50 Dead, 200 Injured In Las Vegas Attack
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada sheriff says the death toll has climbed to 50 in the attack on a Las Vegas concert Sunday, making it the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo says more than 200 people were wounded at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Strip.…
Conservatives Threaten Rauner With Primary Over Abortion Law
By JOHN O’CONNOR, AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Conservatives furious about Gov. Bruce Rauner’s expansion of taxpayer-funded abortion in Illinois are threatening to put up a challenger against the first-term governor in next spring’s Republican primary. The new House Republican floor leader, Rep. Peter Breen of Lombard, called a primary “inevitable” after Rauner agreed…
Suspect Hospitalized Following Officer-Involved Shooting
Affton, MO (KTRS) A suspect is hospitalized following an officer-involved shooting in south county. Police say officers were called to a home in the 7700 block of Harlan in Affton at just after 6:30 a.m. Sunday. According to the investigation, a man came to the door with a gun in one hand and a sword…
Child Injured In South Louis Shooting
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a child was wounded in a shooting in south St. Louis. Police say an 8-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet in the 2800 block of Potomac at just before 7 p.m. Saturday. The child’s injuries are said to be minor. There’s no word on a motive…
President Trump Scoffs At “Politically Motivated Ingrates” After Maria
By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press BRANCHBURG, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday scoffed at “politically motivated ingrates” who had questioned his administration’s commitment to revive Puerto Rico after a pulverizing hurricane and said the federal government had done “a great job with the almost impossible situation.” The tweets coming from a president ensconced in…
Protesters Display “Stop Killing Us” Banner At Game
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters upset with the acquittal of a white former police officer in the death of a black man unfurled a banner at the St. Louis Cardinals’ home game against the Milwaukee Brewers that read: “Stop Killing Us.” The banner displayed Friday night over the railing in the left-field upper-deck seats had a…
EPA Says Dioxins Might Have Washed Downriver During Harvey
EPA says dioxins might have washed downriver during Harvey By MICHAEL BIESECKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says an unknown amount of a dangerous chemical linked to birth defects and cancer may have washed downriver from a Houston-area Superfund site during the flooding from Hurricane Harvey. EPA said Thursday night it has…
College Of Ozarks Requires Other Teams To Stand For National Anthem
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A small Christian school near Branson says it won’t play any team whose players don’t stand for the national anthem. College of the Ozarks President Jerry Davis said Friday its players in every sport will not play in games where disrespect is exhibited toward the anthem or the U.S. flag. The…