St. Louis City and St. Louis County are relaxing COVID restrictions. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones announced this morning that beginning today, restaurants and bars are allowed to return to one-hundred percent capacity under a new health order called “Reopen STL.” CDC guidelines concerning social distancing and mask…
BERLIN (AP) — Bavarian officials have canceled Oktoberfest festivities for a second year in a row due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, saying that there are too many risks in hosting the celebrations, which traditionally bring in visitors from around the world, during a global pandemic. Bavarian Governor Markus Soeder said Monday…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A packed boat being used in a suspected human smuggling operation capsized and broke apart in powerful surf along the rocky San Diego coast. Three people were killed and more than two dozen were hurt. Lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded around 10:30 a.m. Sunday following reports of…
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — On Monday, Apple faces a trial that could upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while feeding more than 1.6 billion iPhones, iPads, and other devices. The case, which represents one of Apple’s most serious legal threats in recent years, comes…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man has been convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her mother and setting a fire that killed his own 10-month-old son. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 32-year-old Eric Lawson was convicted Saturday in the 2012 killings. The jury will return on Monday to determine if Lawson will…