Manafort Jury To Hear Closing Arguments In His Fraud Trial

By CHAD DAY, MATTHEW BARAKAT and MARY CLARE JALONICK , Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Closing arguments were expected Wednesday in the trial of Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman accused of tax evasion and bank fraud. Manafort’s defense rested its case Tuesday without calling any witnesses. Manafort himself chose not to testify.…

Jordanian Immigrant Gets Death For Houston ‘Honor Killings’

HOUSTON (AP) — A Jordanian immigrant was sentenced to death on Tuesday after being convicted in what Texas prosecutors described as the honor killings of his daughter’s American husband and her friend who was an Iranian women’s rights activist. Ali Mahwood-Awad Irsan was found guilty of capital murder last month in the 2012 fatal shootings…

Barnes Jewish Hospital Ranks High Again Nationally

ST. LOUIS (KTRS) Barnes-Jewish Hospital and its physician partners at Washington University School of Medicine are once again among the nation’s elite medical centers on the latest U.S. News & World Report’s annual Honor Roll of “America’s Best Hospitals,” ranking number eleven in the country. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is also again ranked number one in both Missouri…

Missouri Senate Candidates Weigh In On Ballot Initiatives

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill says she supports measures on Missouri’s November ballot to increase the state’s minimum wage and hike the gas tax. McCaskill recently told reporters that she also supports medical marijuana. She said she “couldn’t be more enthusiastic” about another proposal that would change redistricting and limit lobbyist…