Black Catholics demand actions, not just words, from church
NEW YORK (AP) — Black Roman Catholics are hearing their church’s leaders calling for racial justice once again after the…
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Trump’s intended show of political force falls short of mark
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Donald Trump used his comeback rally to try to define the upcoming election as a…
March here begins where Dred Scott slavery case was heard
DOWNTOWN (AP) — A march Friday commemorating Juneteenth in St. Louis began at the most appropriate of places — the…
Dream on: Court upholds young immigrants’ protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected on Thursday President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young…
U.S. coronavirus outbreaks spur debate over personal freedoms
PHOENIX (AP) — When the coronavirus flared up again in China this week, the country canceled flights, suspended reopenings and…
Workhouse budget cuts will help make up for $67M shortfall
CITY HALL – Even as the number of area COVID-19 cases continues to fall, the coronavirus is taking a ever-greater…
Atlanta officer charged with murder for shooting Rayshard Brooks
ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors brought murder charges Wednesday against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the…
Missouri to reinstate rules for unemployment, food stamps
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — State officials said on Tuesday that they were reinstating requirements for unemployment and food stamps that…
Goodbye, Columbus: Tower Grove Park removes statue
(AP) — The statue of Christopher Columbus that stood in Tower Grove Park for 134 years was removed Tuesday amid…
Supreme Court says gay, transgender workers protected by law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people…
Rethinking police: How Camden, N.J. reimagined its force
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — To Scott Thomson, changing the culture of policing in America is a relatively simple process. It’s…
Circuit attorney defends her methods to aldermen
CITY HALL – Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner gave a spirited defense of her controversial approach to running her office, in…
Bill would toughen city policy on police use of force
CITY HALL – Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed wants to make sure that city police can’t use the kind…
U.S. police ‘woefully undertrained’ on using force, experts say
BURIEN, Wash. (AP) — Seattle officers hold down a protester, and one repeatedly punches him in the face. In another…
Latest virus numbers ‘excellent’; SLMPD honors Dorn
CITY HALL – St. Louis’ latest COVID-19 numbers are “really excellent,” Mayor Lyda Krewson said Wednesday in her press conference…
As U.S. faces racial issues, Trump becomes bystander
WASHINGTON (AP) — At a moment of national reckoning over racism in America, President Donald Trump is increasingly becoming a…