Monuments and statues are falling; now what?
TIERRA AMARILLA, N.M. (AP) — The dusty town of Tierra Amarilla perches in the shadows of the Sangre de Cristo…
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New budget becomes law without final vote
CITY HALL – Without the final approval of the Board of Aldermen, a $1.116 billion St. Louis budget package for…
‘Strike for Black Lives’ to highlight racism
NEW YORK (AP) — A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a…
St. Louis name change? Not happening, governor tells Trump
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Despite some calls to change the name of St. Louis, Missouri’s governor has told President Donald…
Trump stokes racial rancor to motivate voters
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is wielding America’s racial tension as a re-election weapon, fiercely denouncing the racial…
Summer camp virus outbreak raises safety questions
Missouri leaders knew the risk of convening thousands of children at summer camps across the state during a pandemic, the…
Missouri officials cite reporting delay as virus cases spike
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri reported Tuesday the state’s highest daily increase in confirmed cases of the coronavirus, which health…
McConnell eyes virus aid as evictions, benefits cuts loom
WASHINGTON (AP) — An eviction moratorium is lifting. Extra unemployment benefits are ending. Parents are being called to work, but…
Schools sharpen pencils to draft re-opening plans
CITY HALL – When city schools welcome students back to classrooms next month, there’ll be an unseen, unwelcome presence: COVID-19…
Airport privatization election bill gets initial OK
CITY HALL – To its backers, a bill on the potential privatization of the St. Louis-Lambert International Airport would provide…
‘Black flight’ is new, troubling problem for St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – As middle-class African Americans left the city for a better life elsewhere, young whites moved in for…
Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter
CHICAGO (AP) — A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests…
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ ignites hope
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Black national anthem was born more than a century ago, but the popular hymn among…
Trump, Biden fight for primacy on social media platforms
WASHINGTON (AP) — On an average day, President Donald Trump sends about 14 posts to the 28 million Facebook followers…
As U.S. scales back for July 4, Trump plans to go big
WASHINGTON (AP) — As coronavirus cases spike, public health officials are pleading with Americans to avoid large crowds and hold…
July Fourth weekend will test Americans’ discipline
The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled, beaches and bars closed,…