(WELDON SPRING, Mo., AP) — A suburban St. Louis Eagle Scout has achieved a rare distinction — earning every merit badge offered by the Boy Scouts of America. The St…. Read more »
Category: Features
Presidential strut is iconic inaugural moment
By JESSICA GRESKO (WASHINGTON, AP) — At some point on Inauguration Day, if all goes as expected, the president’s limousine will slow to a stop on its journey down Pennsylvania… Read more »
Hindus now have a fellow believer in Congress
By DEEPTI HAJELA (NEW YORK, AP) — When Dr. Uma Mysorekar looks at the members of the new Congress, the Indian immigrant and practicing Hindu can see that, for the… Read more »
Gun debate: Video game industry defends itself
By ERICA WERNER and JULIE PACE (WASHINGTON, AP) — The video game industry, blamed by some for fostering a culture of violence, defended its practices Friday at a White House… Read more »
10 Commandments monument finds home
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — A huge monument of the Ten Commandments has found a new home, years after the death of the southwest Missouri artist who created the piece. The… Read more »
Giant movie screen arrives at Union Station
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A movie screen billed as the largest in the region has arrived at Union Station at Kansas City and will be installed as part of… Read more »
‘Lincoln’ paces the British Academy Awards
By JILL LAWLESS (LONDON, AP) — Historical biopic “Lincoln” leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 10 nominations including best picture and best actor — but nothing… Read more »
Matisse painting taken in 1987 recovered in UK
By JILL LAWLESS (LONDON, AP) — A Henri Matisse painting stolen in 1987 from a Swedish museum by a thief wielding a sledgehammer has been recovered, an art specialist and… Read more »
Panel backs Arrow Rock site for recognition
(ARROW ROCK, Mo., AP) — Efforts to gain national recognition for a historic river crossing in central Missouri have taken a step forward. The Marshall Democrat-News reports (http://bit.ly/UpMypk) the Saline… Read more »
French actor Depardieu gets Russian passport
By LYNN BERRY (MOSCOW, AP) — The day after receiving his new Russian passport from President Vladimir Putin, French actor Gerard Depardieu flew Sunday to the provincial town of Saransk,… Read more »