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Woman shot in car-to-car shooting on National Avenue SPRINGFIELD, Mo. --  Springfield Police say they are investigating a shooting by an occupant of one vehicle into another vehicle on National Avenue.  They say a woman was injured in the incident. Police responded to the area where the shots were fired ...

Convoy of Hope in Moore offering emergency relief SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Convoy of Hope is in Oklahoma offering help.  Trucks from the Springfield based charity rolled out early Tuesday morning, loaded with relief supplies.  The agency responds to disasters across the globe.  Although it hurts even more when one hits ...

Breaking News: Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner resigns following arrest LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas' state treasurer has resigned after federal prosecutors accused her of taking cash payments from a broker who handled a large amount of the state's investment portfolio. Democrat Martha Shoffner resigned effective Tuesday from the office she ...

Mo. bill would allow more time for moms to give up baby, add Springfield's PCC to list SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--  Dozens of times, in recent years, new mothers have decided that -- after having a baby -- that they cannot care for the child, so they dropped off their newborn at designated safe places.Right now, parents can leave their ...

SBA offering help in eastern Missouri counties affected by severe weather in April JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon says federal help is being offered to residents and businesses in several eastern Missouri counties affected by severe weather in April. Nixon's office said Tuesday the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest ...

UA system president recommends schools opt out of law allowing concealed handguns on campus LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The president of the University of Arkansas system is recommending its 11 campuses opt out of a law allowing faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on campus. A spokesman on Tuesday said UA System President ...



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Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China
Artist Ai Weiwei speaks to journalists at his studio in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Ai's music video accompanying his heavy metal single “Dumbass’’ released Wednesday depicts an insensitive, overbearing state power that tramples on individual rights. The video is meant to reconstruct his 81-day secret detention in 2011, which was part of the overall crackdown by Chinese authorities on dissent. Ai later was convicted of tax evasion, which his supporters saw as punishment for his activism.(AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)BEIJING (AP) — Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers — and even sits on the toilet — in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power.

Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break
This Monday, May 20, 2013 photo shows Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, Ariz. After a particularly ugly TV experience, Amy's is fighting back and trying to raise awareness for cyber-bullying. They are doing this after they cursed out critics of their TV experience on their Facebook page. The restaurant temporarily closed down their Scottsdale restaurant after the “Kitchen Nightmares” episode aired. (AP Photo/Matt York)PHOENIX (AP) — It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.

Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai
A helicopter flies overhead as soldiers in military vehicles proceed towards al-Jura district in El-Arish cityCAIRO (Reuters) - Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were released on Wednesday, ending a crisis that has highlighted lawlessness in the desert peninsula bordering Israel. Security sources said the men were freed following talks mediated by Bedouin tribal leaders. They were handed over to the army in an area south of Rafah, a town straddling the border with the Palestinian Gaza Strip. ...

Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
File-This June 16, 2011 file photo shows Anthony Weiner speaking to the media during a news conference in New York. The ex-congressman who resigned over raunchy tweets said late Tuesday may 21, 2013, that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He had said last month he was considering it. The Democrat is jumping into a crowded field for September's primary. He's arriving with some significant advantages, including a $4.8 million campaign war chest, polls showing him ahead of all but one other Democrat, and no end of name recognition. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig,File)NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.

Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said at Bait Al Baraka in Muscat, Oman, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo?Jim Young,Pool)MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon.