Coronavirus cases in Missouri prisons spike 50%
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri prisons have spiked more than 50 percent so far this month,…
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Harris makes history in accepting VP nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris made history Wednesday night as the first Black woman to accept a spot on a…
Pharmacists get OK to give childhood shots
NEW YORK (AP) — Pharmacists in all 50 states are now allowed to give childhood vaccinations under a new directive…
Ballot drop boxes could bypass post office
PHOENIX (AP) — With President Donald Trump’s administration openly trying to undermine mail-in voting this fall, some election officials around…
Democrats offer ‘big tent’ at convention in pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — The family of George Floyd, the Minnesota man whose death in police custody sparked a national…
Guard at downtown gas station shoots man after being beaten over face masks
DOWNTOWN WEST (AP) — A security guard who was beaten in a confrontation over face masks opened fire early Saturday and…
Census Bureau adds emails, phone calls to door-knocking
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — If you haven’t filled out the 2020 census form yet, you may be getting an email,…
Virus infection rates up in rural Missouri
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Coronavirus infections increased at a higher rate in several rural Missouri counties over the past two…
City orders pullback on venue capacities
CITY HALL – St. Louis is blinking in the standoff with the COVID-19 coronavirus. Cases continue to rise, so business…
Missouri health chief balks at mandates despite ‘red zone’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top health official has insisted that a statewide mandate for masks and social distancing…
March on Washington reworked to comply with virus rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid widespread protests and unrest over the police killings of Black Americans, a national commemoration of the…
Postal Service is flash point as election nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mail piling up. Constant attacks from the president. Cuts to overtime as record numbers of ballots are expected to pass through post offices this…
States on hook for billions under Trump jobless plan
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Whether President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive…
No parties, no trips: Colleges set COVID-19 rules for fall
As they struggle to salvage some semblance of a campus experience this fall, U.S. colleges are requiring promises from students…
Trump allows $400 jobless aid, defers payroll tax
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Seizing the power of his podium and his pen, President Donald Trump bypassed the nation’s lawmakers…
Judge slaps down bars’ suit over COVID-19 closures
ST. LOUIS – Two of the bars forced to close after being found in violation of the city’s public health…