(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A nonprofit group says it would like to build a neighborhood village of tiny houses somewhere in Kansas City and city planning officials are interested… Read more »
Category: Features
Missouri legislator accused by interns submits resignation
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri state Sen. Paul LeVota submitted his resignation following allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward interns, claims that the Democrat… Read more »
McCaskill weighs in on Missouri senator’s alleged harassment
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said Thursday that a state senator from her own party needs to “seriously consider” whether he… Read more »
Missouri Senate report: Intern claims sexual harassment
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A former Missouri legislative intern claims a Democratic state senator sexually harassed her, made what she felt was a request for sex… Read more »
Jon Stewart heads into home stretch at ‘Daily Show’
By DAVID BAUDER (NEW YORK, AP) — Jon Stewart enters the home stretch of his 16 years on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” on Monday, with 12 more nights of… Read more »
Hitchhiking robot embarking on coast-to-coast tour across US
By COLLIN BINKLEY (BOSTON, AP) — With its thumb raised skyward and a grin on its digital face, the robotic creation of two researchers in Canada is about to start… Read more »
Obama unveils high-speed Internet help for low-income homes
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE (DURANT, Okla., AP) — Calling the Internet a 21st century necessity, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled a program to bring faster Internet connections to more low-income… Read more »
In Iran deal, Obama sees validation for diplomatic gamble
By JULIE PACE (WASHINGTON, AP) — To President Barack Obama, the historic nuclear accord with Iran is a validation of an arduous, politically fraught diplomatic gamble, one he foreshadowed before… Read more »
Pluto close-up: Spacecraft makes flyby of icy, mystery world
By MARCIA DUNN (CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., AP) — We’ve made it to Pluto by NASA’s calculations, the last stop on a planetary tour of the solar system a half-century in… Read more »
Steamboat could return to rivers if OK’d by Congress
(CINCINNATI, AP) — The historic Delta Queen steamboat could once again carry passengers on overnight river trips if Congress approves legislation recently introduced by Ohio’s two U.S. senators and a… Read more »