Bush, Carson seek to steady campaigns in GOP debate
Republicans Jeb Bush and Ben Carson sought to steady their presidential campaigns in Tuesday night’s GOP debate, with Bush taking advantage of a policy-focused contest to detail positions on the economy and immigration while Carson swatted away mounting questions about the veracity of his celebrated biography.
Online threats heighten tensions at University of Missouri
The University of Missouri said it is has increased security and is investigating online threats, an announcement that again heightened tensions on the campus after days of turmoil.
Missouri players didn’t recognize how much power they had
Missouri receiver J’Mon Moore decided to visit the protesters who had built a tent city on Carnahan Quad, demanding that the university pay attention to their complaints about racism.
Clinton pushes back against GOP on veterans’ health issues
Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined steps to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday, casting herself as a protector against proposals to privatize the sprawling health care system for those who have served in the military.
Lawyer: Body cam showed no threats as police killed boy
A police body camera recorded the father of a 6-year-old autistic boy with his hands up and posing no threat as police fired into his car, severely wounding the motorist and killing his son, the man’s lawyer said Monday.
For Carson, debates have played limited role in his rise
For some Republican presidential candidates, the party’s first three primary debates have been pivotal proving grounds that have strengthened their campaigns or shaken their supporters.
Ben Carson isn’t among them.
Wealth may give advantage for getting organ transplants
You can’t buy hearts, kidneys or other organs but money can still help you get one.
Christie shrugs off latest setback after debate downgrade
Chris Christie has a new slogan: No whiners here.
In a year of outsider angst, Clinton seeks inside lane
In a presidential race fueled by outsider energy, Hillary Rodham Clinton is casting herself as the ultimate insider.
Bush says he’d kill ‘baby Hitler’ if he could travel in time
Presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he once got an email asking if he would go back in time, if it were possible, and kill the baby Adolf Hitler.
Study: Even the normal-weight should watch that apple shape
A pot belly can be a bad thing — even if you’re not considered overweight.
Senate bill would ban Guantanamo detainees from US
The Senate is poised to pass a bill that bans moving Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States — something Barack Obama has been trying to do since he was sworn in as president.
VA enters stretch on goals for homelessness, claims backlog
Six years ago, the Obama administration set the ambitious goal of ending veteran homelessness in 2015 and ending the backlog in disability claims.
U. of Missouri president, chancellor leave over race tension
The president of the University of Missouri system and the head of its flagship campus resigned Monday with the football team and others on campus in open revolt over what they saw as indifference to racial tensions at the school.
Appeals court delivers setback to Obama’s immigration plan
A federal appeals court has ruled against President Barack Obama’s plan to protect an estimated 5 million people living in the United States illegally from deportation.
University of Missouri protests grow after athletes jump in
Long-simmering protests at the University of Missouri over matters of race and discrimination got a boost over the weekend when at least 30 black football players announced they will not participate in team activities until the university system’s president is removed.
9th Circuit addresses senility among federal judges head on
Now 84, federal appellate court Judge William Canby made the difficult decision a few years ago to mostly stop hearing cases after a 30-year career. He was sharp and healthy, but didn’t want to risk mental decline that would lead him to make mistakes, he said.
Legally blind barber awarded $100k for wrongful termination
A legally blind barber was awarded $100,000 by a Massachusetts commission against discrimination after it says he was wrongly fired.
La. police arrest 2 officers in autistic boy’s death
Louisiana investigators are combing through evidence in the shooting death earlier this week of a 6-year-old autistic boy after authorities charged two law enforcement officers in the shooting.