The Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The latest reaction in Missouri to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to legalize marriages between same-sex couples (all times local): ____ 6:30… Read more »
Category: Features
Univision drops Miss USA pageant over Trump comments
By FRAZIER MOORE (NEW YORK, AP) — Donald Trump’s fledgling GOP presidential bid quickly led to business fallout for him, with Univision saying it will drop the Miss USA pageant… Read more »
Supreme Court upholds nationwide health care law subsidies
By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance… Read more »
Federal agencies are wide open to hackers, cyberspies
By KEN DILANIAN (WASHINGTON, AP) — Passwords written down on desks. Outdated anti-virus software. “Perceived ineptitude” in information technology departments. The federal government, which holds secrets and sensitive information ranging… Read more »
Changing tone on Confederate flag follows years of refusal
By SEANNA ADCOX, JEFFREY COLLINS and MEG KINNARD (CHARLESTON, S.C., AP) — For years, South Carolina lawmakers refused to revisit the Confederate flag on Statehouse grounds, saying the law that took it… Read more »
Obama in new presidential podcast: US not cured of racism
By NEDRA PICKLER (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama said the United States has not overcome its history of racism and is using the N-word to make his case. In… Read more »
Century-old time capsule from Missouri Capitol opened
By SUMMER BALLENTINE (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri state workers donning masks and blue gloves with the care of surgeons cut open a 100-year-old time capsule from the Capitol… Read more »
Trump announcement a boon to late-night comics
By DAVID BAUDER (NEW YORK, AP) — He doesn’t need the money, but if Donald Trump’s presidential campaign falters, late-night comics would surely pass the hat to keep it going…. Read more »
Fed agency blames giant hack on ‘neglected’ security system
By KEN DILANIAN (WASHINGTON, AP) — The agency that allowed hackers linked to China to steal private information about nearly every federal employee — and detailed personal histories of millions… Read more »
White House won’t confirm Prince performed for Obama
(WASHINGTON, AP) — Prince performed some of his greatest hits at a weekend White House party for President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. But although guests put details on… Read more »