A unanimous Supreme Court says homeowners who declare bankruptcy can’t void a second mortgage even if the home isn’t worth what they owe on the first mortgage. The justices on Monday ruled in favor of Bank of America in two Florida ...
Read More »White House vow to veto fishing law changes sparks fight
A White House pledge to veto proposed changes to federal fishing laws has divided fishermen over whether the rule changes should be saved or scrapped. U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) has proposed a bill to change the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation ...
Read More »Missouri police stopped blacks more than whites in 2014
The disparity in the rate at which Missouri authorities pulled over black drivers compared with whites last year surged to its highest level since the state began compiling data 15 years ago, the state’s top law enforcer said Monday. Attorney ...
Read More »Justices rule for Muslim denied job over headscarf
The Supreme Court ruled Monday for a Muslim woman who did not get hired after she showed up to a job interview with clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch wearing a black headscarf. The justices said that employers generally have to accommodate ...
Read More »Kansas City pursuing grants to whittle down rape kit backlog
The Kansas City Police Department is trying to obtain grant money in order to reduce a backlog of 1,324 untested rape kits, but say nearly half belong to victims who aren’t ready to pursue charges. The cost of DNA analysis ...
Read More »Economy shrank in winter but springing back
The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.7 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, depressed by a severe winter and a widening trade deficit. The government’s revision for last quarter was weaker than its initial estimate ...
Read More »Hastert indictment offers few clues about ‘misconduct’
A newly unveiled indictment against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert accuses the Republican of agreeing to pay $3.5 million in hush money to keep a person from the town where he was a longtime schoolteacher silent about “prior misconduct.” ...
Read More »Protesters occupying church for 11 years get court relief
Parishioners occupying a Roman Catholic church south of Boston for nearly 11 years have gotten a reprieve from a court-ordered deadline to leave by Friday. A state judge earlier this month ordered the defiant members of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini ...
Read More »Missouri lawmaker on probation for pharmacy violations
Missouri state Rep. Lynn Morris’ pharmacist’s license has been placed on probation for a third time, most recently because Morris wrote prescriptions for himself and others without a doctor’s approval, documents show. Television stations KYTV and KSPR first reported Thursday ...
Read More »Judge defers ruling on Ferguson prosecution probe
A Missouri judge has yet to decide on an activists’ request for an independent probe of the county prosecutor’s handling of grand jury proceedings in the Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown. St. Louis Circuit Judge Joseph Walsh III ended ...
Read More »Will new focus on rape kit tests put thousands behind bars?
The evidence piled up for years, abandoned in police property rooms, warehouses and crime labs. Now, thousands of sexual assault kits are giving up their secrets — and rapists who’ve long remained free may finally face justice. A dramatic shift ...
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