By PHILIP ISSA , Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government took control of a town northeast of Damascus on Thursday after rebels evacuated to north Syria — the latest in a string of handovers by rebels to the government. Residents in the town of Dumayr welcomed security forces into their town in a…
By CHAD DAY , Associated Press Eds: APNewsNow. WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is joining the legal team defending President Donald Trump in the special counsel’s Russia investigation. That’s according to a statement from Trump personal attorney Jay Sekulow. The addition of Giuliani adds an experienced litigator and former U.S.…
By BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A mysterious green substance sent to a Missouri lawmaker who was censured by the Legislature last year for a Facebook post hoping for President Donald Trump’s assassination appears to pose no danger, officials said Thursday, and it’s not yet clear whether the package was…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The felony invasion of privacy case against Governor Eric Greitens is moving forward. In a packed courtroom on Thursday morning, Judge Rex Burlison denied a request by the Governor’s defense team to dismiss the indictment. He said In order to dismiss case,the defendant would have to be irreparably harmed. The judge…