Obama declares flooding emergency in Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — President Barack Obama has declared an emergency exists in Missouri because of flooding. Obama signed the declaration on Saturday. It allows federal aid to be used to help state and local response efforts to storms that began Dec. 22 and flooding that continues. It also authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency…

Cities look at subsidized housing to stem teacher shortages

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amid concerns of a looming teacher shortage, public officials in San Francisco and other cities are looking at housing as a tool to prevent the exodus of young educators. School districts in high cost-of-living areas and rural communities that have long struggled to staff classrooms are considering buying or building rent-subsidized…

Donald Trump is not a fan of pump hairspray

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Donald Trump has a personal beef with one of the efforts aimed at protecting the environment – it’s messing with his hair. The billionaire businessman turned Republican presidential candidate told supporters in South Carolina on Wednesday that he’s not impressed by replacements for old aerosol hairsprays that contained ozone-eating chemicals called…

Trump to spend millions on ads in GOP race

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Donald Trump says he will begin spending money on campaign advertising, despite what he views as comfortable leads in national and state preference polls. The Republican presidential front-runner says he doesn’t “want to take any chances.” He spoke to reporters Tuesday on his private jet before a rally in nearby…