(AP) At least 12 people have been killed and 39 seriously injured after a gas line explosion tore through a residential neighborhood in central China. Responders to the early Sunday blast in the city of Shiyan in Hubei province sent more than 150 peopl...
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Israel swears in new coalition, ending Netanyahu’s long rule
(AP) Israel’s parliament has narrowly approved a new coalition government, ending the historic 12-year rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sending the polarizing leader into the opposition. Naftali Bennett, a former ally of Netanyahu turned r...
Read More »State rep says Supreme Court should weigh in on blocked Missouri abortion law
A state rep says the court battle isn’t over regarding a Missouri abortion law. A federal court last week blocked enforcement of the law, which bans abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy. O’Fallon Republican Rep. Nick Schroer wrote the bill in 2019....
Read More »Some US allies near Russia are wary of Biden-Putin summit
(AP) Countries in Central and Eastern Europe are anxious about the coming summit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Some worry that Washington could scale down support for its allies in the region in order to...
Read More »(AUDIO) Vicky Hartzler on officially entering US Senate race
Columbia’s Republican U.S. Representative Vicky Hartzler officially announced her bid Thursday for the 2022 U.S. Senate election. She joined Wake Up Columbia on Friday:
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