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The gain in housing starts was the best in 17 months, but they're still not back to the level of a year ago.

One of U.S. Senator Kit Bond’s former aides is spending the afternoon in jail for accepting a trip to the World Series from lobbyists, and failing to…

David Huyette ended up holding the home-run ball that won Game Six of the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals. It could have been worth thousands, but Huyette returned the historic ball, saying it was "the honorable thing to do." He was rewarded with another baseball, an autographed bat and tickets to Game Seven.

The Federal Reserve is predicting slower growth and less improvement in the unemployment rate through 2013. The news comes after a meeting of the Fed's policy-making committee, in which it decided against taking new measures to stimulate the economy. But Chairman Ben Bernanke said additional steps may be needed down the road.

The U.S. House of Representatives is taking up a resolution that would call on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and take over President...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Sen. Josh Hawley faced more calls for his resignation Tuesday from Democrats and a labor union in his home state...

Lifelong Kansas City activist Alvin Brooks says ". . . if I've done any good, my life has not been in vain."

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri woman has been charged with taking a splintered name plate belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the riot at the U...

National Guard troops provide security at the U.S. Capitol and around Washington, D.C., for the upcoming presidential inauguration amid threats by extremist supporters of President Trump.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Detainees have complained for decades about conditions inside St. Louis jails, but when COVID-19 worries were added to the mix, the...