By KEN MILLER (OKLAHOMA CITY, AP) — Victims from a 51-twister outbreak across Tornado Alley sifted through rubble Thursday while forecasters issued ominous forecasts for the coming days. Tornadoes hit… Read more »
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Parents accused of giving kids drugs as ‘bargaining tool’
By TAMARA LUSH (ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., AP) — A couple gave their teenage daughters cocaine and marijuana if they went to school and did household chores, authorities said. Chad and… Read more »
Woman accused of death of baby found in cave back in jail
(WARRENSBURG, Mo., AP) — A woman accused of second-degree murder after her baby’s body was found in a cave in northwest Missouri is back in jail after she didn’t attend… Read more »
California regulators approve unprecedented water cutbacks
By FENIT NIRAPPIL (SACRAMENTO, Calif., AP) — California water regulators adopted sweeping, unprecedented restrictions on how people, governments and businesses can use water amid the state’s ongoing drought, hoping to… Read more »
Woman seeks rescue from boyfriend in online pizza order
(AVON PARK, Fla., AP) — A central Florida woman helped save herself and her children by sending a message in an online pizza order that asked employees to call 911… Read more »
Charges filed against man suspected of keeping woman captive
(SEDALIA, Mo., AP) — A man who authorities allege kept a woman captive in a wooden box in a home in Sedalia has been charged. Pettis County authorities charged 47-year-old… Read more »
UCM commencement ceremonies set for this weekend
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) – The University of Central Missouri will conduct its 2015 Spring Commencement exercises this weekend, increasing the number of ceremonies from three to five. Nearly 1,800 students have… Read more »
Ex-CIA official: GOP distorted agency analysis of Benghazi
(WASHINGTON, AP) — A former CIA deputy director says Republicans repeatedly distorted the agency’s analysis of the Benghazi attack in 2012 that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three… Read more »
Pentagon accused of withholding information about sex crimes
By RICHARD LARDNER (WASHINGTON, AP) — In a scathing critique of the Defense Department’s efforts to curb sexual assaults, a U.S. senator warned Monday that the true scope of sex-related… Read more »
Poverty edging into 2016 presidential race amid city unrest
By JULIE PACE (WASHINGTON, AP) — In a presidential campaign where candidates are jockeying to be champions of the middle class and asking wealthy people for money, the problems facing… Read more »