Vermont’s Sanders kicks off 2016 bid from Clinton’s left
The former Burlington mayor says there is “something profoundly wrong” when so much of the nation’s income goes to the top 1 percent of all earners
The former Burlington mayor says there is “something profoundly wrong” when so much of the nation’s income goes to the top 1 percent of all earners
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Senate has hired a lawyer in response to a “workplace harassment complaint.” A document obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press shows the Senate hired the attorney May 7. The legal fee agreement didn’t give additional details regarding the complaint, but Minority Leader Joe Keaveny said the Senate is…
There was no evidence that sex-selection abortions have happened in Louisiana
May 26, 2015 Matchday 10 (Presented by Mercy) Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup – 3rd Round Saint Louis FC vs. Minnesota United FC Date: Wednesday, May 27 Time: 7:00 PM Venue: World Wide Technology Soccer Park; St. Louis, Mo. Tickets ___________________________________ LAST TIME OUT: Saint Louis FC was held to a 3-3 draw against USL…
SWANSEA, Ill. (AP) – A national animal rights group is honoring the southern Illinois animal rescue volunteer who was struck and killed by a regional commuter train while responding to a call about an opossum on the tracks. Fifty-eight-year-old Sandie Konopelski of Shiloh died last month after being hit by a MetroLink train east of…
NEW YORK (AP) — The past two games at Citi Field, the St. Louis Cardinals have shown exactly why they own the best record in baseball. Matt Adams hit a long three-run homer, Jason Heyward also connected and the Cardinals enjoyed their second consecutive offensive outburst, roughing up Bartolo Colon in a 9-0 rout of…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Little support seems to exist for reopening a super-maximum prison in southern Illinois that has been closed for more than two years. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises reports (http://bit.ly/1KedlNW) the notorious Tamms prison remains shut down despite an effort from at least one Illinois lawmaker to push Illinois Gov. Bruce…
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A U.S. Marine Corps combat photographer from Illinois is among the eight dead who were aboard a Marine helicopter that crashed during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal. Officials identified the victims Sunday. Cpl. Sara A. Medina, a combat photographer with Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Okinawa, Japan, and a native of…
The former secretary of state is making a second campaign visit to Iowa on Monday.