By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press (CLEVELAND, AP) — Hundreds of police officers, Secret Service agents and private security guards in cars, on foot and on horseback blanketed the area… Read more »
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Top Missouri lawmakers claim exemption from open-records law
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Standing in front of dozens of editors and reporters, Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard was asked if he believed… Read more »
Kansas City group opens rare LGBTQ domestic violence center
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A quiet office in a busy entertainment district is a rare space for LGBTQ people to find help in times of crisis… Read more »
Kansas City chief defends tactics used during Trump protests
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — The police chief in Kansas City, Missouri, is defending his officers’ use of pepper spray in handling protesters outside of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s rally Saturday… Read more »
29 people taken to hospitals after Kansas trail derailment
By ROXANNA HEGEMAN Associated Press (CIMARRON, Kan., AP) — At least 29 people were injured when an Amtrak passenger train derailed in rural southwest Kansas early Monday, authorities said. The train was… Read more »
Intelligence advice for next president: Rocky road ahead
By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — To: The next president of the United States. From: U.S. intelligence officials. Welcome to the White House. Now read our take on global political… Read more »
Kerry ponders decision on whether IS atrocities are genocide
By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — The Obama administration is nearing a decision on whether to formally declare that Islamic State group atrocities against religious minorities, including Christians, constitute “genocide.”… Read more »
Tuesday’s Republican primaries could define race _ or not
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Tuesday’s primaries could provide a defining moment in the race for the Republican nomination for president — or not. So far, Donald Trump has… Read more »
RNC launches campaign to oppose Obama’s Supreme Court pick
By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — The Republican Party is launching a campaign to try to derail President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, teaming up with a conservative… Read more »
Justice Dept.: States shouldn’t jail over fine nonpayment
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — The Justice Department is discouraging state court systems from jailing defendants who fail to pay fines or fees, warning against practices that it says… Read more »