By STEVE PEOPLES , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A turbulent election season that tested President Donald Trump’s slash-and-burn political style against the strength of the Democratic resistance comes to a close as Americans cast ballots in the first national election of the Trump era. With voters going to the polls Tuesday, nothing is certain. Weather…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, his shadow hanging over midterm elections that will determine the future of his administration, used his final campaign pitch to ask voters to help preserve “fragile” GOP victories that could be erased by Democratic gains in Congress. With the monthslong fight serving as a testing ground for his nationalist…
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon isn’t commenting on reports that it plans to split its new headquarters between facilities in two cities rather than choosing just one. The New York Times, citing unnamed people familiar with the decision-making process, said the company is nearing deals to locate in Queens in New York City and in…
UNIVERSITY CITY, MO (AP) — Three people are charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old robbery accomplice who was killed by a suburban St. Louis homeowner. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 18-year-old Gregory Bell, of St. Louis, 18-year-old Davion Rainey, of St. Louis, and 25-year-old Jasmine Kimbrough, of St. Louis County, also…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill has survived political near-death before in increasingly Republican Missouri. Voters on Tuesday will decide whether to re-elect her over young challenger Josh Hawley, who is backed by President Donald Trump in a hotly contested race with national implications. McCaskill embarrassed Republicans…
Missouri voters are deciding whether to join the growing number of states that allow medical marijuana for treatment of cancer, HIV and other conditions. Three separate medical marijuana issues are on the ballot Tuesday among several issues confronting Missouri voters. They also will consider raising the minimum wage, increasing the gas tax for road and…
By ERIKA KINETZ , Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — China has given companies linked to U.S. President Donald Trump and his daughter 18 new trademarks in the last two months, raising concerns about conflicts of interest in the White House on the eve of national elections. The trademarks cover products from perfume to voting machines and…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — His shadow hanging over midterm elections that will determine the future of his administration, President Donald Trump used his final pitch Monday to ask voters to help preserve “fragile” GOP victories that could be erased by Democratic gains in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said. The ozone layer had been thinning since the late 1970s. Scientists raised the alarm and ozone-depleting chemicals were phased out worldwide. As a result, the upper ozone layer above the Northern…
BRANSON, MO (AP) — Records show a water pump had been replaced with a less powerful system in a tourist duck boat that sank in a Missouri lake, killing 17 people. The Kansas City Star reports that the original Higgins pump, which is capable of removing as much as 250 gallons of water per minute from…