WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s waiting for Democrats to come back to negotiate a deal to end a week long partial government shutdown that will almost certainly extend into the new year. In a tweet Saturday, Trump says he’s “in the White House waiting for the Democrats to come on over and…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A young sister and brother, their grandmother and another woman were fatally shot inside a St. Charles home. The suspect exchanged gunfire with police early Saturday, fled and was taken into custody seven hours later at a convenience store where he had sought shelter. Three victims were found dead inside…
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOCELYN GECKER , Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man suspected of gunning down a California policeman was in the U.S. illegally and was captured while planning to flee to his native Mexico, a sheriff announced as he all but blamed the state’s sanctuary law for the officer’s death.…
St. Charles, MOÂ (KTRS)Â Four people are dead following a shooting in St. Charles. Police around 1 a.m. Saturday officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 100 block of Whetstone Drive. Upon arrival, officers found four victims inside of a residence. Officers then noticed a suspicious car on the scene before it…
DELLWOOD, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 6-month-old boy who was in the back seat of a car when it was stolen from a north county home has been found unharmed. An Amber Alert was issued for Jaylon Hunter after the 2018 Audi Q3 was stolen around 10 a.m. Friday from a home in Dellwood.…
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ , Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A suspected drunk driver accused of fatally shooting the California police officer who pulled him over was captured Friday as he tried to flee back to Mexico, where he lived before illegally crossing into the U.S., authorities said. The sheriff whose agency was leading…
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli author Amos Oz, one of the country’s pre-eminent and widely acclaimed writers, died on Friday after a battle with cancer, his family announced. He was 79. His daughter, Fania Oz-Salzberger, announced her father’s death on Twitter. Oz was known world-wide for a collection of novels, essays, and a well-received memoir. His…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say 1-year-old twins have died in a house fire in Kansas City. Deputy Fire Chief Jimmy Walker says smoke was billowing out of the home when crews responded Thursday afternoon. The Kansas City Star reports that several people escaped the home, where four adults and six children were living.…
NEW YORK (AP) — Electric utility Con Edison is working to figure out what caused a high-voltage equipment failure that unleashed an otherworldly flash of bright blue light in the night sky over New York City. The event Thursday night filled social media feeds with eerie photos, questions and jokes, to the point that even…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS) Two people are dead following an overnight shooting in north St. Louis. Police said a man and a woman were gunned down at just before 1:30 a.m. Friday. The victims were found inside of a vehicle in the 5300 block of Geraldine. There’s no word on a motive or of any…