Organizers of an upcoming Vatican summit on sex abuse prevention are warning that the credibility of the Catholic Church is in jeopardy over the abuse scandal and are urging participants to meet with victims personally before coming to Rome. In ...
Read More »Judge gives ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen 3 years in prison
Michael Cohen, who as President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and fixer once vowed he would “take a bullet” for his boss, was sentenced Wednesday to three in prison for an array of crimes that included arranging the payment of hush ...
Read More »Flynn’s lawyers say his lie to FBI ‘uncharacteristic’
Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn asked a judge Tuesday to spare him prison time, saying he had devoted his career to his country and taken responsibility for an “uncharacteristic error in judgment.” The arguments ...
Read More »Syngenta corn settlement wins final approval
A federal judge has given final approval to a $1.51 billion class-action settlement with Syngenta regarding the company’s use of genetically modified corn. U.S. District Judge John W. Lungstrum of the District of Kansas entered an order on Dec. 7 ...
Read More »US judge tosses bulk of suit against Trump immigration move
The Trump administration provided adequate justification for its decision to end a program that reunited hundreds of immigrants from Central America with family members in the U.S., a federal judge ruled Monday. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler threw out the bulk ...
Read More »Missouri Attorney General’s Office slams claims on Hawley
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is pushing back against allegations that Josh Hawley misused public resources to boost his successful U.S. Senate campaign as the secretary of state investigates him. First Assistant and Solicitor General John Sauer in a Monday ...
Read More »Lawsuit filed over Trump plans for offshore drilling tests
Environmental groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over offshore drilling tests, launching a legal fight against a proposal that has drawn bipartisan opposition along the Atlantic Coast. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina, claims the ...
Read More »Missouri coalition tackles state’s rising prison population
A multidisciplinary coalition of Missouri professionals has launched a data-driven prison reform initiative, aiming to curb rising imprisonment rates. The coalition is implementing portions of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative in three of the state’s counties to prioritize an investment in ...
Read More »Justices won’t hear states’ appeal over Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court on Monday avoided a high-profile case by rejecting appeals from Kansas and Louisiana in their effort to strip Medicaid money from Planned Parenthood, over the dissenting votes of three justices. The court’s order reflected a split among ...
Read More »Marion County prosecutor found dead in his home
An autopsy is planned after a northeast Missouri prosecuting attorney was found dead in his home. The body of Marion County prosecutor David Clayton was found by his brother on Saturday. Coroner Richard Jones says there was no evidence pointing ...
Read More »Trump looking at several candidates for chief of staff
President Donald Trump is considering at least four people to serve as his next chief of staff, after plans for an orderly succession for departing John Kelly fell through. The high-profile hiring search comes at a pivotal time as the ...
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