Missouri
Cori Bush vows to deliver 'knockout' punch to AIPAC in upcoming congressional primary rematch
Now, as AIPAC has rapidly transformed into a radioactive bogeyman among Democrats and Bush’s fellow progressives have mounted an ascent across the party, Bush is out for revenge.
Twelve people killed in Missouri plane crash, state highway patrol says
Missouri adopts IHRA’s antisemitism definition, boosts student protections
US moving B-2 stealth bombers toward Guam, American officials confirm
Missouri Jewish leaders advocate for trans rights at state legislature
Eight bills were heard that would restrict trans children from participating in sports that align with their gender identity and limit their access to specialized medical care.
Five rabbis sue Missouri over abortion bans on religious freedom grounds
They are seeking to overturn a blanket ban on abortions except in the case of a medical emergency.
US executes first transgender inmate
Nearly 20 years after Amber McLaughlin murdered her former girlfriend, the state of Missouri has put her to death. She is the first transgender woman to be executed in the US.
Several Holocaust books, including ‘Maus,’ have been yanked from some Missouri schools amid law
The list of books pulled from shelves was published Wednesday by the literary free-expression advocacy group PEN America.
Missouri bagel shop goes viral for Talmud-inspired push to feed the poor
The principle of feeding the needy is so ingrained in Jewish tradition that the Talmud quote posted at the counter of Goldie's Bagels is traditionally recited in Aramaic at the seder.
St. Louis man confesses to threatening to blow up synagogue
Cody Steven Rush, 30, confessed in court on Monday to calling the FBI saying he wanted to blow up the Central Reform Synagogue because he "hates Jews."
At least 50 injured, multiple killed after Amtrak train hits truck, derails
Eight cars and two locomotives derailed, Amtrak said, leaving all but one car lying on its side along the track surrounded by grass and farmland.
Burglar ransacks Kansas City Chabad, leaves Torah untouched
The intruder left the Torah, a silver pointer used during Torah readings, and all the Hebrew Bibles and prayer books.
Missouri executed 'disabled' man despite pope call for clemency
Ernest Johnson's lawyers say there is overwhelming evidence of his intellectual disability. They asked the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to halt the execution.
Last widow of US Civil War veteran dies at age 101
Few knew about the marriage, which was kept secret to avoid a scandal.
