(AP) Stocks are rising around the world as governments prepare to gradually lift restrictions they imposed on businesses to slow the sweep of the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 added 1.2% in afternoon trading Monday at the start of a week chockablock with market-moving events. Several major central banks are meeting, including the Bank of…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Even as Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is scheduled to announce his plans for reopening some businesses, the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues in the state. A recent report from the Missouri Budget Project, a nonpartisan think tank, says the number of food stamp applications in Missouri jumped 64%…
Minneapolis, MN (AP) — Streets in Spain echoed again with joyful cries as the country let children go outside for the first time in six weeks. European nations are methodically working to ease their lockdowns, while American governors are moving at differing speeds, some more aggressive, others more cautious. In Italy, the premier laid out…
East St. Louis, IL (KTRS) A man is in custody in connection with last week’s fatal shooting of an East St. Louis woman. According to the Illinois State Police, 29-year-old Kraig Appleton of East St. Louis has been charged with 1st-degree murder. The incident occurred on April 20th in the 2900 block of Converse. That’s…