Coronavirus surge may bring new restrictions here
(AP) — Leaders of St. Louis city and county warned Monday that new restrictions may be necessary unless the coronavirus…
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective
Pfizer Inc. said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine may be a remarkable 90% effective, based on early and incomplete test…
Biden brings seasoned cool after red-hot Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a crystallizing moment at the last presidential debate, Donald Trump and Joe Biden fielded a question…
Census takers were told to enter false data, they say
Two census takers in different states told The Associated Press that their supervisors pressured them to enter false information into…
Christian churches mirror country’s political division
NEW YORK (AP) — The messages in Christian houses of worship on the first weekend since the election were as…
Gun-waving McCloskeys sue news photographer
CENTRAL WEST END (AP) — The city couple facing felony charges for waving guns at racial injustice protesters who marched…
One week in an America riven by politics and the plague
On Nov. 1, as election week dawned, Dr. Juan Fitz lay dying in the same Lubbock, Texas, hospital where he…
Harris pays tribute to Black women in first speech as VP-elect
Vice president-elect Kamala Harris paid tribute Saturday to the women, particularly Black women, upon whose shoulders she stands as she…
Elation and anger: Catharsis in the streets as election ends
As soon as the news buzzed on their phones, Americans gathered spontaneously on street corners and front lawns — honking…
Biden’s win will affect race relations, foreign policy, Supreme Court
The American public has had its say and for the first time in a generation denied a sitting president a…
BIDEN-HARRIS WIN 2020 ELECTION
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., 77, was elected Saturday as the 46th president of the United States, defeating President Donald Trump…
Biden transition team at work as vote count nears end
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden’s transition team isn’t waiting for a verdict in the presidential race before getting to…
Trump’s attacks on mail-in ballots rankle some military vets
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has held himself up as a champion of U.S. troops without rival. Now, with…
Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania, Georgia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up…
Presidential election exposes America’s ‘perilous’ divides
NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential elections can be revealing moments that convey the wishes of the American people to the…
St. Charles County election judge worked despite COVID-19, later died
(AP) — An election official in St. Charles County who worked at a polling place on Election Day despite a…