ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lawsuits against the owner of an online service that caters to men and women looking to cheat on their spouses are being consolidated in federal court in St. Louis. Lawsuits filed against Avid Life Media LLC, owner of AshleyMadison DOT com, will be handled in U.S. District Court in St. Louis.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Police Department says police officers involved in a shooting or serious vehicle accident will undergo testing for drugs and alcohol. The department announced the move Friday, days after tests revealed an off-duty officer who wrecked a police vehicle had alcohol and cocaine in his system. The officer, who…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — More than 1 million low-income residents in 21 states could soon lose their government food stamps if they fail to meet work requirements that began kicking in this month. The rule change in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was triggered by the improving economy — specifically, falling unemployment. But…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he’ll ask Congress for billions in new spending to help students learn computer science skills. Obama announced the plan in his weekly radio and Internet address on Saturday. He says developing analytical and coding skills is a must for jobs in the new economy. Obama says only about…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunday night is the sign-up deadline for subsidized private health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law. Administration officials say the deadline is 11:59 p.m. PST, or 2:59 a.m. EST Monday. That’s for the 38 states using the HealthCare.gov website. People also can enroll on the phone by calling 1-800-318-2596. And…
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) —Caterpillar says it plans to close five plants and trim about 670 jobs in Illinois and several other states, in the latest phase of a larger cost-cutting campaign announced last year. The mining and construction equipment company will cut about 230 jobs for office and production workers at a major manufacturing…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The suspended University of Missouri professor who was charged with misdemeanor assault related to her clashes with two student journalists during campus protests in November has reached a deal with prosecutors. Columbia city prosecutor Steve Richey said Friday that assistant communications professor Melissa Click agreed to serve 20 hours of community service…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A federal court has ordered St. Louis County to include the names of non-major party candidates on county and municipal ballots in future elections. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports U.S. District Court Judge Ronnie White told the county Wednesday that it could no longer enforce a rule limiting local ballots to…
