House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is bristling over a question about whether she “hates” President Donald Trump. Pelosi told reporters at her weekly press conference that as a Catholic, she resents the suggestion that she hates anyone. She fired back at the questioner: “Don’t mess with me when it comes to words like that.” Earlier, Pelosi…
Washington, D.C. (AP) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Pelosi delivered the historic announcement Thursday from the speaker’s offices at the Capitol. Trump, meanwhile, tweeted that if Democrats are going to impeach him, he wants them to “do it now, fast”‘…
FARMINGTON, MO (AP) — A Missouri man has been sentenced to probation for hiding his mom’s corpse in a makeshift coffin and wooden vault in a storage shed after she died of what appear to be natural causes. The Daily Journal reports that 52-year-old Nicholas McClure, of Farmington, also was ordered to complete 40 hours of community…
Washington, D.C. (AP) A sweeping House impeachment report says President Donald Trump seriously misused the power of his office for personal political gain by seeking foreign intervention in the American election process and obstructed Congress by stonewalling efforts to investigate. The findings will serve as the foundation for debate over whether the 45th president should…
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the NATO summit in London (all times local): 4:25 p.m. President Donald Trump says he’s not worried that the U.S. stock market took a dive over his remarks that a trade deal with China might not materialize until after the 2020 election. U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading…
An official with Sen. Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign says the California Democrat is expected to announce the end of her presidential bid. The official requested anonymity to speak about Harris’ plans. Her decision to exit the race comes after months of trying to recreate the momentum from her January campaign launch, which drew 20,000 people…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden took in more than $15 million for his White House run over the past two months, a sum that shows the former vice president’s fundraising operation has rebounded slightly after a lackluster summer in which he trailed his leading rivals. Biden’s campaign would not say exactly how much he has…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — After a couple years of robust tax collections, states across the U.S. are better prepared than ever to weather a potential recession, according to a report released Monday that examines states’ savings. The good news in the report from Moody’s Analytics is tempered by the reality that one-fifth of all…
Chesterfield, MO (KTRS) Chesterfield Police need the public’s help in finding a suspect wanted in jewelry theft at Macy’s and an arson at Target. According to investigators, the suspect is believed to have taken up to $50,000 worth of jewelry from Macy’s at Chesterfield Mall on Saturday. Police say this same suspect was also seen…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri officials are buying a piece of equipment that simulates the experience of being in an earthquake to prepare residents for a big tremblor in a region that saw one of the most powerful earthquakes east of the Rocky Mountains in the 1800s. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the…