ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The chief medical examiner who ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide will return to the stand Tuesday at the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating Floyd’s civil rights. Prosecutors say Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao deprived Floyd of his rights when they failed…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois governor’s election-year plan to offer consumers some tax relief from some of the biggest pains in the pocketbook. Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to offer inflation relief in his budget proposal scheduled for Wednesday, although he won’t address a joint session of the General Assembly. House and Senate leaders canceled…
CONROE, Texas (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is dangling the prospect of pardons for supporters who participated in the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol if he returns to the White House. During a rally Saturday night in Texas, Trump said if he runs again for president and wins, he will treat…
BOSTON (AP) — More than 2 feet of snow has fallen in some areas of the northeastern U.S. amid a fierce winter storm. Wind gusts in Saturday’s nor’easter surpassed 70 mph in a few spots in Massachusetts. The wind scoured the ground bare in some places and piled the snow into huge drifts in others.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hospitals across Missouri are asking staff members and administrators to take on additional duties to help deal with the current surge in COVID-19 patients. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that hospital employees are being asked to pick up shifts helping nurses by doing things like grabbing supplies or answering phones, or…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three men died and a fourth man was hospitalized after a shooting Saturday afternoon in a north St. Louis neighborhood. Police said the shooting was reported around 4 p.m. Saturday in the Kingway East neighborhood. Officers found three men in their 20s who had been shot. St. Louis police Chief John…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State parks in Missouri are proving to be more popular than ever, with record numbers of visitors. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 22.5 million people visited Missouri state parks in 2021, a nearly 7% increase from 2020 and an all-time high for the state’s 92 parks and historic sites.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities have identified the man killed in an exchange of gunfire with St. Louis officers that left two of them wounded, one critically. Police said Thursday that the man killed was 23-year-old Equan Hopson. Meanwhile, charges were filed against two other men who were in an SUV with the suspect before…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have added a cat to their pet family. The cat’s name is Willow, and she’s a 2-year-old, green-eyed, gray and white feline from Pennsylvania. A spokesperson for the first lady says Willow is settling into the White House with her favorite treats, toys and…
BEIJING (AP) — China is demanding the U.S. end what it calls interference in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next week. The Foreign Ministry says Minister Wang Yi made the demand in a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The U.S. and some of its main allies say they won’t send…