WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden says he wants to “restore the soul of America.” But first the president-elect will need to fix a broken Congress. Biden is rushing headlong into a legislative branch that’s been ground down by partisanship, name-calling and, now, a refusal by some to acknowledge the Democrat’s win over President Donald Trump.…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has announced strict new regulations that seek to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the number of cases is spiraling upward and hospitals are nearing capacity. For four weeks starting Tuesday, St. Louis County residents are being told to stay home except to go to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — With the coronavirus coming back with a vengeance across the country and the U.S. facing a long, dark winter, governors and other elected officials are showing little appetite for imposing the kind of lockdowns and large-scale business closings seen last spring. Many also continue to resist issuing statewide mask rules. Among…
ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials in Georgia’s 159 counties are undertaking a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from an audit required by state law. The law requires that one race be audited by hand to check that the machines counted the ballots accurately, not because of any suspected problems with the results.…
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page this morning unveiled his four-week Covid-19 mitigation plan that starts Tuesday. Residents are asked to form social bubbles of 10 or fewer people and limit interactions to that group. As part of the “safer-at-home” component of the plan, residents are restricted from leaving home for reasons other than school,…
(KTRS) – The University City Police Department has issued an endangered silver advisory for a missing adult. Police say Henry Powell, 74, was reported missing from his residence in the 11-hundred block of Belrue Avenue around 9 p.m. Thursday. Powell is a 5’7″, 174 pound black male with gray hair and brown eyes who was…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are scuffling Thursday amid worries about worsening coronavirus counts across the country. The S&P 500 was 1.1% lower in afternoon trading, a rare stumble in what’s been a banner month for the benchmark index. Many analysts along Wall Street are still optimistic the market can climb higher and set…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has announced new guidance aimed at keeping more kids, teachers and staff in school, even those who have been exposed to the coronavirus. Currently, anyone in a K-12 setting who is directly exposed must quarantine for 14 days. The new guidance does not require quarantining if both…
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state on Wednesday announced an audit of presidential election results that he said would be done with a full hand tally of ballots because the margin is so tight. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference Wednesday that his office wants the process to begin by…
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a man who claimed he was headed to Missouri to kill former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill was arrested in Utah. According to court documents, George William Stahl of Cottonwood Heights, Utah, made several threats against McCaskill and told authorities that he was going to kill her. Utah Highway…