LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster of bustling shops are openly selling packaging and hardware that can be used to produce counterfeit marijuana vapes that have infected California’s cannabis market. Bootleggers eager to profit off unsuspecting consumers are mimicking popular, legal…
OMAHA, NE (AP) — The amount of water flowing down the lower Missouri River this year is approaching the record set during the historic 2011 flood, and another round of flooding is expected this week after unusually heavy rains upstream, federal officials said. Heavy rains dumped more than four times what is normal in parts…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Global energy prices spiked on Monday after a weekend attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies on record, an assault for which President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. was “locked and loaded” to respond. U.S. officials offered satellite images of…
DETROIT (AP) — More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers walked off General Motors factory floors or set up picket lines early Monday as contract talks with the company deteriorated into a strike. Workers shut down 33 manufacturing plants in nine states across the U.S., as well as 22 parts distribution warehouses. It…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The four-year contract between General Motors and the United Auto Workers expired Saturday, but workers were told to report to their jobs as negotiations on a new deal continued and the prospect of a national strike loomed. Union officials let the contract lapse just before midnight,…
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press MCLEAN’S TOWN, Bahamas (AP) — Jeffrey Roberts lifted a mustard-yellow curtain from the ground to hunt for passports and other documents at the place where his family’s home stood before Hurricane Dorian blasted into Grand Bahama Island. What was underneath was sodden and unrecognizable. He shuffled across a white tile…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Twelve former clergy members could face prosecution in Missouri for alleged sex crimes. That’s the recommendation from Attorney General Eric Schmitt after a report was released Friday following a lengthy investigation by his office. “Since I took office, one of my top priorities has been conducting a thorough, exhaustive review of…
HOUSTON, TX (AP) — Joe Biden parried attack after attack from liberal rivals Thursday night on everything from health care to immigration in a debate that showcased profound ideological divides between the Democratic Party’s moderate and progressive wings. The prime-time debate also elevated several struggling candidates, giving them a chance to introduce themselves to millions of…
Sauget, IL (KTRS) A boil order is in effect for parts of the metro-east. Illinois American water says a 20-inch water main broke on Monsanto Avenue in Sauget Thursday, and that repairs are being made. Impacted customers are advised to boil their water for at least 5 minutes before consumption. The water is okay for…
JENNINGS, Mo. (AP) — Another shooting has claimed the life of a child in the St. Louis area, but police haven’t determined if the shooting was accidental or intentional. A 3-year-old boy was shot Thursday at an apartment building near Jennings. A relative driving the child to the hospital saw a St. Louis County police…