(WASHINGTON, AP) — The Obama administration is making the case that Iran is drawing down its elite fighting force from Syria in an effort to allay fears that Tehran is using its… Read more »
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Kerry defends deal to keep Iran from becoming nuclear power
(WASHINGTON, AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday defended the landmark nuclear deal the United States made with Iran ahead of a congressional hearing where Senate Republicans are expected to… Read more »
Supreme Court bolsters political influence of US Latinos
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — The Supreme Court unanimously endorsed election maps that bolster the growing political influence of America’s Latinos, ruling Monday that states can count everyone, not… Read more »
Federal agencies review North Carolina law’s impact on aid
(WASHINGTON, AP) — The Obama administration is reviewing whether a new North Carolina law curbing anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people could affect the flow of federal aid to the state. White House… Read more »
Fever: Federal report says global warming making US sick
By SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — The federal government says man-made global warming is making America sicker and it’s only going to get worse. A 332-page report issued Monday by… Read more »
Police investigate fatal shooting in Kansas City parking lot
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a Kansas City shopping center. Police said in a news release that an off-duty officer walked… Read more »
Forums start as University of Missouri looks for president
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The leadership board for the four-campus University of Missouri system wants to find out what the public wants from the system’s next president. The forums are being held… Read more »
Missouri inmate serving time on sodomy conviction dies
(BONNE TERRE, Mo., AP) — Missouri prison officials say a 60-year-old inmate serving time for sodomy involving a child has died. The Missouri Department of Corrections says in a news release that… Read more »
Nixon undoes $2M in cuts to education, health care programs
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is allowing about $2 million in previously restricted funding to be spent. Nixon said Monday he’s releasing the money because of revenue growth… Read more »
New Kansas City schools chief signs contract
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The incoming superintendent of Kansas City, Missouri, public schools says he has begun drafting a 100-day transition plan to ease into his new job that begins in… Read more »