Mass For French Officer Whose Sacrifice ‘Saved The Nation’

By ELAINE GANLEY and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER, Associated Press TREBES, France (AP) — A French bishop paid tribute Sunday to a police officer who lost his life after swapping himself with a supermarket employee held hostage by an Islamist extremist, saying his heroic sacrifice helped save the nation. Survivors and families of the four victims of Friday’s…

7 Months After Harvey, Flood-Control Projects’ Fate Unclear

By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Large-scale projects long considered essential to easing Houston’s flooding woes went to the top of the area’s to-do list after Hurricane Harvey inundated large swaths of the nation’s fourth-largest city. Seven months later, local officials are still looking for funding to undertake plans that include a new…

Missouri Legislature Resumes Work Amid Investigations

By BLAKE NELSON and SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers are returning to the capitol Monday for the second half of the 2018 legislative session in the shadow of legislative and criminal investigations into Republican Gov. Eric Greitens. Republican leaders, who control both chambers, downplayed the impact of the governor’s legal…

MO AG Hawley Issues Subpoenas in Investigation of The Mission Continues

JEFFERSON CITY (KTRS) Both the St. Louis circuit attorney’s office and the state of Missouri are investigating The Mission Continues … the charity founded by Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. At issue is whether donor lists for the charity were used for Greitens’ gubernatorial campaign in violation of federal law. Earlier today, Attorney General Josh Hawley, a…

US Charges 9 Iranians In Massive Hacking Scheme

By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced criminal charges and sanctions Friday against Iranians accused in a hacking scheme to pilfer sensitive information from hundreds of universities, private companies and American government agencies. The nine defendants, accused of working at the behest of the Iranian government-tied Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, hacked…