ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed has resigned his post five days after federal charges were announced against him and two others for allegedly accepting bribes and misusing their offices for personal gain. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Reed announced his resignation Tuesday, saying in a statement that…
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a no-confidence vote, securing enough support in his party to remain in office despite a rebellion that will likely weaken him as a leader and casts a shadow over his future.Known for his ability to shrug off scandals, the charismatic leader has struggled to turn…
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the husband-and-wife attorneys whose law licenses were placed on probation for pointing guns at racial injustice protesters outside their St. Louis mansion in 2020. Mark McCloskey is among several Republicans running for U.S. Senate in Missouri’s August primary. McCloskey says…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say two current and one former St. Louis aldermen are facing charges accusing them of taking bribes and misusing their offices for personal gain. The U.S. attorney’s office in St. Louis announced Thursday that Board of Alderman President Lewis Reed, Alderman Jeffrey Boyd and former Alderman John Collins-Muhammad were…
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have joined other members of Britain’s royal family for a church service honoring Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. It is their first public appearance in the U.K. since stepping back from royal duties two years ago. The queen skipped Friday’s event at St.…
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Mourners gathered Wednesday at a Catholic church to say goodbye to Robb Elementary School teacher Irma Garcia and her husband, Joe. Irma died in the shooting at the Uvalde, Texas, grade school and Joe died two days later from a heart attack after visiting his wife’s memorial. Nineteen children and two…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered St. Louis County to pay $300,000 to two people who sued after police barged into their home with guns drawn and without a warrant in what the court previously deemed a “severe, warrantless intrusion.” The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri says the final judgment was…
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say children repeatedly called 911 from inside a Texas elementary school where a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers, including a girl who told the dispatcher “Please send the police now.” Steven McCraw, the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said at a news conference Friday that…
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An official says an 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school barricaded himself inside a classroom, “shooting anyone that was in his way.” Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety told NBC’s “Today” that police and others responding to Tuesday’s attack…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Workers at a regional library system in central Missouri have voted to unionize. Officials said Monday that 65% of Daniel Boone Regional Library employees who voted to form a union, which will be the only active public library union in the state. The system has branches in Columbia, Fulton, Ashland and…