The University of Missouri Faculty Council has voted to recommend rescind an honorary doctorate given to Bill Cosby. The Columbia Missourian reports the council, which is made up of elected representatives of campus faculty, voted Nov. 5 to take back ...
Read More »Manslaughter charges dropped for BP supervisors in oil spill
The Justice Department launched a sweeping and costly criminal investigation after BP’s rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and caused the nation’s worst offshore oil disaster. For roughly two years, a task force of FBI agents ...
Read More »Missouri clinic to keep abortion license during court battle
A judge has allowed a Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic to keep its abortion license until at least Dec. 30. U.S. District Judge Nanette K. Laughrey on Wednesday said she’ll block the Department of Health and Senior Services from revoking a ...
Read More »Planned Parenthood shooting: Domestic terrorism? It’s knotty
The man accused of killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic brought several guns, ammunition and propane tanks that officials say he assembled around a car. For hours, he holed up inside the clinic, unleashing a fusillade that ...
Read More »Survey indicates more evidence of Midwest economic slowdown
The latest monthly survey of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states shows more evidence of a slowdown in that region’s economy, according to a report released Tuesday. The overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index fell to 40.7 last month ...
Read More »US productivity grows at 2.2 percent rate in third quarter
U.S. productivity this summer grew at a faster rate than first thought, though it still lagged the pace set in the spring. Labor costs were also revised up, but the modest upward pace does not raise concerns about inflation. Productivity ...
Read More »Training in recognizing bias proposed for Missouri officers
Missouri police officers would need to complete annual training in recognizing bias, de-escalating situations and dealing with people with mental illness under rules proposed in response to calls for change after a fatal Ferguson shooting last year. The state Peace ...
Read More »Survey: US businesses hired at healthy pace last month
American businesses stepped up hiring last month, led by strong gains in retail, finance and other service industries, a private survey found. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that companies added 217,000 jobs last month, the most in five months. Service ...
Read More »Facebook CEO, now a father, will give away most of his money
Talk about birth announcements: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife say they’ll devote nearly all their wealth — roughly $45 billion — to solving the world’s problems in celebration of their new baby daughter, Max. Zuckerberg’s wife, Priscilla Chan, ...
Read More »Fatal shooting of St. Louis teen may test self-defense law
The fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy who authorities say was caught rummaging through a car in St. Louis for pocket change could test Missouri’s castle doctrine. In a prepared statement, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce said the case ...
Read More »Monsanto pledges to be carbon neutral by 2021
Monsanto Co. plans to make its operations carbon neutral by 2021, in part by working with farmers who use its products to help them reduce carbon emissions, the company’s CEO told The Associated Press. To be carbon neutral, Monsanto must ...
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