(AP) U.S. health officials are eliminating special regulations for gene therapy experiments, saying that what was once exotic science is quickly becoming an established form of medical care with no extraordinary risks.A special National Institutes of Health oversight panel will no longer review all gene therapy applications and will instead take on a broader advisory…
Pennsylvania (AP) Six Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania joined the list this week of those around the U.S. that have been forced to face the ugly truth about child-molesting priests in their ranks. But in dozens of other dioceses, there has been no reckoning, leading victims to wonder if the church will ever truly take…
By KELLI KENNEDY , Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School returned to a more secure campus on Wednesday as they began their first new school year since a gunman killed 17 people in the freshman building. But some say they still won’t feel protected despite $6.5 million in…
By JOHN O’CONNOR , AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Republicans, led by Gov. Bruce Rauner, rallied the faithful Wednesday by pledging to make the GOP the state’s majority party in the November election. Republicans at the annual Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair were buoyed by predicted thunderstorms that failed to…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri’s unemployment has dropped slightly to hit its lowest rate since June 2000. Department of Economic Development data released Wednesday show the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.4 percent in July. That’s down from 3.5 percent in June. Missouri unemployment was at 3.6 percent in July 2017 and hovered…
By MORGAN LEE , Associated Press TAOS, N.M. (AP) — Three people accused of child abuse at a ramshackle desert compound were awaiting release Wednesday in New Mexico, where security was boosted at a courthouse amid threats against the judge who cleared the way for the defendants to leave jail. The ruling by District Judge…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis couple has been charged in the drug overdose death of their 8-month-old daughter. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 52-year-old Robert Hasenfratz and his girlfriend, 27-year-old Samantha Poppleton, were charged Tuesday with child endangerment resulting in a child’s death. Hasenfratz also is charged with illegal gun possession. Bond is…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — A former Missouri state trooper who was driving a boat when a handcuffed Iowa man fell out and drowned is suing to get his peace officers’ license back. Anthony Piercy filed a lawsuit this week against the Missouri Department of Public Safety and the agency’s director. The Kansas City Star reports he’s…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — A jury has awarded Missouri prison guards compensation for work they performed before and after their shifts.A Cole County jury on Tuesday awarded $113.7 million to 13,000 current corrections officers or those who worked at the Department of Corrections since 2007. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports legal filings in the case say…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — A trip by former Vice President Joe Biden to Springfield, Illinois, has been called off because of illness. Biden had been scheduled to speak Thursday at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch at a Springfield hotel, but the group’s leader says Biden is under doctor’s orders not to travel. Rock…