By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Yolnick Jeune couldn’t sleep for days, anxious over the fate of a program that has staved off the deportations of both herself and tens of thousands of other Haitians in the U.S. Then, President Donald Trump’s administration this week announced one last 18-month extension of the Temporary…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wielded his pardon power Tuesday to spare a pair of turkeys from the Thanksgiving roaster, joking that he would also let last year’s turkey pardons stand despite his penchant for overturning Obama-era orders. In a brief and humorous White House ceremony, Trump extended the annual…
Ballwin, MO (KTRS) It’s a new chapter for former Ballwin Police Officer Mike Flamion and his wife Sarah. On Tuesday, the couple moved into their new specially adapted smart home in Ballwin, courtesy of the Gary Sinise Foundation. The home is designed to offer more independence to Mike Flamion, who was left paralyzed after being…
COLUMBIA, MO (AP) University of Missouri star freshman Michael Porter Jr. will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing lower back surgery today. The school says he’s undergoing surgery in Dallas Tuesday, and his expected recovery time is three to four months.The 6-foot-10 Porter, the top prep prospect in the country last season, played in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Trump and Putin spoke informally several times last week when they attended a summit in Vietnam. They agreed on a number of principles for the future of war-torn Syria. Trump’s conversation with the Russian president…
By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found her greatest fame as Tess, the wise angel in the long-running television drama “Touched by an Angel,” has died at age 86. Reese’s co-star on the series, Roma Downey, said in a statement that…
Jennings, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following an overnight fire in Jennings. Firefighters were called to a burning home on Murvale Drive around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. The 47-year-old victim was the roommate of the homeowner, who was not there at the time when the fire broke out. Fire officials say it’s believed that the fire…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A federal investigation will look into possible civil rights violations by police in the St. Louis area in the two months since protests broke out after a white former police officer was acquitted in the shooting death of a black suspect. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the investigation in a…