WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is embarking on a nine-state battleground tour on behalf of Democratic candidates competing in the November elections, returning to the campaign trail ahead of a decision on another White House bid. The packed October schedule marks the Vermont independent’s most extensive stretch of campaigning since the 2016 presidential race.…
PINE LAWN, MO (AP) — Authorities say an intruder has shot and killed a 20-year-old woman after forcing open the back door of a suburban St. Louis apartment. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the shooting happened around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday in Pine Lawn. The woman’s name wasn’t immediately released. Another woman who was upstairs at…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Archaeological work could begin this fall on the remains of homes burned down during the 1908 Springfield race riots after an agreement was reached between federal, state and city officials. The deal covers how excavations will be done and directs the city and the Illinois State Museum to curate the artifacts…
St. Louis, MOÂ (KTRS)Â The St. Louis murder count continues to climb. This comes after three fatal shootings in north St. Louis within a mile of each other. Police say the first incident happened at just after 5 p.m. Monday when a man was shot on Martin Luther King and Hodiamont. He died after being…
By MATTHEW LEE , AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration “at the end of the year.” Trump spoke as he and Haley met in the Oval Office, shortly after word came of her plans to resign. He called Haley a “very special”…
By DAVID EGGERT , Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Backers of broad marijuana legalization are looking to break through a geographic barrier in November and get their first foothold in the Midwest after a string of election victories in Northeastern and Western states. Michigan and North Dakota, where voters previously authorized medical marijuana, will decide…
By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court with a new conservative majority takes the bench as Brett Kavanaugh, narrowly confirmed after a bitter Senate battle, joins his new colleagues to hear his first arguments as a justice. Kavanaugh will emerge Tuesday morning from behind the courtroom’s red velvet…
By JENNIFER KAY and GARY FINEOUT , Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Residents of Florida’s Panhandle frantically filled sandbags, boarded up homes and secured boats in harbors Monday as they anxiously awaited Hurricane Michael, which forecasters warned could smash into the northeast Gulf Coast as a dangerous major hurricane within days. Fueled by warm tropical…
By KATHY GANNON , Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court postponed its ruling Monday on the final appeal of a Christian woman who has been on death row since 2010 after being convicted of blasphemy against Islam. The judicial panel listened to Asia Bibi’s defense lawyer challenge statements by those who accused her…
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Relatives of a Chicago-area Marine killed during World War II are welcoming his body back after 75 years being buried in Hawaii as an unknown serviceman. Military officials say DNA tests helped confirm the identity of Marine Corps Tech. Sgt. Harry Carlsen of Brookfield, who was 31 when he was…