ST. LOUIS (AP) — Leaders of Missouri’s two urban areas have a message for refugees from Afghanistan: You are welcome here. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page released a joint statement Tuesday saying they are “ready, willing, and prepared” to welcome at least 1,000 Afghanistan citizens through the Special…
The temporary restraining order blocking the St. Louis County mask mandate has been extended for two days by a St. Louis County judge. The order was to expire on August 17. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit to block the mandate. Circuit Judge Ellen “Nellie” Ribaudo has asked the two sides to reach…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says U.S. commanders at the Kabul airport are coordinating with the Taliban while accelerating the evacuation of Americans and at-risk Afghan allies. Spokesman John Kirby says there have been no hostile actions by the Taliban, and that several hundred members of the now-defeated Afghan army are at the airport assisting…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after they received their second dose of the shot. The goal is to ensure lasting protection against the coronavirus as the delta variant spreads across the country. That’s according to two people familiar with…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police say two women killed over the weekend in a suburban St. Louis home break-in were likely the victims of a domestic violence dispute. Police say the killings happened around 7 p.m. Saturday, when two people forced their way into a house in Ferguson. Investigators say the break-in led to a…