A college student has been arrested and charged for allegedly using a Molotov cocktail to bomb a Kansas City Tesla dealership. On Friday, April 18, the Department of Justice’s Office of Public Affairs named Owen McIntire, 19, as the person facing federal charges related to an arson at a Tesla business in Kansas City, Mo. The Kansas City resident, who attends college in Boston, was charged with one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device and one count of malicious damage by fire of any property used in...

In the throes of postpartum depression, the incision site from her Cesarean section still tender, a U.S. Navy veteran in Indiana learned she had been dropped by her health insurance. Some 500 miles away, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Air National Guard member Cortney Frazon was trying to check in for a 20-week ultrasound when she discovered her doctor no longer accepted her insurance. Faced with a crushing out-of-pocket cost, she left. In Kansas City around the same time, at least two medical providers were telling Audrey Simmons they couldn’t see...

The federal government covered up an outbreak of E. coli that killed one person and spread across at least 15 states, according to a report published Thursday. A series of E. coli cases was first reported in November in St. Louis County, Mo., but the Food and Drug Administration never released any information about the outbreak, NBC News reported. “There were no public communications related to this outbreak,” the FDA wrote in its own internal report obtained by NBC News. The outbreak spread to 15 states and killed at least...

Shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. CP slipped 1.72% to C$101.16 Wednesday, in what proved to be an otherwise all-around positive trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE rising 0.16% to 24,106.79.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. closed 16.1% short of its 52-week high of C$120.62, which the company reached on April 23rd.

DEI programs could lead to legal problems for corporations, state officials say. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey stands in the governor's office after being sworn in, Jan. 13, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey stands in the governor's office after being sworn in, Jan. 13, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson Fifteen state attorneys general urged a group of top corporate leaders on April 15 to drop their companies’ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Mexico will facilitate an “immediate” delivery of water to farmers in Texas to help shore up resources amid President Trump’s tariff threats, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Friday. “For Texas farmers who are requesting water, there will be an immediate delivery of a certain number of millions of cubic meters that can be provided according to the water availability in the Rio Grande,” Sheinbaum told reporters on Friday. The U.S. and Mexico have been tangled in dispute regarding a 1944 treaty that stipulates that Mexico City send 1.75 million...

The Batavia Chamber of Commerce will host a Volunteer Fair from 2 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, at Batavia Public Library at 10 S. Batavia Ave. in Batavia. The event will bring together more than 30 nonprofit organizations offering an opportunity for individuals to explore diverse avenues of community service, event organizers said in a press release. Admission is free, and no registration is necessary, according to organizers. The Volunteer Fair will also feature the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County, which will be on-site to...

MEXICO CITY--Mexican industrial production increased unexpectedly in February, picking up after two straight months of declines with gains across sectors. Industrial output rose 2.5% from January in seasonally adjusted terms, statistics institute Inegi said Friday. Mining output was up 0.8%, with a 1.4% rise in oil and gas production and a 5.2% increase in other mineral extraction. Mining-related services fell 15%. Manufacturing output grew 2.9%, with increases in vehicles and auto parts, refining and food processing. Construction activity rose 2.8%.