Trump promotes health care ‘vision,’ but gaps remain
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More than three-and-a-half years into his presidency and 40 days from an election, President Donald Trump…
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Democrats to redraft virus relief in bid to jump-start talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are going back to the drawing board on a huge COVID-19 relief bill, paring back…
‘No cutting corners’ in vaccine tests, experts vow
WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge international study of a COVID-19 vaccine that aims to work with just one dose is…
Parson tests positive for COVID-19
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks,…
Coronavirus spreading in southeastern Missouri
(AP) — The mostly rural Bootheel region of Missouri is seeing high numbers of confirmed cases of the coronavirus, but…
‘Unfathomable’: U.S. coronavirus deaths top 200,000
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, by far the highest in the world, hitting the once-unimaginable…
BLM gets first mention at U.N.’s virtual gathering
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is the first world leader at the United Nations’ annual gathering…
Symphony is taking concerts to patrons’ homes, businesses
(AP) — The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is taking performances straight to patrons — even to their homes — while…
CDC changes, then retracts, posting on how virus spreads
NEW YORK (AP) — The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting — and then taking down —…
U.S. virus toll nears 200,000; Trump sees no need for regret
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic began bearing down on the United States in March, President Donald Trump set out his…
Trump faces deep pessimism as election nears, poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than seven weeks before Election Day, most Americans are deeply pessimistic about the direction of the…
Barr under fire for comparing virus lock-in to slavery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr drew sharp condemnation Thursday for comparing lockdown orders during the coronavirus pandemic to…
U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail
SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge blocked on Thursday controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them…
Brace for another year of COVID-19, area doctors warn
(AP) – Leading St. Louis-area doctors are warning residents to brace for at least another year of living with COVID-19.…
Trump disputes health officials, sees mass vaccinations soon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Openly contradicting the government’s top health experts, President Donald Trump predicted on Wednesday that a safe and…
COVID-19 hospitalizations spike in Missouri
CLAYTON (AP) — Hospitalizations for the coronavirus have risen in recent days across Missouri, according to data from the state…