By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A police department announced Thursday that a patrolman no longer works for a northwest Missouri city after appearing in a racially charged… Read more »
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NIH taking first steps on huge precision medicine project
By LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama held out the promise of medical breakthroughs Thursday as his administration moved ahead with a major project to learn how to… Read more »
Ap-GfK Poll: Doubts on Sanders ‘Medicare for all’ plan
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — At first, many Americans like the idea of “Medicare for all,” a cradle-to-grave government-run health system that’s a rallying cry for… Read more »
House chairman: Military files, emails deleted amid probe
By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Personnel at U.S. Central Command have deleted files and emails amid allegations that intelligence assessments were altered to exaggerate progress against Islamic State militants,… Read more »
Obama’s pick for Education says teachers saved his life
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama’s choice to serve as Education Secretary says he rose to his current position because New York City public school teachers… Read more »
Wrongfully convicted: Life after death row
By ANDREA LOPEZ Multimedia Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — A simple jog around her Mississippi neighborhood quickly spiraled into a case of capital murder. “In 1989, I was accused of killing my… Read more »

Public Safety alert unfounded
By LEAH WANKUM Managing Editor (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — A person walking around the afternoon of Thursday, Feb. 18 wearing a ski mask and carrying a black bag gave cause for alarm… Read more »
AP Exclusive: HealthCare.gov ‘passive’ on heading off fraud
BY RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — With billions in taxpayer dollars at stake, the Obama administration has taken a “passive” approach to identifying potential fraud involving the president’s health care… Read more »
Obama urges quick high court confirmation; GOP says no votes
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama urged the Republican-run Senate on Wednesday to fulfill its “constitutional responsibility” and consider his Supreme Court nominee,… Read more »
Speaker: Legal steps to stop Obama from closing Guantanamo
(WASHINGTON, AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday Republicans are taking legal steps to stop President Barack Obama from closing the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Ryan told reporters that… Read more »