WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a new effort at NASA to better understand and track the impacts of climate change. The $1 billion in federal spending being announced Monday is a small fraction of what the…
The manhunt is over in South Carolina. A suspect accused of multiple murders, including two in St. Louis County has been captured by authorizes Monday morning. Investigators say Tyler Terry was spotted by officers in Chester County, South Carolina. They chased him, but he disappeared in a wooded area but was eventually taken into custody.…
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians have rallied by the thousands after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war. Israel vowed to respond with a “new level of force” to any further hostilities. The 11-day conflict left more than 200 dead — the vast majority Palestinians — and brought widespread devastation to…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Two single mothers are among a group of women suing Missouri for denying them access to Medicaid health care as called for in the state Constitution. The two mothers and a third woman sued Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s administration Thursday. Voters last year amended the Constitution to expand access to the…
At a news conference Thursday morning, authorities released the names of two suspects, a man and a woman, in the shooting deaths of a man in Brentwood and a woman in University City over the weekend. Investigators say the two are also suspects in a shootout with police in South Carolina this week. The female…
LONDON (AP) — An investigation has found that a BBC journalist used “deceitful behavior” to secure an explosive interview with Princess Diana in 1995, in a “serious breach” of the broadcaster’s guidelines. The probe came after Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, made renewed complaints that journalist Martin Bashir used false documents and other dishonest tactics to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals will return to full capacity at Busch Stadium starting with a June 14 game against Miami. Only Texas among the 30 major league teams began this season at 100% after fans weren’t permitted last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Atlanta went to full capacity on May…
NEW YORK (AP) — More than a year after coronavirus shutdowns sent “the city that never sleeps” into a fitful slumber, New York could soon be wide awake again. Vaccinated New Yorkers can shed their masks in most situations Wednesday, and restaurants, shops, gyms and many other businesses can go back to full occupancy if…
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in suburban St. Louis believe that robbery may be the motive in the deaths of two people who were shot an hour apart, and a $30,000 reward is now being offered in the case. Barbara Goodkin was shot around 11 p.m. Saturday as she and her husband drove down…
MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) — Military officials say two pilots ejected safely from an F-15 fighter jet when the aircraft left a runway while landing at a southwestern Illinois airport. The U.S. Air Force said in a statement that the two U.S. active duty pilots suffered minor injuries in the incident Tuesday morning at MidAmerica St.…