Post-Labor Day surge in COVID-19 virus is feared
ST. LOUIS (AP) — City cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus reached 6,342 as of Monday. Meanwhile, Missouri health officials added…
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Summer of protest: Chance for change, but obstacles exposed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Memorial Day brought the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, prompting hundreds of…
Child care crisis pushes mothers out of labor force
NEW YORK (AP) — Angela Wynn had just launched her own project management business, hitting a career stride after years…
17 unreported virus deaths add to Missouri’s toll
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s health department added on Sunday another 17 previously unreported COVID-19 related deaths to the state’s…
Missouri adds 77 COVID-19 deaths; most aren’t recent
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri added 77 COVID-19 related deaths to its total Saturday, most of which occurred weeks or…
All-Female Unity Ride is ready to rumble for women’s health
COVENANT BLU-GRAND CENTER – “Empowering women with the hope to heal” – that’s the message and mission that a local…
Biden, in Kenosha, says U.S. is confronting ‘original sin’
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Joe Biden told residents of Kenosha, Wis., that recent turmoil following the police shooting of Jacob…
College-age COVID-19 cases top 7,000 in Missouri
(AP) — More than 7,000 college-age people in Missouri have tested positive for the coronavirus since classes resumed in mid-August,…
Vaccines on Nov. 1? CDC advisory ‘gives the appearance of a stunt’
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to…
Missouri pays more to coronavirus consultant; total tops $829,000
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The state of Missouri has paid a Virginia-based consulting firm another $300,000 for its work helping…
Trump still wants virus deal with Democrats, Mnuchin says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressed by Democrats to quickly negotiate a new coronavirus relief package, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday…
Missouri pays pandemic consultant more than $500,000
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri has paid a consulting firm more than $500,000 in emergency federal funding for pandemic-related costs,…
Fad or future? Telehealth expansion eyed beyond pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Telehealth is a bit of American ingenuity that seems to have paid off in the coronavirus pandemic. Medicare temporarily waived restrictions…
Voting groups scramble to reach college students in pandemic
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Chase Gaines wishes he could get more young people in North Carolina to answer their front…
Blunders damage credibility of FDA, CDC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The credibility of two of the nation’s leading public health agencies was under fire this week after…
Trump, at NH rally, sows fears about ‘thugs,’ ‘anarchists’
LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — Fresh off accepting the Republican Party’s nomination, President Donald Trump said Friday he was the only…