JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State education officials say results of tests given to Missouri public school students in April and May will be released Feb. 1. The Springfield News-Leader reports reading and math scores previously were released to the public as early as August. The tests are intended to give a snapshot of academic…
BC-CB–Cuba-Obit-Jose Ramon Fernandez HAVANA (AP) — Jose Ramon Fernandez, a retired brigadier general who was key in forming the communist country’s new army and commanded Cuban defenses at the Bay of Pigs, has died, state media reported. He was 95. Tall and spindly with the rigid posture of a military man, Fernandez in his final…
Maplewood, MO (KTRS) The cause of a train accident in Maplewood is being investigated. Authorities say a car was hit by a train on the railroad tracks along Sutton and Greenwood around 7 p.m. The car was occupied by an elderly man. Some nearby residents got the man out of the car before the train…
By CATHERINE LUCEY and LISA MASCARO , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A first round of talks between White House officials and congressional aides has made little progress toward ending the government shutdown, with each side accusing the other of giving no ground. More discussions were planned for Sunday, while President Donald Trump, who did…