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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A second railroad union has rejected its deal with the major U.S. freight railroads, reflecting workers’ increasing frustration with the lack of paid sick time in the industry. The vote by the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen adds to concerns about the possibility of a strike

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Relatives of the gunman who killed a student and a teacher during a St. Louis school shooting had long been concerned about his mental health and worked with police to take a gun away from him — possibly the same gun used in the attack. Authorities

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has filed 25 lawsuits against President Joe Biden’s administration in the past 20 months. The proliferation of lawsuits against the federal government ranks Missouri second nationally, behind only Louisiana. Schmitt, a Republican, has cited the suits in his U.S.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was suspended two games by the NFL on Tuesday after pleading no contest last month to two counts of misdemeanor possession of an assault weapon in Los Angeles. The league announced the suspension as the Chiefs (5-2)

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The fullback position in the NFL has been fading for years, but only in the last decade has it neared the brink of total extinction. Teams have embraced more versatile rosters, choosing instead to have an extra tight end or wide receiver more capable

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Skip Schumaker has been hired as manager of the Miami Marlins. Schumaker comes to the Marlins from the St. Louis Cardinals, where he had been the bench coach. The 42-year-old Schumaker played in the majors for 11 seasons, mostly with the Cardinals, and now gets his

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s banged-up wide receiver group is getting even thinner with the Titans placing rookie Kyle Philips on injured reserve and signing Chris Conley off Kansas City’s practice squad Tuesday to replace him. The Titans now have 13 players on injured reserve. That group already included their top draft pick this spring

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Skip Schumaker has been hired as manager of the Miami Marlins. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the team had yet to announce the deal. Schumaker comes to the Marlins

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — Investigators in northwest Missouri are trying to determine if two dogs caused the death of an Amazon driver whose body was found in a yard. Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers says deputies went to a home in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, on Monday evening after reports that an Amazon truck had

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police: St. Louis school shooter was armed with AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds.

By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The father of a teenager killed in a school shooting in St. Louis says she was a “joyful, wonderful” girl who loved to dance. Fifteen-year-old Alexandria Bell died Monday morning when Orlando Harris broke into Central Visual and Performing Arts High School and

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored in the second period and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots for his first shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 4-0. Sam Gagner, Morgan Barron and Cole Perfetti scored in the third period and Josh Morrissey had two assists for the Jets,

By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — An armed former student broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning warning, “You are all going to die!” before fatally shooting a teacher and a teenage girl, and wounding seven others before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire. The

By MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A gunman broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning, fatally shooting a woman and a teenage girl and injuring six others before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire. The shooting just after 9 a.m. at Central Visual and Performing

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police chief: One adult, one girl and shooter die in shooting at St. Louis high school.