Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced on Sunday emergency authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma — a…
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Businesses held sway over state reopening plans, emails show
As South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster prepared to announce the end of a coronavirus stay-at-home order, his top staff received…
COVID-19 bullies Trump as crisis overwhelms U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — His face framed by the golden Oval Office curtains behind him, President Donald Trump stared straight into…
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,…
Guard at downtown gas station shoots man after being beaten over face masks
DOWNTOWN WEST (AP) — A security guard who was beaten in a confrontation over face masks opened fire early Saturday and…
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…
City orders pullback on venue capacities
CITY HALL – St. Louis is blinking in the standoff with the COVID-19 coronavirus. Cases continue to rise, so business…
Missouri health chief balks at mandates despite ‘red zone’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top health official has insisted that a statewide mandate for masks and social distancing…
In virus talks, Pelosi holds firm; Mnuchin wants a deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not about to blink. The House leader, D-Calif., has been here before, negotiating…
Postal Service is flash point as election nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mail piling up. Constant attacks from the president. Cuts to overtime as record numbers of ballots are expected to pass through post offices this…
States on hook for billions under Trump jobless plan
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Whether President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive…
No parties, no trips: Colleges set COVID-19 rules for fall
As they struggle to salvage some semblance of a campus experience this fall, U.S. colleges are requiring promises from students…
Trump allows $400 jobless aid, defers payroll tax
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Seizing the power of his podium and his pen, President Donald Trump bypassed the nation’s lawmakers…
Judge slaps down bars’ suit over COVID-19 closures
ST. LOUIS – Two of the bars forced to close after being found in violation of the city’s public health…
Last-ditch virus aid talks collapse; no new help for jobless
WASHINGTON (AP) — A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money collapsed in…