4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (188+ words) The Supreme Court today rejected a last-ditch effort by Missouri Republicans to use a newly drawn congressional map, which was designed to maximize their political power, for this year’s midterm elections. In a brief order issued by Justice Brett Kavanaugh,…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (296+ words) Emergency appeal turns up heat on Supreme Court, which is also considering the administration’s bid to change the rules for mail-in ballots The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal Tuesday that seeks the Supreme Court’s blessing to deploy a federal…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (387+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Johnson County, Kansas, judge has issued an order that permanently blocks the state from enforcing certain abortion restrictions. In his opinion issued on Monday, Judge K. Christopher Jayaram – who was recently appointed to the Kansas Supreme…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (273+ words) A social media-savvy Louisiana pastor and author was convicted of stealing over $340,000 from his congregations to fund his gambling and personal expenses. Dale Sanders, 56, was found guilty of a 25-count indictment charging him with wire fraud, access device fraud, and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (274+ words) Woke Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson declared he was reupping the city’s “Trans Femicide State of Emergency” to highlight violence against transgender women — despite just one reported killing of a trans person this year, compared with nearly 200 other murders across the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (209+ words) Hospitality does not require a perfect home, a big screen, or a gourmet meal. It requires room in the heart before it requires room in the house. Paul told the Romans to “practice hospitality” (Romans 12:13); Peter told believers to “offer…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (326+ words) The U.S. government is significantly ramping up its efforts to capture two high-ranking leaders of the MS-13 gang, offering a combined reward of up to $15 million for information leading to their arrest or conviction. The State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (134+ words) KANSAS CITY — Eleven skydivers and the pilot were killed Sunday morning in a plane crash at Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Missouri. The Bates County Coroner’s Office released the victims’ names Tuesday, two days after the accident, noting some were…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (311+ words) Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands. Yum said Tuesday that the private equity firm LongRange Capital will buy Pizza Hut, excluding…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (196+ words) A Frontier Airlines flight was moved to an isolated runway at Atlanta’s airport Sunday after a passenger made a bomb threat, prompting a law enforcement response before officials deemed the threat non-credible. Frontier Flight 2539 from Columbus, Ohio, had landed at…...