St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Schnucks raised $1.1 million for Folds Of Honor campaign. The St. Louis area grocery store chain’s six-week “Round up at the Register” campaign allowed customers to round up their purchase to the nearest dollar to benefit Folds of Honor. The donations will provide 220 college scholarships for veterans’ family members. The Folds of…
By DAVID A. LIEB and BLAKE NELSON , Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Friday raising the marriage age in Missouri from 15 to 16 and requiring parental permission for older teenagers to marry. The bill was among several signed or vetoed by the Republican governor as he wrapped…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration says it expects to begin reunifying about 2,500 children ages 5 and older with their parents on Friday after they were separated at the border. The Justice Department says in a court filing in San Diego that the reunifications are expected to begin Friday and occur “on a…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — A St. Louis police sergeant who was shot three years ago is hoping to turn his annual celebration of survival into an anti-violence march.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Charles Lowe and his wife are leading the inaugural Code 73 Victims Against Violence Walk on Saturday.The walk is named after the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election (all times local): 12:30 p.m. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein says that Russian intelligence agents stole information on 500,000 U.S. voters after hacking a state U.S. election board. The allegation was part of new charges Rosenstein announced against…
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s trip to Europe (all times local): 5:45 p.m. President Donald Trump and Queen Elizabeth II are getting acquainted over tea at Windsor Castle. Towering over the queen, Trump and the monarch shared a few interactions Friday as they reviewed troops at the royal castle in Windsor.…
CHIANG RAI, Thailand (AP) — The boys meant to explore the cave for just an hour, a casual jaunt to relax after soccer practice, but the waters rose. The teammates climbed higher, using their hands to feel the walls for a crawl space that would lead to safer, higher ground. Those handprints were among the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Papa John’s, which has featured founder John Schnatter in logos and TV ads, is pulling his image from its marketing after reports he used a racial slur. His face was off at least some materials by late morning Friday, though the company said the details and exact timing for everything were…
By JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN LEMIRE , Associated Press ELLESBOROUGH, England (AP) — In a fresh bout of diplomatic whiplash, President Donald Trump denied Friday he had criticized Prime Minister Theresa May and declared the U.S.-U.K. relationship “the highest level of special” — not long after lobbing thunderous broadsides against her. Trump’s pomp-filled visit to…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Vice-President Mike Pence is coming to the Gateway City. The nonprofit organization, America First Policies announced that Pence is scheduled to speak at an event on Thursday touting the administration’s tax cuts. The event will be held at the St. Louis Marriott Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis. Pence is also scheduled…