OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of passengers aboard a cruise ship struck by the coronavirus are anxiously awaiting their turn to leave the vessel, even if means being shipped to military bases for weeks of quarantine. More people were scheduled to leave the ship Tuesday after several hundred were released on Monday. The ship docked…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s presidential primary got off to a rough start for some voters in the state’s most populous county. St. Louis County elections officials said Tuesday that problems with electronic poll books meant that ballots could not be printed at some of its 400 polling sites. Election Director Rick Stream says…
Jefferson City, MO (AP) — Missouri senators have passed a bill to ban marijuana-infused candy for medical use. State senators voted 28-1 for the bill Monday. It now heads to the state House. The bill would prohibit edible marijuana products that could be geared toward children, such as candies or gummies shaped like animals or…
Beijing, China (AP) — Asian stock markets have rebounded from record-setting declines after U.S. futures rose on President Donald Trump’s announcement he would ask for a tax cut and other steps to ease the pain of a spreading coronavirus outbreak. The gains follow Wall Street’s biggest one-day drop since the 2008 global crisis. Oil prices…
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has told a St. Louis crowd that the “energy and excitement” of his supporters make him the Democrat most likely to defeat President Donald Trump in November. Sanders spoke Monday to hundreds of supporters inside a downtown theater a day before voters in Missouri and five other states go to the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Congressman Lacy Clay is calling for Democrats to unite. That was his message at Sunday night’s St. Louis City Democratic Central Committee gala in downtown St. Louis. Clay delivered the keynote speech before a crowd at St. Louis Union Station. “Regardless of who wins our nomination, I will do everything in…
San Francisco, CA (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom and the mayor of Oakland are seeking to reassure the public that none of the passengers from a ship with at least 21 cases of the new coronavirus will be released into the public before undergoing a 14-day quarantine. The Grand Princess carrying more than 3,500 people…
GLEN CARBON, IL (AP) The Belleville News-Democrat says the Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois are selling four camps for $3.4 million and closing them by year’s end. The move, announced last month, has prompted complaints from Girl Scouts and their leaders. They say the camps are ideal places to try outdoor activities like archery hard…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri officials say a St. Louis-area woman who recently traveled to Italy is the state’s first confirmed coronavirus case. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said Saturday that the woman is in her 20s and is at home with her parents. He said she was returning home from Italy when she…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Like clockwork, daylight saving time strikes again this weekend. Watch for it at 2 a.m. local time Sunday in most of the United States. Don’t forget to set your clocks an hour ahead, usually before bed Saturday night, to avoid being late for Sunday morning activities. With the annual change, sunlight will…