St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating a deadly shooting in downtown St. Louis. Police say a man was gunned down outside of the Mansion House Apartments in the 300 block of N. 4th Street around 12:30 a.m. Satuday. The victim who was in his 30s died at the scene. There’s no word on a…
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump welcomed American pastor Andrew Brunson to the Oval Office on Saturday, celebrating his release from nearly two years of confinement in Turkey that had sparked a diplomatic row with a key ally and outcry from U.S. evangelical groups. Brunson, who…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a house fire in south St. Louis. Firefighters were called to a burning two-story home along the 7800 block of Water Street on Friday afternoon. Flames were scene shooting through the roof when firefighters arrived. Fire officials say a man was found dead when firefighters made…
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and JON GAMBRELL , Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials have an audio recording of the alleged killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Apple Watch he wore when he walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul over a week ago, a pro-government Turkish newspaper reported Saturday. The new claim published…
BEIJING (AP) — With China and the United States opening the door to a meeting next month between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, hopes are rising for a potential easing of tensions in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Worries about the increased tariffs the two sides have imposed on each…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — The Latest on Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s support of a proposed gas tax (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will fly in a private plane during part of a state tour to support a proposed gas tax increase for road and bridge repairs. SaferMO.com spokesman Scott Charton…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence says Republican U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis has emerged as a voice for conservative values in Congress and is urging his supporters to get out the vote in the midterm elections. Pence campaigned for Davis on Friday at a fundraising event in Springfield, Illinois. Davis is one of four Illinois…
By RUSS BYNUM and BRENDAN FARRINGTON , Associated Press MEXICO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Search-and-rescue teams began finding bodies in and around Mexico Beach, the ground-zero town nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael, an official said Friday as the scale of the storm’s fury became ever clearer. But he gave no details on the number of…
By JIM SALTER , Associated Press . ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri supporters of medical marijuana will have their say in the November election. The only question: Do they cast a yes vote once, twice or three times? Thanks to successful petition drives for three competing proposals, all three are on the ballot. Two would…
ALIAGA, Turkey (AP) — Members of the Christ Community Church in Montreat, North Carolina, are overjoyed at Turkey’s release of evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson. A Turkish court on Friday convicted Brunson on terror-related charges but released him from house arrest and allowed him to leave Turkey. The decision is expected to ease strained U.S.-Turkey relations.…