by Leah Wankum Managing Editor State legislation being debated on the Senate and House floors would allow religious organizations at public colleges and universities to withhold membership based on the… Read more »
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More than 12 hurt as stage collapses at Indiana high school
By LAURYN SCHROEDER (WESTFIELD, Ind., AP) — More than a dozen students suffered minor injuries after a stage filled with students collapsed during a musical performance at a central Indiana… Read more »
50-year-old plant preparing for show before it dies
(KIRKSVILLE, Mo., AP) — It’s a final act Jack and the Beanstalk would appreciate. An approximately 50-year-old agave plant at Truman State University in Kirksville is entering its final stage,… Read more »
New Pentagon strategy warns of cyberwar capabilities
By LOLITA C. BALDOR (REDWOOD CITY, Calif., AP) — A new Pentagon cybersecurity strategy lays out for the first time publicly that the U.S. military plans to use cyberwarfare as… Read more »
Ex-CIA chief will be sentenced for leaking military secrets
(CHARLOTTE, N.C., AP) — Former CIA Director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an extramarital affair with his biographer, was expected to be sentenced Thursday in federal court in… Read more »
US to announce plans to reduce agricultural carbon emissions
By JEFF KAROUB (DETROIT, AP) — Federal agricultural officials are planning to announce voluntary programs and initiatives for farmers, ranchers and foresters meant to build on President Barack Obama’s efforts… Read more »
Missouri lawmaker proposes I-70 toll to maintain highways
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri lawmaker has proposed that the state partner with a private company to make Interstate 70 a toll road. Republican Sen. Rob Schaaf of… Read more »
New York aims to cut waste by 90 percent by 2030
By JONATHON LAMIRE (NEW YORK, AP) — The nation’s biggest city, in a far-reaching effort to limit its impact on the environment, is set to mark Earth Day by announcing… Read more »
With bird flu spreading, USDA starts on potential vaccine
By STEVE KARNOWSKI (MINNEAPOLIS, AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working on a vaccine to counter a deadly strain of bird flu, as losses to poultry producers mount…. Read more »
Pope OKs resignation of US bishop for not reporting abuse
By NICOLE WINFIELD (VATICAN CITY, AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of a U.S. bishop who pleaded guilty to failing to report a suspected child abuser, answering… Read more »