Mounting concerns about the coronarvirus spread to state capitols across the country last week, as some lawmakers halted their sessions, shut out the public and scrambled to finish work on essential spending bills to keep government going. Even in states ...
Tagged with: COVID-19 shutdowns Illinois General Assembly Missouri capitol Missouri coronavirus Missouri Senate Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz
Read More »The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and urged aggressive action from all countries to fight it, as U.S. stocks plunged into bear market territory and several American cities joined global counterparts in banning large gatherings. By using ...
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President Donald Trump’s decision this week to impose a 30-day ban on most Europeans entering the United States is the latest stunning setback for an airline industry that is reeling from a drop in bookings and a surge in people ...
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Read More »A St. Louis police officer who pleaded guilty to accidentally killing a female colleague while playing a variation of Russian roulette said the woman knew the risk she was taking. Nathaniel Hendren made the response this week in a wrongful ...
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A mother sued a Pittsburgh hospital this week, saying it collected and tested her urine for drugs without her consent while she was in labor and reported a false positive result to protective services that resulted in a child abuse ...
Tagged with: Allegheny County's Office of Children birth lawsuit drug testing lawsuit University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC's Magee-Women's Hospital Youth and Families
Read More »A former superintendent at a suburban Kansas City school district is accused in a lawsuit of being a sexual predator who used his position to identify vulnerable students while other administrators turned a blind eye. The lawsuit filed last week ...
Tagged with: Kansas City School District Kansas City school lawsuit Kansas City sexual predator Lone Jack School District Superintendent Lone Jack School District Superintendent Matthew Tarwater
Read More »Missouri has launched a 24-hour hotline staffed by medical professionals for people seeking guidance on the new coronavirus, as cancellations mounted at universities and the state Capitol because of concerns over the disease. Missouri Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden said ...
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Read More »Gun rights supporters are suing Connecticut officials over part of a 2013 state gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, saying it unconstitutionally bans people from loading more than 10 rounds of ammunition into their firearms. ...
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Read More »President Donald Trump and his allies are planning sustained personal and reputational attacks against Joe Biden, casting him as ill-equipped for the presidency and pushing unsubstantiated claims of corruption as he emerges as the favorite for the Democratic nomination. The ...
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Read More »Seven children stood shoulder-to-shoulder in a Texas immigration facility. Their image was beamed 1,000 miles away to Atlanta, Georgia, where a judge sat in a largely empty courtroom and contended with glitchy audio. At multiple points, a woman’s voice broke ...
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Read More »The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to continue making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for their U.S. court hearings. It may be the most far-reaching measure in a series of policies the government has put in place over the ...
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