By TAMI ABDOLLAH and VIVIAN SALAMA EDITOR’S NOTE — A look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don’t tell the full story (WASHINGTON, AP) — The vast… Read more »

By DERRIK J. LANG (LOS ANGELES, AP) — The VIP audience at “The Force Awakens” world premiere began cheering from the moment the movie’s first words appeared on screen, with… Read more »

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR (WASHINGTON, AP) — Rising premiums and shaken faith among insurers have cast a cloud over sign-up season for President Barack Obama’s health care law, and now it’s… Read more »

By JILL LAWLESS (LONDON, AP) — A trove of Viking jewelry and Saxon coins unearthed by an amateur treasure-hunter in a farmer’s field may help rescue an English king from… Read more »

By JULIE BYKOWICZ (WASHINGTON, AP) — Local broadcast television stations gobbled up almost $3 billion in political advertising revenue during the 2012 elections. Four years later, their trade association is… Read more »

By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Imagine packing up the kids and heading for that dream vacation to a Disney theme park … in St. Louis. It almost happened… Read more »

The annual Dickens Christmas event is set to take place Saturday in downtown Warrensburg. More than 20 downtown businesses are scheduled to participate in the event this year where shop windows feature local artists… Read more »

The second round of Studio One Acts is set for this week in the BlackBox Theatre inside Nickerson Hall at the University of Central Missouri. UCM’s Department of Theatre and Dance… Read more »