Trump, Biden prepare to debate as crises mount
CLEVELAND (AP) — In an election year like no other, the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic…
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Feds to ship millions of tests in bid to reopen schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the federal government would begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests…
Focus on children: playgrounds, youth sports, lead abatement
CITY HALL – The city has giving up trying to keep people out of playgrounds during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.…
Military suicides up as much as 20 percent in COVID era
WASHINGTON (AP) — Military suicides have increased by as much as 20 percent this year compared with the same period…
The eyes don’t have it: Masks upset classroom communication
(AP) – Placing an order at a deli counter while wearing a mask and standing 6 feet away can be…
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…
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,…
Coronavirus spreading in southeastern Missouri
(AP) — The mostly rural Bootheel region of Missouri is seeing high numbers of confirmed cases of the coronavirus, but…
‘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…
Symphony is taking concerts to patrons’ homes, businesses
(AP) — The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is taking performances straight to patrons — even to their homes — while…
CDC changes, then retracts, posting on how virus spreads
NEW YORK (AP) — The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting — and then taking down —…
U.S. virus toll nears 200,000; Trump sees no need for regret
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic began bearing down on the United States in March, President Donald Trump set out his…
U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail
SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge blocked on Thursday controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them…
Brace for another year of COVID-19, area doctors warn
(AP) – Leading St. Louis-area doctors are warning residents to brace for at least another year of living with COVID-19.…