One building, two worlds: Bridging stubborn gap in Congress
WASHINGTON — Joe Lieberman was back on Capitol Hill on Tuesday testifying in support of the Democratic push for Washington, D.C., statehood. Then he...
US appeals court ruling setback for St. Louis-area pipeline
A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday struck down the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a natural gas pipeline that runs through parts...
15 GOP governors urge release of Census redistricting data
Fifteen Republican governors sent a letter Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging that the U.S. Census Bureau release redistricting data as soon...
Clark arrested in LA on suspicion of having concealed gun
LOS ANGELES — Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was arrested in Los Angeles after police saw a submachine gun in his car,...
Forced by judge to surrender rifle, McCloskey has a new one
ST. LOUIS — St. Louis lawyer and U.S. Senate candidate Mark McCloskey may have been forced to give up his old semi-automatic rifle, but...
St. Louis city and county sue to block new Missouri gun law
O'FALLON, Mo. — St. Louis and adjoining St. Louis County filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block Missouri's new law barring state and local...
11 U.S. mayors commit to develop reparations pilot projects
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Eleven U.S. mayors — from Los Angeles to tiny Tullahassee, Oklahoma — have pledged to pay reparations for slavery to a...
1 of 2 ex-St. Louis officers convicted in civil rights case
ST. LOUIS — A former St. Louis police officer has been convicted of a civil rights violation for beating a Black undercover officer during...
As COVID-19 cases wane, vaccine-lagging areas still see risk
JACKSON, Miss. — New COVID-19 cases are declining across the most of the country, even in some states with vaccine-hesitant populations. But almost all...
Judge pauses loan forgiveness program for farmers of color
MILWAUKEE — A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates...