Title IX turns 50; men, women split on equity gains
Title IX of the Civil Rights Act was signed into law on June 23, 1972, by President Richard M. Nixon. Ask a…
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U.S. Senate moves forward on gun safety legislation
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is poised to pass a bipartisan bill later this week that could become the most…
Officials find first probable case of monkeypox in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Health officials say they’ve identified what is likely to be the first case of monkeypox…
Greitens ad touts ‘hunting permit’ for GOP rivals in Missouri U.S Senate race
In a video posted Monday of a fake no-knock home raid, former Gov. Eric Greitens — flanked by extras in body armor,…
#ChurchToo revelations growing, years after movement began
You might call it #ChurchToo 2.0: a withering report on sexual abuse and cover-up in the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant…
Mobile food pantry expands free food program at 5 Metro Transit centers
ST. LOUIS – Metro Transit and the St. Louis Area Foodbank are expanding the free Food on the Move program…
If Roe falls, some district attorneys won’t enforce anti-abortion laws
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As the Supreme Court appears on track to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, progressive prosecutors…
Judge rules against Schmitt in Columbia schools mask case
Attorney General Eric Schmitt lost on Thursday on almost every point raised to prevent dismissal of his office’s lawsuit against Columbia Public…
FDA outside advisers recommend Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines for children under 5
WASHINGTON — Parents of children under 5 are one step closer to protecting them against COVID-19 after the U.S. Food…
Lesser-known candidates struggle for spotlight in Missouri Senate primaries
ou know Eric and Eric and David and Billy, Mark and Lucas and Trudy and Vicky. But do you recall…
Compromise on eminent domain gets Parson’s OK after efforts to stymie Grain Belt Express
Gov. Mike Parson has signed legislation requiring electrical transmission line developers to pay farmers more for easements on their land. Parson, a Republican, was…
Mortality gap is widening across the political aisle
Politics may be a matter of life or death. A study published June 7 by the British Medical Journal examined mortality rates…
Pope establishes, staffs new committee to guide Vatican’s future investments
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis announced the first appointments Tuesday under his newly reformed Vatican bureaucracy, tapping a trusted…
Legal aid agencies receive $126M windfall from Johnson & Johnson talc liability judgment
A fund Missouri legislators set up 20 years ago to provide low-income residents with civil legal services received an unprecedented…
U.S. House passes ‘red flag’ gun control bill with only five Republicans in support
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday passed a “red flag” gun control bill that would allow federal courts to…
30 cases in a month: Abortion, guns top justices’ to-do list
WASHINGTON (AP) — Curbing abortion rights and expanding the right to be armed in public are long-sought goals of the conservative legal movement that…