WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment. It’s a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. The court decided by a 6-3 vote Monday that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that…
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The father of a Missouri woman who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a weekend traffic stop says he doubts officials’ reports that she threatened to shoot the deputy. Hannah Fizer was killed Saturday night in Sedalia, about 90 miles southeast of Kansas City. Her father, John Fizer, said…
DETROIT (AP) — African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March. Eleven percent of African Americans say they were close with someone who has died compared with 5% of Americans overall and 4% of white Americans. That’s according to an analysis…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead and 5 others injured following a shooting at night club in north city. It all unfolded just before 3 A.M. Saturday at Bad Habits Social Club located in the 3100 block of North Grand, in the city’s Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. That’s where officers responded to a shooting call…
Beijing, China (AP) — Beijing has reinstated measures to control the spread of the coronavirus amid a growing outbreak. Many of Beijing’s new cases have been traced to a wholesale market that supplies much of the capital’s meat and vegetables. The recent daily numbers have been China’s highest daily totals in two months. Beijing has…
(AP) Stocks are rising broadly on Wall Street, recouping some of their losses a day after the market had its biggest rout since mid-March. The S&P 500 was up 1.2% in midday trading Friday, but is still on track for a weekly loss following three weeks of solid gains. Small-company stocks and bond yields rose,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Webster University’s banner that declared “Black Lives Matter!” was reported stolen Thursday night. The banner said, “Webster University stands for racial equality and justice – Black Lives Matter!” It was raised on Sunday, June 7 and was last seen on campus at 10 p.m. Thursday. Anyone with information about the banner…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is in custody in connection with a weekend homicide in north city. According to St. Louis Police, 46-year-old Antwoine Bozeman has been charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm. The incident occurred just after 4 P.M. Sunday. That’s when police responded to a…
Los Angeles, CA (AP) — Authorities say a gunman believed to have wounded a central California sheriff’s deputy and targeted others in a series of attacks has been killed in a confrontation with police. Twenty-six-year-old Mason James Lira died Thursday afternoon in Paso Robles. Lira had been sought since he seriously injured a San Luis…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis police detectives are asking for the publics’ help in identifying subjects of interest and a vehicle related to a June 8th robbery at the 7-Eleven in the 53-hundred block of Chippewa. Officers received a call for a “Hold Up” after the suspects entered the business and Suspect #2 pointed…