WASHINGTON (AP) — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world’s most wanted man, is believed dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria. A U.S. official told The Associated Press late Saturday that al-Baghdadi was targeted in…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — A contentious 40-day strike that crippled General Motors’ U.S. production came to an end Friday as workers approved a new contract with the company. The four-year deal will now be used as a template in bargaining with crosstown rival Ford Motor Co., the union’s…
Update: St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Police say 29-year-old Ronnie McCutchen was found unharmed. Earlier Story: St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing south St. Louis County man. Twenty-nine-year-old Ronnie McCutchen went missing on Thursday. He was last seen driving a Maroon 2001 Dodge Durango bearing Missouri plates…
Wentzville, MO (KTRS) The strike against General Motors could be coming to an end. UAW workers at the Wentzville Plant overwhelmingly approved the contract proposal. However, voting continues Friday at other GM plants in the country. The nationwide tally will determine whether or not the strike will continue. The official tally is expected later Friday afternoon…
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — Punishing Santa Ana winds that pushed fires into Los Angeles-area neighborhoods, burning six homes, were expected to last through Friday and could prompt more power shutoffs to hundreds of thousands of people. The wind-whipped blazes broke out Thursday in the Santa Clarita area and the largest remained uncontained. As many…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A St. Louis University student in her early 20s is hospitalized in critical condition with what police now call “undetermined injuries” suffered near the central St. Louis campus. University officials have confirmed that the woman who was injured about 9:45 a.m. Thursday is a student. Her name has not been…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An outreach event is planned next week for small, minority-owned and women-owned businesses to participate in the construction of new NGA Western Headquarters. “Small businesses are vital to completing the Next NGA West project and McCarthy HITT is committed to attracting and working alongside a diverse and inclusive workforce for this…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans briefly brought the Democrat-led impeachment investigation to a halt Wednesday when around two dozen GOP House members stormed into a closed-door deposition with a Defense Department official. Democrats said the move compromised national security because some of the Republicans brought electronic devices into a secure room. The protest by Republican lawmakers captured national…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Missouri American Water issues a precautionary boil advisory for approximately 200 customers in Paradise Valley. A water main break in the area and associated drop in water pressure is responsible for the precautionary boil advisory. Customers will need boil their water for at least 3 minutes prior to consumption, until further…
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities moved Wednesday to formally withdraw an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests that have since morphed into a campaign for greater democratic change. However, the long-expected scrapping of the bill was overshadowed by the drama surrounding the release from a Hong Kong prison of the…