ...
Read More »Republican auditor candidate faces questions over eligibility
A Missouri candidate who recently claimed a surprise victory in the Republican primary for state auditor is now facing questions about whether she’s lived in the state long enough to be eligible to run. The state Constitution outlines that an ...
Read More »After Alex Jones timeout, Twitter CEO mulls deeper changes
A day after Twitter gave right-wing conspiratorialist Alex Jones a weeklong timeout, CEO Jack Dorsey is mulling deeper changes to the social media service that might limit the spread of fake news, misinformation and hate speech. Twitter joined other prominent ...
Read More »Senate study faults government care of migrant children
The government has made only incremental improvements to its troubled efforts to care for thousands of migrant children detained entering the U.S. without their parents, perpetuating a problem the Trump administration has aggravated with its “zero tolerance” immigration crackdown, a ...
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