Many baby formula plants weren’t inspected because of COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have historically inspected baby formula plants at least once a year, but they did not…
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#ChurchToo revelations growing, years after movement began
You might call it #ChurchToo 2.0: a withering report on sexual abuse and cover-up in the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant…
Reparations for Black Americans seeing unprecedented national support, advocates say
Callie House walked out of the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City on August 1, 1918, and headed back to…
Vatican’s Pius XII archives begin to shed light on WWII pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has long defended its World War II-era pope, Pius XII, against criticism that he…
Mobile food pantry expands free food program at 5 Metro Transit centers
ST. LOUIS – Metro Transit and the St. Louis Area Foodbank are expanding the free Food on the Move program…
Juneteenth celebrates emancipation, but how people were kept unfree needs to be remembered, too
The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word…
Greater Mount Carmel church to host free Juneteenth concert by Symphony
KINGSWAY EAST – The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will perform a free public concert on Sunday, in honor of Juneteenth,…
If Roe falls, some district attorneys won’t enforce anti-abortion laws
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As the Supreme Court appears on track to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, progressive prosecutors…
New shipping law aims to cut consumer costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday meant to make shipping goods across oceans cheaper — a move…
Ranked-choice voting proposal may miss Missouri ballot, campaign says
A proposal that would bring ranked-choice voting to Missouri as part of the biggest change in state elections since the introduction of…
Judge rules against Schmitt in Columbia schools mask case
Attorney General Eric Schmitt lost on Thursday on almost every point raised to prevent dismissal of his office’s lawsuit against Columbia Public…
FDA outside advisers recommend Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines for children under 5
WASHINGTON — Parents of children under 5 are one step closer to protecting them against COVID-19 after the U.S. Food…
Jones signs executive order banning no-knock search warrants
St. Louis has become the first Missouri city to completely ban no-knock search warrants, or warrants that allow police officers…
Lesser-known candidates struggle for spotlight in Missouri Senate primaries
ou know Eric and Eric and David and Billy, Mark and Lucas and Trudy and Vicky. But do you recall…
Compromise on eminent domain gets Parson’s OK after efforts to stymie Grain Belt Express
Gov. Mike Parson has signed legislation requiring electrical transmission line developers to pay farmers more for easements on their land. Parson, a Republican, was…
Missouri poised to remove unenforceable discriminatory housing restrictions in deeds
Realtor Shari Asher’s clients were in the process of listing their home in Monett in 2019 when they saw something…