By JESSE J. HOLLAND (WASHINGTON, AP) — The Supreme Court has thrown a hitch into President Barack Obama’s new health care law by blocking a requirement that some religion-affiliated organizations… Read more »
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Legal recreational pot industry opens in Colorado
By KRISTEN WYATT (DENVER, AP) — The nation’s first recreational pot industry opened in Colorado on Wednesday, kicking off an experiment that will be watched closely around the world and… Read more »
Mo. population growth rate lags national average
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s population continues to grow at a slower rate than the national average. New estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau show Missouri’s population of… Read more »
Utility report on JJ’s explosion pushed back again
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri utility regulators have again pushed back their report on a Kansas City restaurant explosion that killed a waitress. The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/1eRL6pP) reports… Read more »
Friday hearing set on horse slaughter
(SANTA FE, N.M., AP) — A Friday court hearing is set on the latest effort to stop a Roswell plant from resuming domestic horse slaughter. State District Judge Matthew Wilson… Read more »
Book features Joplin tornado experiences
(JOPLIN, Mo., AP) — Joplin leaders share their stories about the 2011 tornado and the recovery efforts that followed in a newly published book. The Joplin Globe (http://bit.ly/1cxdVEJ) reports the… Read more »
MU awaits state funding for teaching winery
(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The University of Missouri-Columbia has raised half of the $3 million it needs to build a teaching winery. The Columbia Missourian (http://bit.ly/19vvi4k) reports that the university… Read more »
Mo. school holds prayer sessions despite complaint
(FAYETTE, Mo., AP) — Fayette High School continues to hold prayer sessions despite a legal complaint that claims the sessions are unconstitutional. Fayette Superintendent Tamara Kimball says district administrators haven’t… Read more »
Federal health care sign-ups pass 1 million mark
By JOSH LEDERMAN and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR (HONOLULU, AP) — The Obama administration says its rehabilitated health insurance website has seen a December surge in customer sign-ups, pushing enrollment past the… Read more »
Report: 70 journalists killed on the job in 2013
By DAVID B. CARUSO (NEW YORK, AP) — At least 70 journalists were killed on the job around the world in 2013, including 29 who died covering the civil war… Read more »