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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday said the work his administration did in nominating judges confirmed to the federal bench will help protect the nation’s democratic institutions in the years ahead. “These judges will be independent, they’ll be fair, and they’ll be impartial,” Biden said. “I never thought I’d be saying this, they’ll uphold […]

President Joe Biden announced early Friday he will block the sale of U.S. Steel to the Japanese company Nippon Steel, in one of the last acts of his presidency. Biden had said that U.S. Steel should remain a domestically owned and operated company, so the order was not a surprise. The White House in December called for “serious scrutiny” of […]

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin on Thursday urged Americans to demand President-elect Donald Trump justify each Jan. 6 defendant pardon if he issues them on his “first day” in office, as promised. The Maryland congressman, who sat on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, said it would be […]

The rain drizzled down Xavier Messiah, as he and his younger brother waited outside Union Station in St. Louis. Donning their black “Deer Owl Family Farms” hoodies — their family’s cannabis brand — they stood ready with stacks of business cards outside the MJ Unpacked cannabis conference on Nov. 4. “Happy Tuesday!” Xavier exclaimed, as […]

On Dec. 24, Amazon Prime released “Chiefsaholic: A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing,” charting the fame of Xavier Babudar, who rose to celebrity as a Kansas City Chiefs fan costumed each game as a wolf, before being arrested for bank robbery. The story became only more bonkers after his arrest: allegations of serial bank robberies on the way […]

The mass deportations of immigrants that President-elect Donald Trump has promised aren’t likely to make a dent in the nation’s housing crisis, many experts say, despite what he and his supporters claimed during his campaign. Experts say the reasons for that are many. Immigrants in the U.S. without documentation are more likely to live in […]

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden directed federal security agencies on Thursday to continue assisting all levels of law enforcement investigating the terrorist attack in New Orleans in which a pickup truck driver plowed through crowds on Bourbon Street, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens of others. Biden met with Vice President Kamala Harris, Attorney […]

WASHINGTON — Law enforcement agencies in the nation’s capital were closely monitoring security Thursday following a terrorist attack in New Orleans and a vehicle explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. The violent incidents took place just ahead of several high-profile events in Washington, D.C., including the swearing-in of the new Congress on […]

NEW ORLEANS — The man who sped down Bourbon Street early New Year’s Day in a pickup truck, killing at least 14 people and injuring 37 more, is believed to have acted alone in the terror attack, an FBI official said. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old military veteran from Texas, was killed in a shootout with […]

The 30-year-old son of Jolene Davis ambles out of the courtroom ahead of her. He’s carrying a backpack containing his clothes and a plastic grocery bag with a blanket. “Why you crying?” he asks her. Happy tears, she reassures. Her son appeared before a Jackson County Circuit Court judge and agreed his mother should be […]

After large drops during the pandemic, life expectancy in the United States should recover to 2019 levels this year nationally and in 26 states — but not as fast as it should compared with similar countries, according to a new study. Bad habits such as junk food, smoking and illicit drug use are preventing longer […]

A divisive election season full of twists and turns is now over. With control of the House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate and the presidency, Republicans look as though they have won in a landslide. How did we get here, and is there more to this victory than meets the eye? In November 2022, Donald […]

NEW ORLEANS — Authorities have identified the man who sped down Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens more. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, of Texas was killed after a shootout with police once his pickup truck collided with a lift vehicle at the intersection of Bourbon and Conti streets, the […]

For 21-year-old Rebeca Damico, ChatGPT’s public release in 2022 during her sophomore year of college at the University of Utah felt like navigating a minefield. The public relations student, now readying to graduate in the spring, said her professors immediately added policies to their syllabuses banning use of the chatbot, calling the generative artificial intelligence […]

Republican legislators are set to push for further expansion of charter schools around Missouri when the General Assembly reconvenes next month. Meanwhile, Democrats are pushing for more local control in counties where charters already operate, along with rolling back an expansion into Boone County that passed earlier this year. Identical bills filed by Sen. Ben […]

The news of Jimmy Carter’s passing takes me back to 1976, a year that marked my own passage to adulthood. As the bicentennial year dawned, I took first notice of Carter upon his victory in the Iowa Caucuses. I followed his campaign through my high school graduation and into the summer, when I shuttled in […]

WASHINGTON — Funeral services of former President Jimmy Carter will span from Jan. 4 to Jan. 9, the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region said Monday. Carter, who died Sunday at 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, lived the longest of any U.S. president in history. Following a service in Georgia and a public viewing as […]

WASHINGTON — As U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson vies to keep his gavel, President-elect Donald Trump on Monday gave the Louisiana Republican a major boost with his “Complete & Total Endorsement.” Trump’s coveted backing — just days ahead of Friday’s House vote to elect a speaker — came as Johnson sat in the hot seat […]

Have we put our president, members of Congress, state lawmakers and other elected officials on pedestals where we are willing to accept inexcusable behaviors that we do not tolerate from others — like telling blatant lies or breaking well-established rules and laws? It appears many politicians believe they are entitled to take more liberties with […]

Next month, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, and Mike Kehoe will be inaugurated as the 58th governor of Missouri. JD Vance will be inaugurated as the 50th vice president and David Wasinger will be inaugurated as Missouri’s 49th lieutenant governor. Many people are familiar with the responsibilities […]