Nurse Charged with Stealing Drugs at Missouri Hospital

COLUMBIA, MO (AP) — A registered nurse is charged with stealing fentanyl and other drugs from University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. Forty-year-old Leslie Neal, of Otterville, was charged Thursday with stealing a controlled substance. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports a probable cause statement from officer Kenrick Tucker says Neal took 96 syringes and 16 vials containing…

Trump Says State Spokeswoman Might Be Next UN Ambassador

WASHINGTON (AP) — State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert is among the people under consideration to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, President Donald Trump said Thursday. Trump said his administration will “probably make a decision” next week on a replacement for Nikki Haley, who announced in October that she would step down…

Trump Pledges Asylum Crackdown, Tent Cities; is It Legal?

By JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG ,  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum — two legally dubious proposals that mark his latest election-season barrage…