(AP) — Gov. Mike Parson says every part of the state is being treated equally in Missouri’s efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. The governor pushed back Thursday against complaints from St. Louis area officials that the region was not receiving enough vaccine doses based on is population. Parson particularly criticized Dr. Alex Garza, the head…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic prosecutors in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial say rioters believed they were are acting on the “president’s orders” to storm the Capitol to undo Joe Biden’s election victory. The House is ready to wrap up opening arguments. Biden says he believes “some minds may be changed” after the previous day’s gripping video…
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Police say at least five people were killed in a massive crash involving 75 to 100 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate. Fort Worth police say the number of injured is still unknown as they are still working the accident. The pileup happened as a winter storm is dropping freezing…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State lawmakers are considering several bills to allow Missourians to keep unemployment benefits they were not entitled to. The House Special Committee on Government Oversight heard seven separate proposals Wednesday to forgive payments to people who were not intentionally committing fraud. Gov. Mike Parson has said people should return the…
PARIS — A French nun who is believed to be the world’s second-oldest person is celebrating her 117th birthday in style after surviving COVID-19. The care home in southern France where Sister André lives organized a packed schedule. There were plans on Thursday for Champagne and red wine, a feast with her favorite dessert and…
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri health officials say they are optimistic efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccines will expand soon, both in terms of increased vaccine availability and the number of approved vaccinators. Dr. Randall Williams, head of the state health department, said Wednesday Missouri expects to receive a significant amount of a new Johnson &…
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats opened their first day of arguments in former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with searing footage of the U.S. Capitol riot. Other highlights included prosecutors painting Trump as an “inciter in chief” who systematically riled up his supporters and falsely convinced them the election had been stolen, culminating in the…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry Flynt, who turned his raunchy Hustler magazine into an empire while fighting numerous First Amendment court battles, has died. He was 78. His attorney says Flynt died Wednesday in Los Angeles. Flynt’s career began with Ohio strip clubs but in 1974 he founded Hustler, an unashamedly crude and hard-core skin…