(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A national archaeological group has censured its St. Louis chapter over the sale of 4,000-year-old Egyptian artifacts to a New York museum. The Archaeological Institute of… Read more »
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Missouri’s Blunt to chair US Senate rules committee
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri will chair the Committee on Rules and Administration during the next session of Congress. The full Senate confirmed the… Read more »
Wintry weather around US brings fatalities, school closings
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Dangerously cold air has sent temperatures plummeting into the single digits around the U.S., with wind chills driving them even lower. Throw in the snow… Read more »
Bitterly cold air stretches from Dakotas to Alabama
The Associated Press Frigid air is blowing across the United States, dropping temperatures in many areas into the single digits and leading weather monitors to issue wind chill advisories and… Read more »
Big threat for Obama’s climate efforts from GOP-run Congress
(WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama’s determined efforts to combat global warming face their biggest trial yet as Republicans take full control of Congress this week. The GOP vows to… Read more »
Data shows people moving to Oregon, Carolinas
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The annual study of moving trends by the nation’s largest moving company shows that Oregon and the Carolinas are seeing more people move in, while people… Read more »
Universities competing for Obama library site
By JOSH LEDERMAN (HONOLULU, AP) — President Barack Obama has preached economic opportunity and equal access to education as cornerstones of the legacy he wants to leave behind. But in… Read more »
Vegas snow on New Year’s Eve is a roll of the dice
By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL (LAS VEGAS, AP) — One fireworks coordinator has a request of Mother Nature in this city of glitzy shows: If you’re going to let it snow on… Read more »
Report: Gun deaths of officers jump 56 percent
By AMANDA LEE MYERS (WASHINGTON, AP) — The number of law enforcement officers killed by firearms in the U.S. jumped by 56 percent this year and included 15 ambush assaults,… Read more »
After guilty plea, NY congressman to resign
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER (NEW YORK, AP) — After pleading guilty to tax evasion last week, U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm vowed to stay in Congress as long as he… Read more »