By CARA ANNA , Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak is now the second largest in history, behind the devastating West Africa outbreak that killed thousands a few years ago, the World Health Organization said Thursday. WHO emergencies chief Dr. Peter Salama called it “a sad toll” as Congo’s health ministry announced…
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and ANGELA CHARLTON , Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — World leaders began arriving in Buenos Aires on Thursday for the summit of the globe’s largest economies, with attention expected to focus on issues including a trade war between the United States and China, a new North American trade deal and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Classes are cancelled at the University of Missouri’s St. Louis campus because of a water outage. The school said in a Facebook post that crews were working Thursday to make repairs. All classes and on-campus activities are canceled “until further notice.” The post also says that provisions are being made for…
NEW YORK (AP) — A massive Norway spruce has been lit up in a tradition that ushers in Christmastime in New York City. Mayor Bill de Blasio flipped the switch Wednesday night to light the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree following a televised extravaganza that featured performances by Diana Ross and Tony Bennett.The 72-foot-tall tree is…
Author: Glenn Fuselier Published: November 29, 2018 12:51 AM CST (KTRS) St. Louis MO A woman who was stabbed in the face while shopping at the Family Dollar on St. Charles Rock Road has died. Breckenridge Hills Police say 65-year-old Marybeth Gaeng was jumped by 34-year-old Cameka Cathey in the store Tuesday morning. Authorities say…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Sen.-Elect Josh Hawley says he’ll reintroduce a duck boat safety bill that his campaign rival Sen. Claire McCaskill proposed after a duck boat sank in July, killing 17 people. Hawley on Wednesday said he’ll bring the legislation up again after he assumes office in January. McCaskill pushed to enshrine…
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and SUSANNAH GEORGE , Associated Press Trump, senators sent a strong signal Wednesday they want to punish Saudi Arabia for its role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. By a bipartisan 63-37, the Senate voted to move forward with legislation calling for an end to U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis aldermanic committee has approved a resolution in support of a soccer stadium aimed at attracting a Major League Soccer franchise. The city’s Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee voted 8-0 Wednesday for a plan that would develop an area of downtown near Union Station. The vote came a…
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE , AP Chief Medical Writer HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese researcher who claims to have helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies says a second pregnancy may be underway. The researcher, He Jiankui of Shenzhen, revealed the pregnancy Wednesday while making his first public comments about his controversial work at an international conference…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump defended her use of a private email account as she was moving into an adviser’s position in her father’s administration, saying that it cannot be compared to the flap over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email server and that “Lock her up!” doesn’t apply to her. “All of…