Does having churches as polling places sway the vote?
Houses of worship may be busier than usual come Election Day as Americans head to the polls rather than the…
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2020 census must continue for another month, U.S. judge rules; St. Louis lags
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at month’s end and suspended a…
How Trump, Biden are preparing for first presidential debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of the first debate-stage matchup between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, each…
Court weighs fate of Missouri abortion restrictions
(AP) — A federal appeals court panel is weighing the fate of a sweeping Missouri abortion law, including a provision…
TV stations pull erroneous ads criticizing Galloway
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Nine television stations have pulled an ad criticizing Democratic candidate for Missouri governor Nicole Galloway. The…
Trump expected to announce conservative Barrett for court
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to…
Trump promotes health care ‘vision,’ but gaps remain
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More than three-and-a-half years into his presidency and 40 days from an election, President Donald Trump…
Democrats to redraft virus relief in bid to jump-start talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are going back to the drawing board on a huge COVID-19 relief bill, paring back…
‘No cutting corners’ in vaccine tests, experts vow
WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge international study of a COVID-19 vaccine that aims to work with just one dose is…
In Taylor case, limits of law overcome calls for justice
“Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor” became a rallying cry this summer, emblazoned on T-shirts worn by celebrities and…
Parson tests positive for COVID-19
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks,…
Police chief hopeful after residency law change
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief John Hayden is optimistic that the removal of the residency requirement…
Absentee voting starts; libraries offer sites starting Oct. 12
ST. LOUIS – Absentee voting in the city of St. Louis started Tuesday at the Board of Election Commissioners’ office…
‘Unfathomable’: U.S. coronavirus deaths top 200,000
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, by far the highest in the world, hitting the once-unimaginable…
BLM gets first mention at U.N.’s virtual gathering
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is the first world leader at the United Nations’ annual gathering…
Ginsburg’s death exposes fragility of health law protection
WASHINGTON (AP) — With COVID-19 the newest preexisting condition, the Obama-era health law that protects Americans from insurance discrimination is…