By ROBERT BURNS, COLLEEN LONG and JILL COLVIN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A week out from the midterm elections, the Pentagon said Monday it is sending 5,200 troops, some armed, to the Southwest border this week in an extraordinary military operation to stop Central American migrants traveling north in two caravans that were…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The mother of a missing 4-year-old Missouri boy is asking anyone with information to come forward. Darnell Gray’s mother made a brief statement at a news conference Monday asking for the public’s help. Her name was not released. Darnell was last seen Wednesday night at a Jefferson City apartment where…
By ALLEN G. BREED, MARK SCOLFORO and MARYCLAIRE DALE , Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was brought into court in a wheelchair Monday, as some members of the Jewish community and others objected to President Donald Trump’s planned visit, accusing him of contributing to a toxic political…
Chesterfield, MO (KTRS) Senators Lindsey Graham and Cory Gardner were in town Monday to campaign for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley. The Republican lawmakers spoke to a crowd of about 250 supporters at the Double Tree Chesterfield Hotel in Chesterfield. Graham of South Carolina said the stakes are high. “If we win here, it will…
By CURT ANDERSON , AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) — Bomb squads were called to a post office in Atlanta on Monday about a suspicious parcel sent to CNN, just hours before a court hearing for a Florida man accused of sending packages containing explosive material to prominent Democrats. The FBI did not identify to…
A retired 67 year old St. Louis Police Sergeant has been shot and killed this morning in a South St. Louis shootout with a gunman. The victim, whose name has not been released, was rushed to a hospital where he died. Police were called to Lackland Avenue south of Tower Grove Park at around 7:30…
By CATHERINE LUCEY , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday accused the media of being “the true Enemy of the People” in the wake of a mass shooting and a mail bomb plot. Trump tweeted: “There is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent, reporting of…
By GEIR MOULSON , Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Angela Merkel announced Monday that she will step down as head of her conservative party in December after 18 years and won’t seek a fifth term as chancellor in 2021, launching a leadership transition in Europe’s biggest economy. Merkel has led her conservative Christian Democratic Union…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing south county man. Police say 26-year-old Joshua White hasn’t been seen since last Tuesday. White suffers from bipolar disorder and has been without his medication. Police say he’s known to frequent South County Mall. Whiten is described as a white…
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — Chris Sale’s final pitch for this Boston juggernaut triggered a celebration on the Dodger Stadium infield, among thousands of fans who made their way to California — and even outside Fenway Park back home. The quest is complete. Yes, these 2018 Red Sox really are that great. A team to remember from…