By DAVID WARREN and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press (IRVING, Texas, AP) — Encouragement poured in from across the nation for a 14-year-old Muslim boy whose homemade electronic clock led to his detention… Read more »
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GOP leaders hope Right to Life can help head off shutdown
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Hoping to prevent the Republican uproar over the Planned Parenthood videos from snowballing into a government shutdown, GOP leaders are turning for help to… Read more »
Democrats defeat latest GOP effort on Iran nuclear deal
By ERICA WERNER Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Senate Democrats turned back two final GOP attempts Thursday to undermine the Iran nuclear agreement, and Republicans indicated they would concede defeat and move… Read more »
Right to work fails in Missouri; local minimum wages debated
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House took the first step Wednesday toward enacting a ban on local minimum wages but fell significantly short in… Read more »
Got a $100 million tax bill? Your check is no good at IRS
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — No checks, please. Starting next year, your check won’t be any good at the IRS — if you’re making a tax payment of… Read more »
GOP senators ask Justice to clarify Clinton email inquiry
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Two top Republican senators asked the Justice Department Monday whether it is conducting a criminal investigation related to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s use of a… Read more »
Senate to hold new vote on Iran nuclear deal, Dems to block
By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Senate Republicans will try a second time on Tuesday to move ahead on a resolution rejecting the Iran nuclear deal, and the outcome is… Read more »
Ferguson panel recommends merging police, other changes
By JIM SALTER and JIM SUHR Associated Press (FERGUSON, Mo., AP) — The co-chairman of a reform panel formed after the Ferguson police shooting of Michael Brown said Monday that the group’s… Read more »
Statehouse sex scandals carry public costs, consequences
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Michigan’s statehouse has been roiled for the past month after an extramarital affair between two lawmakers became public, ultimately leading to… Read more »
Replacement named for US bishop who didn’t report abuse
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press (KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Pope Francis has appointed a bishop to the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Missouri, permanently replacing a cleric who was convicted… Read more »