Lincoln Memorial rally marks 1963 protest, 2020 need for change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin,…
Health
CDC quicksteps on latest COVID-19 testing guidance
NEW YORK — A top U.S. health official triggered a new round of confusion while trying to clarify a change…
Missouri reports more than 1,500 new virus cases, 1 death
(AP) — Missouri’s health department reported more than 1,500 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, as the number of infections since…
City to add more places to vote absentee, in person
CITY HALL – St. Louis has designated $60,000 for the Board of Election Commissioners to offer residents more places to…
Coronavirus testing advice called ‘public health version of Vietnam’
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials sparked criticism and confusion after posting guidelines on coronavirus testing from the White…
Washington U. coronavirus saliva test approved by FDA
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Washington University saliva test for the coronavirus has been approved by the Food and Drug…
New virus cases decline in U.S.; experts credit masks
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts say…
Trump questions election integrity as he’s renominated
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump turned a surprise opening-day appearance at his party’s scaled-down national convention into an…
Postal leader defends changes, denies ‘sabotaging’ election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told lawmakers Monday that he had warned allies of President Donald Trump that…
Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced on Sunday emergency authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma — a…
Businesses held sway over state reopening plans, emails show
As South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster prepared to announce the end of a coronavirus stay-at-home order, his top staff received…
COVID-19 bullies Trump as crisis overwhelms U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — His face framed by the golden Oval Office curtains behind him, President Donald Trump stared straight into…
House passes bill hoping to reverse postal changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would…
Missouri won’t use ballot drop boxes for November vote
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri will not use 85 new ballot drop boxes for the Nov. 3 election out of…
Mail-delivery concerns put spotlight on ballot deadlines
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Postal Service warnings that it can’t guarantee that mailed ballots will arrive on time have put…
Biden vows to unite an America mired in crises
Joe Biden is vowing to unite an America torn by crisis and contempt. Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on…