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LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Mo. — The Missouri State Highway Patrol now says two people died in the crash along I-70 near Odessa Tuesday. The crash occurred around 6:35 p.m. at mile marker 39.6. According to the online crash report, four people were in a 2006 Pontiac heading west on I-70 when the driver lost control on the ice-covered road and slid into the median. When the driver pulled out of the median and back into the left lane of I-70, she [
President Donald Trump responded to a bipartisan deal drafted to fund the government — and told reporters he’s “not thrilled.” The White House press pool, as tweeted by PBS NewsHour’s Yamiche Alcindor, reported that Trump said “I can’t say I’m happy, I can’t say I’m thrilled” about the deal and that he intends to build his border wall with Mexico anyway. Alcindor added that Trump claimed the deal, which was drafted at Camp David by
Friday: A new poll shows how Californians view life in their state; more woes for PG&E, and tiny California love stories
A rundown of a troubled deal. Also, the Guardian Angels get into the clothing business.
On Friday, 16-year-old Aidan Zellmer pleaded guilty to killing 10-year-old Kiaya Campbell in June 2017.
Prosecutors say a 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a 17-year-old Massachusetts youth.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Three violent crimes in one Overland Park neighborhood, all involving teenagers, have raised concerns for police and neighbors. Jacob Marquez is just 16 years old. He has thee siblings, and one of his biggest supporters is his grandmother, Patti Wehner of Waldo. “I’m doing what I can right now for him because I love him,” Wehner said. She admits her grandson has had a troubled past. “Jacob is a lost boy, who lost his mother 10 [
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An Israeli spacecraft rocketed toward the moon for the country’s first attempted lunar landing, following a launch Thursday night by SpaceX. A communications satellite for Indonesia was the main cargo aboard the Falcon 9 rocket, which illuminated the sky as it took flight. But Israel’s privately funded lunar lander — a
LEAVENWORTH COUNTY, Kan. — A Leavenworth County couple, worried they are running out of time, is urging Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly to help them find their son. Randy Leach disappeared in April 1988, just weeks before he was set to graduate from high school. His disappearance from a party in rural Leavenworth County has never been solved. His mother’s car he was driving that night, never found. His disappearance sparked rumors of drugs, satanic cults, and sacrifices to the devil. [
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Attorney General William Barr is on the cusp of what will almost certainly be the most consequential decision of his long career: how much of the special counsel’s findings to
ATLANTA (AP) — At a time when counties, cities and states across the South are removing or covering up Confederate monuments, one of the world’s largest paintings of the American Civil War will reopen to
Which movies should win, could win and will win Sunday at the Oscars? WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley makes his predictions.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Historically, car crashes hurt and kill more police officers than any other cause. It’s something the KCMO Police Department works hard to avoid by requiring all recruits to go through extensive driver training. It’s not usually ideal to slam on your brakes. “That is a dead stop. That’s exactly what we want,” an instructor said. But at the Kansas City Regional Police Academy, it’s exactly what driving instructors are looking for. “A child has jumped out [
As President Donald Trump seeks a nuclear deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week in Vietnam, some in Seoul are wondering if the fate of Washington's decades-long military alliance with South Korea could be at stake.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft is emerging as the front-runner to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is backing Craft for the
A federal magistrate will weigh a request that would force the U.S. government to disclose details about more than 1,400 private entities including hospitals and universities that have received access to parts of the government's terrorist watchlist.
A 36-year-old man was arrested and charged with criminal damage this week after allegedly throwing an old toilet through a window of a school board building.
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday after a slide on Wall Street as nervous investors eyed U.S.-China trade talks in Washington. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.3 percent to 21,402.57 in morning