By DAVID A. LIEB , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers opened a historic special session Friday to consider whether to impeach Gov. Eric Greitens for a variety of allegations ranging from sexual misconduct to misuse of a veterans’ charity donor list for his political campaign. It marked the first time Missouri…
By JUAN A. LOZANO , Associated Press SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Only weeks ago, a dozen students from Santa Fe High School in Texas offered support for survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting by participating in a nationwide walkout seeking stricter gun control. On Friday, it was Parkland students who declared their solidarity…
WINDSOR, England (AP) — Meghan Markle reached 125 years back into the British monarchy’s vault to choose her wedding tiara. The diamond bandeau Markle wore was made for Queen Mary, who was crowned with husband King George V in 1911. The tiara was specifically designed to accommodate a brooch that was given to Mary in…
WINDSOR, England (AP) —Final preparations were being made inside the walls of Windsor Castle hours ahead of Saturday’s royal wedding between Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle. Florists were busy adding finishing touches to the floral decorations at St. George’s Chapel. A team of five workers was adding boughs of green foliage and white…
By DAVID A. LIEB , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor said Friday that he won’t be filing any charges against Gov. Eric Greitens for the way his campaign reported the receipt of a charity donor list used for political fundraising. The decision by Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson marked a…
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Texas’ governor says the 17-year-old student believed to be behind a high school shooting that killed 10 people wrote in his journal of wanting to carry out such an attack. Republican Greg Abbott said Friday that the suspect “has information contained in journals on his computer, in his cellphone that…
Riverview, MO (KTRS)Â An elderly man is hospitalized after being rescued overnight from his burning north county home. Firefighters were called to the fire at a home on Longridge Drive in Riverview at just after midnight Friday. Authorities say the elderly man was trapped in a back bedroom when firefighters arrived. Two firefighters went in…
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement officers are responding to a high school near Houston after an active shooter was reported on campus. The Santa Fe school district issued an alert Friday morning saying Santa Fe High School has been placed on lockdown. Galveston County sheriff’s Maj. Douglas Hudson says units are responding to…
By FREIDA FRISARO , Associated Press DORAL, Fla. (AP) — A man shouting about Donald Trump entered the president’s south Florida golf resort early Friday, draped a flag over a lobby counter and exchanged fire with police before being arrested, police said. One officer received an unspecified injury, officials said. Police were notified of an…
WINDSOR, England (AP) — Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle when she marries his son Prince Harry — a gesture of welcome to the American actress as she joins the royal family. Kensington Palace said Friday that Markle asked the heir to the British throne to offer the supporting elbow Saturday at…