By MICHAEL BALSAMO and AMANDA LEE MYERS , Associated Press ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (AP) — A deadly explosion that ripped through a Southern California day spa was a crime, authorities said Wednesday as they tried to figure out why someone would target a business that provided facials, waxing and wrinkle treatments. Authorities declined to say…
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG , Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday threatened to scrap a historic summit next month between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and U.S. President Donald Trump, saying it has no interest in a “one-sided” affair meant to pressure the North to abandon its nuclear…
Pine Lawn, MO (KTRS) Police reported on Wednesday morning that 76-year-old Fisher Morrow has been found unharmed. Earlier Story: Pine Lawn, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for a missing elderly north county man. Police say 76-year-old Fisher Morrow hasn’t been seen since leaving his Pine Lawn apartment in the 4000 block of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police are investigating the city prosecutor’s office handling of the felony invasion-of-privacy case against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. Police say the decision to investigate was made after meeting with two of Greitens’ attorneys, who announced earlier Tuesday they would ask for an investigation. The defense attorneys allege that William…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump visited his wife, Melania, in the hospital Tuesday as she continues to recover after a kidney procedure. Trump said earlier Tuesday that the first lady is “doing really well” and that he expected her back at the White House before the end of…
By JOHN O’CONNOR , AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Eight years after Illinois abolished the death penalty, the state’s Republican governor on Monday proposed reinstating the punishment for mass killers and people who gun down police officers. Gov. Bruce Rauner tied the death penalty plan to gun restrictions favored by Democrats who control…
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and JANIE HAR , Associated Press FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California woman denied that she or her husband abused their 10 children after authorities said the kids suffered puncture wounds, burns, bruising and injuries consistent with being shot with a pellet gun. The children, ages 4 months to 12…
By ANDREW DALTON , AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Margot Kidder, the Canadian actress who starred as a salty and cynical Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in the “Superman” film franchise of the 1970s and 1980s, has died. She was 69. Kidder’s manager Camilla Fluxman Pines said she died peacefully in her sleep…
By JIM SALTER and DAVID A. LIEB , Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday dropped an invasion-of-privacy charge against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, but say they still plan to pursue the case. Assistant St. Louis Circuit Attorney Ronald Sullivan made the surprise announcement in court after the third day of jury selection…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump underwent a procedure Monday morning to treat a benign kidney condition and will likely be hospitalized for the rest of the week, the White House said. President Donald Trump was expected to visit his wife at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center just outside…