Catholic Bishops OK Communion document, avoid direct rebuff to Biden
BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday a long-anticipated document on Communion that stops short of calling…
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Pro-Parson PAC fined by Missouri Ethics Commission for violation
The political action committee set up to advocate for Gov. Mike Parson accepted an illegal contribution of $150,000 last year…
Some states forge ahead with COVID-19 booster shots for all adults
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are expected as soon as Friday to expand access to COVID-19 booster shots to all…
‘Fundamental justice’: Judge clears 2 in Malcolm X slaying
NEW YORK (AP) — More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers…
COVID-19 cases rising rapidly in Missouri
For much of October, there were so few new COVID-19 cases in Knox County, Health Director Lori Moots said she…
Missouri’s thin dental safety net stretched by Medicaid expansion
At CareSTL Health in St. Louis, the next available nonemergency dental appointment is in about six weeks. Northwest Health Services,…
Parson is replacing leader of Missouri’s child advocacy agency
After 10 years leading the state agency that investigates complaints against Missouri’s Children’s Division, Kelly Schultz’s final day on the…
Two men set to be cleared in 1965 killing of Malcolm X
NEW YORK (AP) — Two of the three men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to be…
New director vows changes at Missouri’s troubled social services department
The new acting director of Missouri’s troubled Department of Social Services pledged to lawmakers Tuesday that he would work to…
CDC panel to discuss expanding COVID booster shots Friday
NEW YORK (AP) — An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all…
Missouri Attorney General seeks texts, emails about metro mask mandates
Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican, wants to know what four Democratic executives in Missouri’s largest metro areas said in…
Pfizer asks regulators to OK promising COVID-19 pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to authorize its experimental pill for COVID-19, setting the stage for a…
Cori Bush draws criticism for saying white supremacists shot at Ferguson protesters
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush claimed on social media that white supremacists shot at protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, but…
Environmental group demands Spire halt ‘false and defamatory’ messaging about pipeline
An environmental organization is demanding Spire Missouri cease and desist its campaign warning customers of dire consequences this winter if the Spire…
Jones joins White House ceremony for Biden’s signing of infrastructure bill
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones joined fellow local and state leaders at the White House on Monday for a…
U.S. Catholic bishops may dodge rebuke of Biden over abortion
While some U.S. Catholic bishops continue to denounce President Joe Biden for his support of legal abortion, they are likely…