WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that a whistleblower’s complaint at the center of the House’s impeachment inquiry shows that President Donald Trump was engaged in a cover-up. Pelosi read from the declassified complaint, which alleges the White House tried to “lock down” details of Trump’s call with Ukraine’s new president after he asked him…
The following is from St. Louis County Police: On September 25, 2019 at approximately 8:09 PM, St. Louis County Police Officers from the West County Precinct responded to the Menards, located at 14161 Manchester Road for a strong arm robbery. Upon arrival, officers located a female victim, 49 years of age, suffering from a head wound. EMS…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vaping products, one of the fastest-growing segments of the legal marijuana industry, have taken a hit from consumers as public health experts scramble to determine what’s causing a mysterious and sometimes fatal lung disease among people who use e-cigarettes. The ailment has sickened at least 530 people and killed nine. Some…
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Missouri man is suspected of flying to California and lighting multiple fires by throwing flaming pieces paper from his rental car onto grassy foothills in the San Francisco Bay Area. The East Bay Times reports Wednesday that Freddie Graham allegedly ignited more than a dozen fires in a 24-hour…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local): 3:30 p.m. House Democrats are weighing the next steps in their impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Some lawmakers want to limit the impeachment probe to Trump’s push for Ukraine to dig up dirt on Democrat Joe Biden. But House…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri lawmaker now running for mayor of Ferguson has been fined $77,500 after a state ethics panel determined he used campaign money on personal expenses. The Missouri Ethics Commission on Tuesday announced the fine for Courtney Curtis (on right in photo), a Democrat who served three two-year terms…
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are joining President Donald Trump in asking a federal judge in New York to temporarily block a state court grand jury subpoena seeking his tax returns. They say in papers filed late Tuesday in Manhattan federal court that Trump has raised “weighty constitutional issues” in trying to stop the…
Edmundson, MO (KTRS) An endangered person advisory is in effect for a missing St. Louis County girl. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the Edmundson Police issued the advisory for 16-year-old Gabrielle Yonko after she went missing from the 4400 block of Dothan Dr. just before 9 P.M. Tuesday. Yonko is described as a white…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and a whistleblower complaint (all times local): 5:20 p.m. President Donald Trump is reacting swiftly to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that the Democratic-controlled House is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry. Trump notes that Pelosi’s announcement comes as he meets Tuesday with world leaders at the United…
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump took center stage at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to deliver a strong defense of nationalism while exhorting the world to act against Iran’s “bloodlust” and rising aggression. The president called on the global leaders seated before him to join the U.S. in further isolating Tehran, pushing…