(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, AP) — A man is given 50 lashes in a public square for "insulting Islam" on a liberal blog. Another is arrested for filming and uploading a woman's public beheading. Two...

By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri Senate panel heard legislation Monday that would require voters to show photo identification at polling places amid warnings from the state's...

By CHRIS BLANK (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Legislation revising Missouri's school transfer law for unaccredited school districts received a public airing Wednesday as the Senate Education Committee during...

By JORDAN SHAPIRO (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri lawmakers are mulling increasing the amount of time women must wait to have an abortion after seeing a doctor from 24 hours to 72 hours. A Missouri...