Legislature hands Gardner a win, Parson two out of six
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson’s contested proposal to give the Missouri attorney general the power to intervene in…
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States face pressure to root out race-based hairstyle prejudice
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A growing number of states are facing pressure to ban race-based discrimination against hair texture…
Child coronavirus deaths echo adults’, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — A detailed look at COVID-19 deaths in U.S. children and young adults released Tuesday shows they…
St. Louis matches homicide total for all of last year
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 15-year-old girl shot to death in St. Louis has become the city’s 194th homicide victim…
Trump defies virus rules as ‘peaceful protest’ rallies grow
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is running as the “law and order” candidate. But that hasn’t stopped him and…
Virus America, six months in: Disarray, dismay, disconnect
For years, Erin Whitehead has been a committed fan of the crisis-fueled medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” She has watched its doctors handle…
Coronavirus vaccine trial resumes after case of illness
LONDON (AP) — Oxford University announced Saturday that it was resuming a trial for a coronavirus vaccine it is developing…
Citations for 9 who demonstrated near McCloskey home
(AP) — Nine protesters have been issued trespassing summonses for marching onto a private St. Louis street in June, a…
Twitter to label or remove misleading claims on vote results
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter said Thursday that starting next week it will label or remove misleading claims that try…
$300 in jobless aid running out even as more seek help
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s unemployment safety net is looking increasingly shaky, with a $300-a-week federal jobless benefit from President…
Python power! Female laid 7 eggs without male help, Zoo says
FOREST PARK (AP) — Experts at the St. Louis Zoo are trying to figure out how a 62-year-old ball python…
Big drop in vaping by teenagers, pre-teens
NEW YORK (AP) — Vaping by U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle schoolers, according to a federal…
Public’s ideas sought for Fairground, Forest park greenways
ST. LOUIS – Great Rivers Greenway is asking the public to weigh in with ideas about two parts of a…
One COVID-19 vaccine study paused after participant’s illness
Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a recipient’s “potentially unexplained”…
Computer glitches disrupt classes as schools return online
HOUSTON (AP) — Students across the U.S. ran into computer glitches Tuesday as they began the school year with online…
Summer of protest: Chance for change, but obstacles exposed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Memorial Day brought the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, prompting hundreds of…