The latest developments on flooding in the Midwest (all times local): 7:35 a.m. Interstate 44 is closed in multiple locations in Missouri because of flooding. The Missouri Department of Transportation says the closures include westbound and eastbound stretches of the interstate in central Missouri’s Phelps County and in the St. …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Twitter has revised its rules of conduct to emphasize that it prohibits violent threats and abusive behavior by users, promising a tough stance at a time when critics are calling for the online service to adopt a harder line against extremists. While the new policy unveiled …

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday reduced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s sentence in a bribery case dating back to years before he became the premier, sending him to prison for 18 months instead of six years. Olmert, who is to start serving his sentence in February 2016, …