Missouri Gets More Time to Comply with REAL ID Act

JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri has more time to comply with stricter identification requirements under the Real ID Act. KMBC-TV reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security granted Missouri an extension on Monday through Aug. 1, 2019. At issue is a federal law with tougher proof-of-identity requirements needed at airports, some federal facilities and…

North Korea Estimated To Have 20-60 Nuclear Weapons

By HYUNG-JIN KIM ,  Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top South Korean official told lawmakers that North Korea is estimated to have up to 60 nuclear weapons, in Seoul’s first public comment about the size of the North’s secrecy-clouded weapons arsenal. Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon told parliament Monday the estimates on the size…

Flake Vows To Vote ‘No’ If Supreme Court Nominee Lied

By STEVE PEOPLES , Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Republican senator who suddenly sits at the center of the explosive Supreme Court debate promised Monday to oppose President Donald Trump’s nominee should an ongoing federal investigation determine he lied under oath. Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, who holds extraordinary leverage in the confirmation process,…