US House under new management, but it’s business as usual
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Speaker Paul Ryan promised a fresh start for the House. But it’s looking like business as usual as lawmakers wrap up a year-end spending bill that pays for Planned Parenthood, the president’s health care law and other Obama administration priorities. Last-stage negotiations are taking in private and at the highest levels,…
Missouri Planned Parenthood denies abortion record request
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Planned Parenthood branch is refusing to give records related to abortions to the Republican-led state Senate. Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri told The Associated Press Friday it won’t provide a Senate committee with abortion procedure documents. A Planned Parenthood lawyer in a letter…
2 shot at community center in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis homicide detectives are investigating after two people were shot on the parking lot of a community center on the city’s north side. The shooting happened Friday afternoon during a memorial service at New Northside Conference Center. Police spokeswoman Schron Jackson says one of victims died and the other was…