By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday to a bill ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money. The 97-2 vote sends the bill to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it. The vote came after…
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Federal immigration officers trying to arrest a Mexican man who is in the U.S. illegally smashed a car window and dragged him from the vehicle in front of his girlfriend and two young children, prompting condemnation from the woman’s Missouri congressman. A Facebook Live video…
By JILL COLVIN, SONIA PEREZ D. and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened retribution against Guatemala over immigration after the country’s high court blocked its government from signing an asylum deal with the United States. Trump tweeted that Guatemala has decided against signing a “safe-third agreement” requiring Central…
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Police have arrested a University of Mississippi student from Texas, saying he killed a female Ole Miss student from St. Louis.. Lafayette County Sheriff’s Major Alan Wilburn says 22-year-old Brandon A. Theesfeld is charged with murder in the death of Alexandria “Ally” Kostial. A 21-year-old from St. Louis, Kostial was found…
LONDON (AP) — Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson won the contest to lead Britain’s governing Conservative Party on Tuesday and will become the country’s next prime minister, tasked with fulfilling his promise to lead the U.K. out of the European Union.Johnson resoundingly defeated rival Jeremy Hunt, winning two thirds of the votes in a ballot of…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a newly built submarine and ordered officials to further bolster the country’s military capability, state media reported Tuesday, as the North is increasing its pressure on the United States ahead of the possible resumption of nuclear diplomacy. Last week, North Korea said…
Marthasville, MO (KTRS) An endangered silver advisory is in effect for a missing Marthasville woman. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 76-year-old Imogene Prince went missing from the area of Highway 94 and Church Hill Road at around 1 P.M. Monday. Prince is described as a white female, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 220 pounds…