July 5, 2017 Muslim veterans vow to protect Jewish cemeteries amid anti-Semitic threats Following the desecration of hundreds of graves at Jewish cemeteries and wave after wave of hoax bomb threats at Jewish community centers and day schools around the nation, Muslim veterans are offering their support and vow to protect these places of worship.
July 5, 2017 Storm that spawned 24 tornado reports barrels east; 3 dead A powerful and wide-reaching line of severe storms barreled east on Wednesday threatening new damage, after spinning off as many as 24 tornadoes across the central U.S., killing at least three people.
July 5, 2017 Winter storm expected to bring crippling ice across central US A storm system that brought heavy snow and rainfall to California is expected to create dangerous traveling conditions across the southern Plains this weekend, with crippling ice accumulations and heavy rain, according to forecasters.
July 5, 2017 At least 7 Afghan military students AWOL in US this month, Pentagon says Seven Afghan students training at US military facilities disappeared just this month, the Pentagon confirmed, sparking security fears amid terror attacks in New York, New Jersey and Minnesota.
July 5, 2017 FBI: Violent crime across US spiked in 2015, murders up nearly 11 percent Violent crime across the U.S. jumped in 2015 after two years of declines, the FBI announced Monday, adding that the number of murders reported by local law enforcement agencies was up 10.8 percent from 2014.
July 5, 2017 Missouri joins states allowing concealed carry without permit Missouri on Wednesday joined a growing list of states allowing most adults to carry concealed weapons without a permit, as the state's Republican-led Legislature used its supermajority to loosen existing gun laws.
July 5, 2017 Missouri to loosen requirements for concealed carry, triggering debate On New Year’s Day, Missouri will several other states that have eliminated the requirement for a concealed carry license.
July 5, 2017 Mizzou interim president: Those who didn't support race protests were 'bitter, angry people' There are “some very, very progressive people [who are] supportive of the students… and eager to make changes,” Michael Middleton said—and then there are “people who think that it was out of control… just bitter, angry people over the fact that this happened in the first place.”
July 5, 2017 St. Louis Confederate monument's removal halted by judge A St. Louis Circuit Court judge has temporarily stopped the city from removing a controversial Confederate monument from Forest Park.
July 4, 2017 Explosion levels Missouri house on July 4 Three people were injured after an explosion leveled a Missouri house Tuesday morning — and authorities are investigating whether illegal fireworks were the cause.