By DENISE LAVOIE and TOM HAYS (BOSTON, AP) — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev downloaded bomb-making instructions from an al-Qaida magazine, gathered online material on Islamic jihad and martyrdom,… Read more »
Senate passes immigration bill
By DAVID ESPO and ERICA WERNER (WASHINGTON , AP) — The Senate has passed historic immigration legislation offering the hope of American citizenship to millions, while promising a military-style surge… Read more »
MU journalism school names medal winners
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — A Washington-based investigative reporter and a globe-trotting New York Times columnist head the 2013 winners of Missouri Honor Medals for Distinguished Service in Journalism. The University… Read more »
Interest in non-genetically modified crops grows
By LAURA MAZURAK, Columbia Daily Tribune (CLARENCE, Mo., AP) — Clarence is like many small towns in Missouri. There’s a church, a bank, a gas station. But rising above the… Read more »
Kirksville considers new discrimination ordinance
(KIRKSVILLE, Mo., AP) — Kirksville officials are expected to vote Monday on a proposal to create a human rights commission to enact anti-discrimination protections based on several factors including sexual… Read more »
Federal agency finds lax regulation of chemicals
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI (HOUSTON, AP) — A federal agency investigating a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant will tell a Senate committee Thursday that regulation of the dangerous chemicals… Read more »
Two-headed turtle hatches at San Antonio zoo
(SAN ANTONIO, AP) — A two-headed turtle has hatched at the San Antonio Zoo and officials have named her Thelma and Louise. The female Texas cooter arrived June 18 and… Read more »
Gay rights supporters erupt in cheers over ruling
By CONNIE CASS and JESSICA GRESKO (WASHINGTON, AP) — Supporters of same-sex marriage burst into cheers, wept openly and chanted “DOMA is Dead” outside the Supreme Court as word reached… Read more »