By ROBERT BURNS , AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — On his first working day in charge of the Pentagon, Pat Shanahan got a taste of President Donald Trump’s scattershot way of looking at the world. As Shanahan sat to Trump’s left at a Cabinet meeting at the White House, the president denounced U.S.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 73-year-old man has been charged with murder after he admitted to beating his roommate to death at a Missouri nursing home. Police were called to The Estates of Spanish Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation facility in St. Louis County just after 7 a.m. Wednesday. Officers found 69-year-old Larry Harris dead. Prosecutors…
By AMY TAXIN and DEEPTI HAJELA , Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some immigrant youth looking to start over in the United States after fleeing abusive homes are seeing their applications for green cards rejected because the Trump administration says they’re too old. A U.S. government program in place since 1990 has let young…
On his second day on the job, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell fired the veteran assistant prosecutor who was primarily responsible for presenting evidence to the grand jury that declined to indict a Ferguson police officer in the 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown. That’s according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Kathi Alizadeh had…
By ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are expected to attend a briefing on border security at the White House as the government remains partially shut down and President Donald Trump asks in a tweet, “Let’s make a deal?” The partial government shutdown began on…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Netflix faced criticism on Wednesday for pulling an episode in Saudi Arabia of comedian Hasan Minhaj’s “Patriot Act” that criticized the kingdom’s powerful crown prince. The American comedian used his second episode, released on Oct. 28, to lambaste Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of writer Jamal…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Ameren Missouri is beginning a major project in downtown St. Louis on Wednesday. The $8-million project is aimed at upgrading 100,000 feet of underground infrastructure as part of its Smart Energy Plan.The upgrades are expected to improve the power quality and energy reliability for customers. Motorists can expect road closures during this…
By JAN M. OLSEN , Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish passenger train apparently hit falling cargo from a passing freight train Wednesday, an accident that killed six people and injured 16 others as it crossed a bridge linking the country’s islands, authorities said. The accident was the worst in Denmark in more…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Proposed plans for the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Illinois have shifted from “when” to “how.” Democratic Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker campaigned on the legalization issue and its corresponding tax revenue of as much as $1 billion a year. And Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is on board . Two key Democratic lawmakers, Sen.…
NEW YORK, NY (AP) — Rain drops fell along with confetti as revelers rang in 2019 in New York’s Times Square, capping a soggy New Year’s Eve celebration that included singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha’s stirring rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine” just before midnight. Crews used squeegees to try to remove water from the stages, but New…