By JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. John McCain is returning home to Arizona after being hospitalized for the side effects of his brain cancer treatment and likely will miss a crucial vote on the GOP tax package, President Donald Trump said Sunday. Trump told reporters he had spoken to McCain’s wife, Cindy,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are now investigating the 199th homicide in St. Louis. The latest homicide happened early Saturday morning in north St. Louis. Police say a man was gunned down at North Newstead and Ashland at just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The victim’s name hasn’t been released. There’s no word on a motive…
By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A recycled SpaceX capsule is back at the International Space Station, just in time for Christmas. NASA astronauts used the space station’s big robot arm to grab the Dragon capsule out of orbit Sunday. It’s the second visit for this particular supply ship, which made…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A suspect is in custody in connection with a quadruple homicide in north county back in August. Police say 20-year-old Ja’Vonne Dupree was arrested Friday in in Columbia. He is charged with four counts each of first-degree murder and robbery and nine other counts in the Aug. 24 shooting deaths of…
By ROBERT JABLON and CHRIS CARLSON, Associated Press MONTECITO, Calif. (AP) — Residents piled into cars and fled on Saturday, turning downtown Santa Barbara into “a ghost town” as surging winds drove one of the biggest fires in California’s history toward the city and the nearby wealthy enclave of Montecito. The mandatory evacuations around Montecito and…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 37-year-old man was charged Friday in the shooting of two north county police officers who were saved by their bulletproof vests. Jason Cook faces two counts each of first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Bail was set at $150,000 and Cook does not yet have an…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Republican Roy Moore on Friday told supporters that the “battle is not over” in Alabama’s Senate race even though President Donald Trump and others have called on him to concede. Moore sent a fundraising email to supporters asking for contributions to his “election integrity fund’ so he could investigate reports…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some HIV-positive patients in nearly half the counties in Missouri will lose health insurance coverage next year. The Department of Health and Senior Services announced that nearly 100 HIV patients in Missouri will no longer have access to a comprehensive health insurance plan effective Jan. 1 as a result of high…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tax bill barreling toward a final vote in Congress guts the most unpopular “Obamacare” provision, its requirement that virtually all Americans carry health insurance or face fines. Politically, the move is a winner for Republicans, who otherwise would have little to show for seven years of rhetoric and repeated legislative efforts…
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Federal officials have granted Joplin’s request for a deadline extension on several federally funded tornado recovery projects. Senators Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt had urged FEMA to take a serious look at Joplin’s request for more time. About $1 million in federal funds were at risk. At issue are repairs to…