Nashville shooting highlights security at private … NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An alarm blared and lights flashed as a heavily armed assailant stalked the hallways of The Covenant School. Surveillance footage of the shooting Monday at the private Christian school in Nashville showed many familiar security measures, including the double set of locked glass doors the killer shot their way through before […]
Miami coach Jim Larrañaga asks for transparency on … KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miami coach Jim Larrañaga wants to know how much money athletes at other schools are making through name, image and likeness deals. It’s only fair, he said, since no school has had the values of its athletes’ deals publicized more than Miami. “I think everybody should be transparent,” he said […]
States cranking out even more tax cuts amid cash … JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Just six months after passing what was billed as the largest tax cut in Missouri history, the Republican-led state House voted Tuesday for an even bigger income tax cut that could return over $1 billion annually to individuals, corporations and retirees. The Missouri legislation is the latest in a series […]
Regulators eye ways to insure all bank deposits Lawmakers and federal officials are debating whether to boost deposit insurance as a way to rebuild confidence in the U.S. banking system. The discussions center around whether to raise or temporarily waive the $250,000 insurance limit for bank deposits enforced by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) […]
Looming Trump arrest puts GOP lawmakers in uncomfortable … The expected arrest of Donald Trump is putting Republican senators who want to move on from the former president in a tough spot as he calls for mass protests if Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg places him in custody. GOP lawmakers see the indictment of a former president by a local district attorney as crossing […]
Here’s why the ‘too big to fail’ banks bailed out … A consortium of 11 giant banks that are ostensibly in competition with one another came together Thursday to bail out one of their own, the California-based First Republic, in order to help stabilize the teetering U.S. financial system. The $30 billion transfer to First Republic by banks including JPMorgan, Citigroup and other banking juggernauts that […]
Hong Kong’s Mirror launches English song, revives … HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s most popular boy band Mirror, a major driving force behind the revival of the local pop music scene, launched its first English song on Friday, hoping to bring the city’s tunes to music lovers globally. The 12-member group is part of a new wave of local singers being embraced […]
Why hasn’t Biden gone to East Palestine? President Biden has yet to visit East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a train derailment more than one month ago that has resulted in severe health and environmental concerns for the area. Biden has come under heavy pressure from Republicans and voices in conservative media to visit the area but has not committed to going. The […]
House votes to overturn Biden administration water … The House voted on Thursday to overturn the Biden administration’s water regulations — a goal that’s not expected to come to fruition but one that gave Republicans another chance to force some Democrats into a tough vote. The House voted 227-198 to eliminate a Biden administration rule that governs which waters are subject to federal […]
What is mud rain? And why is it on my car? Kansas City experienced mud rain overnight as a storm system brought dust from Texas to the metro, mixing with rain as it fell on vehicles.
GOP senators grill Garland on border security, weaponization … Senior Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday about the nation’s fentanyl crisis, the flow of drugs and migrants over the U.S.-Mexico border and the Justice Department’s stance on mandatory minimum sentences. The moments of drama came during the panel’s first oversight hearing of the Justice Department in […]