Biden vows to unite an America mired in crises
Joe Biden is vowing to unite an America torn by crisis and contempt. Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on…
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Coronavirus cases in Missouri prisons spike 50%
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri prisons have spiked more than 50 percent so far this month,…
Pharmacists get OK to give childhood shots
NEW YORK (AP) — Pharmacists in all 50 states are now allowed to give childhood vaccinations under a new directive…
Democratic boundary breakers’ night: Obama, Clinton, Harris
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Democrats’ historic boundary breakers are joining forces at the party’s national convention in an urgent…
Biden’s convention focus: Experience to fix Trump’s chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden is drawing on party elders at the Democratic National Convention, making the case that…
Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, many event organizers, mindful that the…
Ballot drop boxes could bypass post office
PHOENIX (AP) — With President Donald Trump’s administration openly trying to undermine mail-in voting this fall, some election officials around…
Democrats offer ‘big tent’ at convention in pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — The family of George Floyd, the Minnesota man whose death in police custody sparked a national…
Kennard Classical Junior Academy drops Confederate officer’s name
NORTH HAMPTON (AP) — A charter school in St. Louis named after a Confederate Army lieutenant is getting a new name.…
Democrats tap array of faith leaders for convention
The Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., who criticized President Donald Trump after he held a Bible aloft at a photo op at…
Pelosi to call House back to vote on USPS bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she was calling the House back into session this week to…
‘Do something:’ Harris’ rapid rise driven by call to action
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hours before Kamala Harris took the stage for the first time as Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick, she…
Postal Service warns states about mail voting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is warning states coast to coast that it cannot guarantee that all ballots…
Virus infection rates up in rural Missouri
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Coronavirus infections increased at a higher rate in several rural Missouri counties over the past two…
Mail-in ballots sent to Trump, First Lady in Florida
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has requested a mail-in ballot for Florida’s primary election on Tuesday, despite…
Major League Soccer team will be ‘St. Louis City SC’
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The newest Major League Soccer team will be called St. Louis City SC when it makes…