Would Flint crisis happen in wealthier, whiter community?
By ROGER SCHNEIDER and MIKE HO– USEHOLDER Ever since the full extent of the Flint water crisis emerged, one question has persisted: Would this have happened in a wealthier, whiter…
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Germany: More women come forward alleging New Year assaults
By FRANK JORDANS COLOGNE, www.whatsupkansascity.net ,Cascade Media Group, The Game Changer, The wave of the future, Whats Up Kansas City, latest news, twitter, @WhatsUpKCity (AP) — More women came forward…
Large storm brings twisters, floods, now snow and ice
By DAVID WARREN and REESE DUNKLIN Residents surveyed the destruction from deadly tornadoes in North Texas as the same storm system brought winter woes to the Midwest on Monday, amplifying…
The Latest: Protests to converge on Chicago City Hall
By The Associated Press The latest developments in the city of Chicago’s efforts to deal with fatal police shootings and police accountability (all times local): 7:45 a.m. At least four…
Justice Department to investigate Chicago police
By DON BABWIN and ERIC TUCKER The U.S. Justice Department is expected to start investigating the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department this week in the wake of…
The Latest: Israel: Palestinian stabs soldier in Hebron
The latest developments in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence (all times local). ___ 7:30 p.m. Israeli authorities are reporting another stabbing by a Palestinian assailant in the volatile West Bank…
Residents of contaminated town wary of government efforts
By MARTHA WAGGONER In the little town of Navassa, work has always been hard and dirty. From antebellum rice plantations to Jim Crow-era fertilizer factories and more recently, a massive…
New generation of disillusioned Palestinians drives unrest
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and KARIN LAUB A new generation of angry, disillusioned Palestinians is driving the current wave of clashes with Israeli forces: Too young to remember the hardships of…