ORLANDO, FL (AP) — A tropical storm that rapidly formed off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula has gained new strength and could become a dangerous Category 2 hurricane with an expected midweek strike on the Gulf Coast in the Florida Panhandle, forecasts say. Florida Gov. Rick Scott issued an order for a state of emergency for 26…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s majority leader, insisting his chamber won’t be irreparably damaged by the bitter fight over new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, is signaling he’s willing to take up another high court nomination in the 2020 presidential election season should another vacancy arise. “We’ll see if there is a vacancy in 2020,”…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Friction over attempts to verify an iconic stovepipe hat’s connection to Abraham Lincoln has prompted the director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to sever financial ties to the organization’s fundraising arm at a critical juncture for the nonprofit foundation, which is struggling to pay back millions of dollars borrowed to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Police have released more details about an officer-involved shooting that badly injured a 15-year-old boy last month. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that police said Friday a 9mm semiautomatic pistol was recovered from the scene. Police have said that Branden Leachman was armed with a gun when an unidentified…
By MICHAEL HILL and JOHN KEKIS , Associated Press . SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — A limousine on its way to a birthday party blew a stop sign at the end of a highway and plowed into a parked but unoccupied SUV, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians in the deadliest U.S.…
LYON, France (AP) — The Latest on the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Interpol President Meng Hongwei (all times local): 8:35 p.m. Interpol says a Chinese official who was reported missing has resigned as head of the international police agency. The update came after Beijing announced Meng Hongwei was under investigation in China. Interpol said…
SCHOHARIE, NY (AP) — A relaxed weekend afternoon turned into chaos at an upstate New York spot popular with tourists taking in the fall foliage when a crash involving a limousine left 20 people dead, officials said Sunday. A person with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press that 18 of the victims in…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missourians wanting to vote in the Nov. 6 election must be registered by Wednesday. Residents must submit a completed voter registration application to local election authorities by 5 p.m. on Oct. 10. The applications may be submitted in person or by mail. Registration also may be done online through the…
CARBONDALE, IL (AP) — Two new aircraft hangers are being planned for Southern Illinois Airport, which officials say will boost businesses at the airport near Carbondale.Officials say the project is moving forward with a $3.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to improve the airport’s infrastructure.The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports one of the new…
Clayton, MO (KTRS) A dozen protesters were arrested in Clayton following the Senate’s confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. The local demonstrations were among those around the country. Police say 12 people were arrested for disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. This came after police say they warned the group as…