(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision about federal benefits for gay couples has prompted the Missouri Supreme Court to take a second look at a pending… Read more »
Ryan Braun accepts 65-game drug suspension
By RONALD BLUM (NEW YORK, AP) — Ryan Braun stood on a spring training field and proclaimed he was innocent of using banned testosterone. “I would bet my life,” he… Read more »
KCP&L dropping solar installer after audit
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A St. Joseph company is no longer part of Kansas City Power & Light’s solar energy rebate program because the utility claims some solar systems… Read more »
Study: Grants, scholarships top financial aid
By PHILIP ELLIOTT (WASHINGTON, AP) — Parents are picking up less of their children’s college costs while grants and scholarships now have the top role in paying the bills, according… Read more »
Death toll in northwest China quake rises to 89
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN (BEIJING, AP) — Rescuers with shovels and sniffer dogs combed through collapsed hillsides Tuesday as the death toll rose to 89 from a strong earthquake in a… Read more »
It’s a boy! UK’s Kate gives birth to royal heir
By GREGORY KATZ and SYLVIA HUI (LONDON, AP) — Champagne bottles popped and shouts of “Hip! Hip! Hooray!” erupted outside Buckingham Palace on Monday as Britain welcomed the birth of… Read more »
Mo. gov’s staff to testify before House panel
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri House panel that tried to subpoena members of Gov. Jay Nixon’s staff says it now will hear from them voluntarily. Republican Rep. Stanley… Read more »
Official: 10 hurt as landing gear collapses at NYC
By VERENA DOBNIK (NEW YORK, AP) — The front landing gear of a flight arriving at New York’s LaGuardia Airport collapsed Monday right after the plane touched down on the… Read more »