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Senator probes retailers on dubious 'brain' supplements
WASHINGTON - A high-ranking Senate Democrat is probing retailers and online companies about sales of dubious dietary supplements, especially those promising seniors protection from memory loss,...
View ArticleAyotte backs bill to eliminate information services agency
CONCORD, New Hampshire - New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte is joining with three fellow Republicans to introduce legislation to eliminate what they view as an outdated and duplicative government agency.
View ArticleSenators express frustration with Takata, regulators
WASHINGTON - Senators expressed anger and exasperation Tuesday with both air bag maker Takata Corp. and federal auto safety regulators over a problem with defective air bag inflators that has escalated...
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Senators: Safety agency must shape up to get more funding
WASHINGTON - Senators threatened Tuesday to withhold additional funding from the nation's top auto safety agency until it improves its ability to spot defective parts like Takata Corp.'s exploding air...
View ArticleTentative plan to keep Amtrak running in Kansas and Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Amtrak routes across Kansas and Missouri could keep running under a tentative agreement reached in a dispute over federally required safety systems, officials said Monday.
View ArticleMcCaskill backs push to revoke medal from Cosby
ST. LOUIS - U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri says she supports efforts to have President Barack Obama revoke Bill Cosby's Presidential Medal of Freedom.
View ArticleFort Leonard Wood to see reduction of 774 troops
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Missouri - Although Fort Leonard Wood will lose about 15 percent of its active-duty troops in the next two years, the Army reductions announced Thursday could have been much worse,...
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'Game of Thrones' earns a leading 24 Emmy Award nominations
WEST HOLLYWOOD, California - The elaborate fantasy saga "Game of Thrones" received a leading 24 Emmy Awards nominations Thursday, its stature apparently untouched by backlash over a female character's...
View ArticleDems, GOP senators push cyber bill for Homeland after breach
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of senators is pushing to strengthen the authority of the Homeland Security Department to thwart cyberattacks on government networks and websites after a massive...
View ArticleMcCaskill weighs in on Missouri senator's alleged harassment
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill says Missouri state Sen. Paul LeVota needs to "seriously consider" whether he can continue to serve after claims that he made unwanted sexual...
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Missouri legislator accused by interns submits resignation
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri state Sen. Paul LeVota submitted his resignation Friday following allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward interns, claims that the Democrat denied...
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Missouri legislator accused by interns submits resignation
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri state Sen. Paul LeVota submitted his resignation following allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward interns, claims that the Democrat denied but that...
View ArticleSifton drops out of race for Missouri attorney general
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Democratic state Sen. Scott Sifton said Thursday that he's dropping out of next year's race for Missouri attorney general and instead will seek re-election to the Senate.
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Dems still weighing Iran deal, but happy with Obama outreach
WASHINGTON - Determined to secure support for the Iran nuclear deal, President Barack Obama is making inroads with a tough constituency - his fellow Democrats in Congress.
View ArticleMcCaskill, Blunt differ on approval of Iran nuclear deal
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri's two U.S. senators are taking opposite positions on an Iran nuclear deal.
View ArticleA look at where Senate Democrats stand on the Iran deal
Congress will vote this month on a resolution to disapprove of the White House-backed nuclear deal struck with Iran by the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. The deal aims to dismantle...
View ArticleA look at where Senate Democrats stand on the Iran deal
Congress will vote this month on a resolution to disapprove of the White House-backed nuclear deal struck with Iran by the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. The deal aims to limit...
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US general: Only handful of Syrian fighters remain in battle
WASHINGTON - No more than five U.S.-trained Syrian rebels are fighting the Islamic State, astoundingly short of the envisioned 5,000, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East told angry lawmakers on...
View ArticleSt. Louis VA mental health records questioned by watchdog
ST. LOUIS - A federal watchdog says it has confirmed a whistleblower's claims that Veterans Affairs sites in St. Louis marked appointments for mental health patients as completed before they were seen,...
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Correction: Missouri Governor-Brunner story
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - In a story Oct. 5 about John Brunner's entry into the 2016 race for Missouri governor, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Brunner so far had donated at least...
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