Congressional inaction could cost college students
By PHILIP ELLIOTT (WASHINGTON, AP) – Congressional inaction could end up costing college students an extra $5,000 on their new loans. The rate for subsidized Stafford loans is set to…
Egypt raises customs on luxury imports
(CAIRO, AP) – Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi hiked customs rates on dozens of “non-essential” imports as part of the government’s efforts to increase revenues to revive the ailing economy.…
Saturday mail cutback still being debated
By PAULINE JELINEK (WASHINGTON, AP) – The new spending bill passed by Congress on Thursday appears to continue the requirement for six-day mail delivery, but some lawmakers and postal officials…
$1M pilot project aims to take out feral pigs
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., AP) – Using the cover of darkness, feral pigs have learned to outsmart even the most seasoned hunters as they set about on their…
New editor named at digitalBURG.com
By JEFFREY CONTAC (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – Warrensburg’s online community news site, digitalBURG.com, has a new editor. Lester Adams, 31, of Windsor, was recently named to the website’s top job.…
S&P 500 hits five-year high
By STEVE ROTHWELL (NEW YORK, N.Y., AP) – The Standard and Poor’s 500 edged up to a five-year high Friday, extending a rally that started in January. The S&P 500…
KC-area hospitals will share patient information
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — More than a dozen Kansas City-area hospitals will use a regional computer network to share their patients’ medical information more efficiently. The hospitals’ participation in…
Strong results from Google, IBM push stocks higher
By MATTHEW CRAFT (NEW YORK, AP) — Strong earnings from tech giants are nudging the stock market higher early Wednesday, ahead of a planned vote in Congress to raise the…
Aetna plans to sell Missouri Medicaid business
(HARTFORD, Conn., AP) — Aetna Inc. will sell a Missouri Medicaid business that manages care for more than 100,000 people to fellow health insurer WellCare Health Plans Inc. due to…
Building in Kansas City built mostly for disabled
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — When The Whole Person agency moves into its new headquarters in downtown Kansas City this week, it will find a building that is an architectural…