By DON BABWIN (CHICAGO, AP) — With parts of the city in the grip of gang warfare and spiking homicide rates, Chicago aldermen urged state officials to appeal an appellate… Read more »
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Mother of suspect in robbery attempt turns son in
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City woman who spotted her 16-year-old son on surveillance video of an attempted restaurant holdup is getting praise and criticism for hauling him… Read more »
Police: Ore. mall shooter didn’t know 2 he killed
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and STEVEN DUBOIS (PORTLAND, Ore., AP) — A gunman who opened fire on shoppers at a Portland mall had no connection to the two people he… Read more »
Mich. becomes right-to-work state despite protests
By JEFF KAROUB and JOHN FLESHER (LANSING, Mich., AP) — In a dizzyingly short time span, Republicans have converted Michigan from a seemingly impregnable fortress of organized labor into a… Read more »
Five people file for City Council office
Five individuals have filed for the two City Council positions opening up in April 2013. The candidates who have filed are Cason “Casey” Renfrow, Charlie Rutt, Michael Watts, Donna DeFrain… Read more »
Group that questions facts of attacks gets sign
(CREVE COEUR, Mo., AP) — An Adopt-A-Highway sign is expected to go up by Jan. 1 in St. Louis County for a group that has questions about the government’s official… Read more »
‘Fiscal cliff’ could affect Mo. economy, budget
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri could lose about $125 million in federal funding for various programs and the state’s military-related economy could take a $1… Read more »
Voter disdain spreads as ‘fiscal cliff’ looms
By STEVE PEOPLES (HOOKSETT, N.H., AP) — Fear and frustration course through the lunch crowd at Robie’s Country Store and Deli, a popular outpost 500 miles from where Washington is… Read more »
Fiscal cliff stalemate spurs anxiety in states
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A plunge over the federal “fiscal cliff” may sound like a terrifying risk for many state officials anxiously watching as Washington… Read more »
Crowds, vets recall deadly attack on Pearl Harbor
By AUDREY McAVOY (PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, AP) — As crew members lined the edge of the Navy guided-missile destroyer, the ship’s whistle sounded. It was 7:55 a.m., the exact time… Read more »