A Marine sergeant was convicted Wednesday of murdering an Iraqi civilian in 2006, the second time a military jury has returned a guilty verdict in what has become one of the most complicated and long-running criminal cases from the Iraq ...
Read More »Treasury says woman will be picked for $10 bill
Alexander Hamilton, who has been featured on the $10 bill since 1929, is making way for a woman. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew is to officially announce Thursday that a redesign of the $10 will feature the first woman on the ...
Read More »No charges for prank at Wentzville high
The St. Charles County prosecutor says no charges will be filed against students arrested for a senior prank that involved removing trees at a Wentzville high school. The Holt High School students pulled out three umbrella trees that stood inside ...
Read More »Man convicted of shooting man accused of affair with wife
A Kansas City man accused of killing another man he thought was having an affair with his wife has been found guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. The Kansas City Star reports 37-year-old Christopher S. Deboe was convicted ...
Read More »Justices rule for small Arizona church in sign law dispute
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday for an Arizona church in a dispute over a town’s sign law in a decision that three justices said could threaten municipal sign regulations across the country. The court unanimously agreed to strike down a ...
Read More »FBI: Surveillance flights by the book, rarely track phones
The FBI assured Congress in an unusual, confidential briefing that its plane surveillance program is a by-the-books operation short on high-definition cameras — with some planes equipped with binoculars — and said only five times in five years has ...
Read More »Missouri scrap metal businesswoman sentenced for tax evasion
The owner of a Kansas City scrap metal business has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison without parole for tax evasion. Federal prosecutors say 62-year-old Nellie Brown Boxx, of Kearney, was sentenced Tuesday. She also was ordered to ...
Read More »Jury: Neither Royals, man hurt by flying hot dog at fault
A jury says neither the Kansas City Royals nor a man who was hurt when he was struck in the eye by a foil-wrapped hot dog were at fault in the accident. Jackson County jurors said nobody Wednesday was to ...
Read More »Cardinals stand accused of hacking Astros player database
Some cybersecurity experts believe professional sports teams have hacked rivals in the past without getting caught. The St. Louis Cardinals, one of the crown jewel franchises in baseball, now stand accused. Federal law enforcement authorities are investigating whether the Cardinals ...
Read More »Ex-AIG CEO still wants damages in bailout case, will appeal
The former chairman and CEO of insurer AIG says he still believes he’s entitled to damages as a result of the government’s 2008 bailout of the company, and will appeal a court’s ruling against him. A federal judge gave Maurice ...
Read More »Bird flu leads to cheaper chicken in US
A bird flu outbreak in the Midwest that’s boosted prices for eggs and roasting turkeys has actually resulted in cheaper chicken in the U.S., as many countries restrict imports of poultry products, the Department of Agriculture said in a report ...
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