By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House narrowly passed a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown Thursday, doing the bare minimum in a sprint toward the holidays and punting disputes on immigration, health care and national security to next year. The vote was 231-188 with Democrats criticizing Republicans’ inability to…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Workers in downtown St. Louis say a man who died in a portable toilet had been living in it on and off for weeks. Police confirmed that the body found Wednesday is believed to be that of Grover Perry. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that foul play isn’t suspected. Frank Perry,…
NEW YORK (AP) — The stalking victim of a former St. Louis journalist sentenced in New York to five years in prison for bomb threats to Jewish centers is urging more attention be paid to domestic violence as a tool to fight terrorism. New York social worker Francesca Rossi spoke at the sentencing of Juan…
By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans early Thursday unveiled a new, stripped-down spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and allow quarreling lawmakers to punt most of their unfinished business into the new year. The bill would stave off a government shutdown through Jan. 19 and permit lawmakers to head…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers should make it easier for firefighters to get workers’ compensation, Gov. Eric Greitens said Wednesday during a visit to the St. Louis Fire Academy. The bill by Republican Rep. Nick Schroer would make firefighters and other first responders eligible for workers’ compensation for illnesses…
By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a victory lap so irresistible that Speaker Paul Ryan did it twice. When the House approved the $1.5 trillion Republican tax bill Tuesday and again Wednesday with minor changes, it was a beaming Ryan who emphatically pounded the gavel, announced the vote and applauded his bellowing…
Finding the perfect gift for those on your holiday list can be stressful. Giving a gift card can often be a better alternative. This has the Better Business Bureau of St. Louis advising consumers to do their homework before purchasing a gift card. “Gift cards can be the perfect solution for the person who’s hard…
BOONVILLE, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say a woman has been wounded in an officer-involved shooting in central Missouri. The Cooper County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that the shooting happened around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday after Boonville police began pursuing a vehicle. The post says the fleeing driver kept going after gunfire erupted in…
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and MARCY GORDON, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans will learn to love when they see their paychecks in the new year. President…
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A man convicted of leading an Islamic State-inspired plot to behead a conservative blogger who upset muslims when she organized a prophet muhammad cartoon contest was sentenced on Tuesday to 28 years in prison. David Wright sobbed as he apologized to blogger Pamela Geller, law enforcement and…