ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic Party will convene, sort of, amid a pandemic that has upended the usual pomp-and-circumstance of presidential nominating conventions. Monday’s session will be the first night of four when Democrats meet online and broadcast to voters two hours of live and pre-taped programming. Monday will test the reach of presumptive nominee…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis man is facing federal firearms charges after he allegedly robbed an undercover police officer who was working as part of Operation Legend. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 22-year-old Dariyon Martin was charged Friday with being a felon in possession of a firearm, robbery, and brandishing a firearm.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans increased their retail purchases by 1.2% in July, with solid gains in appliances and clothing, restoring sales to their level before the viral pandemic erupted in March. Sales at retail stores and restaurants have now risen for three straight months, after enormous plunges in March and April, when the pandemic suddenly…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS)Â St. Louis Police are asking for help locating a subject being sought in connection with homicide earlier this month. Murder and armed criminal action warrants have been issued for Kenneth Smith in the stabbing death of 26-year old Jason Slater of the 19-hundred block of Shardell Drive. Slater’s body was found…
Wilmington, DE (AP) — Joe Biden’s campaign is getting a burst of momentum. Kamala Harris is already bringing energy, dollars and more. In the first two days after her historic selection as the first Black woman on a major national ticket, she’s fired off the campaign’s sharpest criticism of President Donald Trump’s shortcomings. She’s also…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A fugitive is facing federal firearms and drug charges after being apprehended as a part of “Operation Legend.” According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, 28-year-old Troy Jackson was charged Thursday with 3 counts – including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and 2 firearm offenses. The criminal complaint says that back…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump says the United Arab Emirates and Israel will establish diplomatic ties in a deal halting the planned annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians for their future state. The announcement by Trump came in a tweet. It means the UAE, which is home to the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Former St. Ann Police Officer Ellis Brown has been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on Civil Rights charges in connection with an April 2019 traffic stop. According to the indictment announced by U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen on Thursday, Brown is accused of “willfully depriving” a victim, identified as S.K., of…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police identify the victim of Wednesday’s early morning homicide in north county. According to County Police, 37-year-old Derrick Bunting was shot and killed in the parking lot of an apartment complex. It unfolded just after 6:30 in the 4600 block of Whisper Lake Drive in Black Jack. That’s where officers with…
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military says the Iranian navy boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S. The U.S. military’s Central Command published a black-and-white video showing what appeared to be special forces fast-roping down from a…