(AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Friday that no charges will be filed in the 2017 death of Tory Sanders, a Black inmate at a rural jail. Sanders died under similar circumstances to George Floyd, after a white law enforcement officer’s knee was pressed on his neck. Schmitt says there is not enough…
MEHLVILLE, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County police say a couple whose bodies were found last week in their home died of COVID-19. Police were called to the home in Mehlville on Feb. 18 for a sudden death. Police spokeswoman Officer Tracy Panus says the man and woman had quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is poised to get a third vaccine against COVID-19, and health officials are girding for questions about which one is best. If cleared for emergency use, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would offer a single-dose option that could help speed vaccinations. The challenge will be explaining how protective the J&J…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are ready to shove a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through the House on Friday. That win is expected despite a setback on Thursday that means a minimum wage boost is unlikely to be in the final version that reaches President Joe Biden. A near party-line vote seemed certain on the…
UNION, Mo. (AP) — A school bus driver is accused of restraining a nonverbal student on his bus route for several months. Terry Rice, of St. Clair, is charged with eight misdemeanor counts of kidnapping and a misdemeanor charge of second-degree assault. The child attended Autumn Hill, a state-funded school in Union for children with…