JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Republican businessman Donald Trump and former Democratic Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have been certified as the winners of Missouri’s presidential primaries. The results of the March 15 primaries were made official Tuesday. But the losing candidates still have seven days to request a recount. Trump led Texas Sen. Ted…
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Seashells, sandcastles and seaweed are typical items found at the Jersey shore. And beachgoers left some odd items behind in the sand and surf last year, too, including a beer keg, birth control pills, and a rubber brain. The Clean Ocean Action environmental group released its most recent findings Tuesday…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A sponsor of a Tennessee transgender bathroom bill has told a finance committee that he has to consider a state attorney general’s opinion before going forward. A member of the Senate Finance Ways and Means Committee said Tuesday that the bill may have to be heard after the budget is passed…
WASHINGTON (AP) – As Americans consider their options for the next president, they’re increasingly warming to the president they already have. Boosted by some good economic news, President Barack Obama is seeing his approval rating rise. That puts Obama, who leaves office in January, in a position to remain a force in the political debate…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is claiming to be thrifty in an email asking supporters to help him pay off more than $1 million in presidential campaign debt. Walker said in the fundraising plea sent Sunday that “If there is one thing the American people learned about me during our presidential campaign, it…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The 28-year-old man accused of killing a former New Orleans Saints player will appear before a state judge in Orleans Parish Criminal Court. Cardell Hayes is being held one $1 million bond in the death of Will Smith. Hayes will appear in magistrate’s court Monday at 3 p.m. to let the…
BALTIMORE (AP) — In the year since Freddie Gray died, the Baltimore police department has worked on its relationship with the community and tried to heal wounds opened during protests and rioting last spring. Part of the department’s efforts have been putting more officers on foot patrol in poor, mostly black neighborhoods and encouraging beat…
