WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump will use the power of incumbency to his advantage Wednesday, opting to make a personal appearance in a key battleground state to declare the port city of Wilmington, North Carolina a World War II “Heritage City.” Wilmington is the first city to get that designation and Trump is…
Chicago, IL (AP) — President Donald Trump is recycling a baseless conspiracy theory to claim that recent protests have been orchestrated by powerful people in “dark shadows” who arranged flights for black-clad agitators. Trump has offered only a vague secondhand story and says the matter is under investigation. His unsubstantiated assertion echoes viral hoaxes that…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is in custody in connection with Sunday’s homicide in the city’s Dutchtown Neighborhood. St. Louis Police say that 41-year-old Earnest Moore has been charged with 1st degree murder and armed criminal action. The incident occurred in the 3500 block of Bingham. That’s where officers responded to a shooting call…
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump dove into the latest eruption in the nation’s reckoning over racial injustice with a trip Tuesday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the objections of local leaders. The city has been riven by protests since the Aug. 23 shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man hit seven times in the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner today charged suspect Thomas Kinworthy in the shootings of St. Louis Police Officer Tamarris Bohannon and Officer Arlando Bailey while they were responding to a shots fired call in the Tower Grove South neighborhood. Officer Bohannon died from his injuries on Sunday. Officer Bailey was…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Police are investigating a shooting in north city. It began just after 12 P.M. Monday near the intersection of Gano and Penrose, in the Fairground neighborhood. That’s where officers responded to a shooting call and found a 20-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his chest inside a…
Portland, OR (AP) — A plan by the governor of Oregon to use sheriff’s deputies from surrounding counties to help patrol Portland following the deadly shooting of a right-wing Trump supporter was sharply criticized by law enforcement. They said it wouldn’t end the “cycle of violence” in the city that’s approaching 100 consecutive nights of…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Biden is mounting a more aggressive offense against President Donald Trump with a rare public appearance in Pittsburgh, where he’s expected to say Trump is contributing to the violence in the streets nationwide. Biden will accuse Trump of forfeiting “any moral leadership in this country.” Biden says Trump can’t stop the…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The white St. Louis couple charged for waving guns during a racial injustice protest outside their home in June made their first court appearance on felony charges. Mark and Patricia McCloskey were in court briefly Monday morning and did not enter a plea. The judge continued their case until Oct. 6.…
Beijing, China (AP) — The government in China’s Xinjiang region is imposing draconian measures to combat the coronavirus, including physically locking people in homes and arresting those who do not comply with strict quarantines of more than 40 days. Some residents are forced to swallow traditional Chinese medicine, according to government notices, social media posts…