JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he is resigning after months of what he called “legal harassment.” The Republican governor made the startling announcement Tuesday. He will resign effective 5 p.m. Friday. The resignation comes amid a special session in which the state Legislature is considering impeachment. Two potential criminal cases…
By DAVID EGGERT and LARRY LAGE, Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University’s athletic director retired Friday, two days after the university president resigned over the school’s handling of sexual abuse allegations against its disgraced former sports doctor, Larry Nassar. Mark Hollis, who had been in the job for 10 years, disclosed the…
By DAVID A. LIEB and SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — In his first interview since acknowledging an extramarital affair, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said Saturday that there was “no blackmail” and “no threat of violence” by him in what he described as a months-long “consensual relationship” with his former hairdresser. Greitens told…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The spokesman for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says there is “zero truth” to rumors that the Republican governor will resign. Social media was buzzing with resignation rumors Friday, even though the governor has said he would not step down, despite calls from five Republican lawmakers earlier this week urging him to…
By WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The top leadership of the Miss America Organization, implicated in an email scandal that targeted past pageant winners for abuse based on their appearance, intellect and sex lives, resigned on Saturday, with the outgoing president apologizing to a winner whose weight he ridiculed. The president, Josh…
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — His once-promising political career in shambles, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken appeared on the verge of resigning after fellow Democrats led by female senators abandoned him Wednesday over the mounting allegations of sexual misconduct that are roiling Capitol Hill. A majority of the Senate’s Democrats called on the two-term…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) – A St. Louis area lawmaker who resigned from the Missouri House this week admits that he had an affair. Republican Representative Don Gosen told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Thursday that he began an affair in 2014. On the advice of his attorney, he gave no details about the events…
