LOS ANGELES (AP) — Public health officials are warning that the coronavirus poses new risks to parts of the Midwest and South. That word comes as enhanced federal aid that helped avert financial ruin for millions of unemployed Americans is set to expire. If it runs out, many of the jobless will have to rely…
Chicago, IL (AP) — Federal prosecutors recently made clear that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is a subject of a criminal investigation into influence peddling to benefit an energy utility. The question now is whether the Democrat and the nation’s longest serving statehouse speaker will actually be charged. Some legal experts say that signs from…
Beijing, China (AP) — China has ordered the United States to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu in an increasingly rancorous diplomatic conflict. The order followed the U.S. closure of the Chinese Consulate in Houston after Washington accused Chinese agents of trying to steal medical and other research in Texas. The Chinese…
Beijing, China (AP) — China has launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet in an attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. The rocket carrying the orbiter and rover took off under clear skies from an island south of China’s mainland. Hundreds of space enthusiasts cried out…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS/AP) An 18-year-old man is in custody following a shooting at an area mall that left one man dead and a second man hospitalized. The shooting happened around 12:30 P.M. Wednesday at the St. Louis Galleria. St. Louis County Police spokesman Ben Granda says two groups of people were involved in a…
One man is dead and a second man is hospitalized after a shooting inside a large suburban St. Louis shopping mall. The shooting happened around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Louis Galleria. St. Louis County Police spokesman Ben Granda says two groups of people were involved in a dispute that led to the shooting.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Laboratories across the U.S. are buckling under a surge of coronavirus tests, creating long processing delays that experts say are actually undercutting the pandemic response. The bottlenecks are creating problems for workers kept off the job while awaiting results, nursing homes struggling to keep the virus out and for the labs themselves,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) One person is dead and another injured following a car accident in north city. Shortly before 12pm Tuesday, officers received a call for an “Accident with Injuries” at the intersection of Page and Euclid. One person was pronounced deceased at the scene. At least one other person was taken to the…
Melbourne, Australia — Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state reported a record 484 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday and health authorities warned that numbers could continue to rise. With Australia’s second-largest city Melbourne now in lockdown for two weeks, authorities had hoped the infection rate would begin to plateau. Instead, Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says “we’re…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing coronavirus vaccines and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property and trade secrets from companies worldwide. The indictment says the hackers in recent months researched vulnerabilities in the computer networks of Massachusetts and Maryland companies known…