ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s health department director on Tuesday said he tracked the menstrual cycles of Planned Parenthood patients as part of an effort to identify what the agency says were “failed abortions” at a St. Louis clinic. Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams made the revelation during the second day…
SANTA ROSA, CA (AP) — Millions of Californians prepared to be in the dark — some for five days, or longer — as the nation’s largest utility said it was switching off power again Tuesday to prevent powerful winds from damaging its equipment and sparking more fires. Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. said its latest…
Florissant, MO (KTRS) An endangered silver advisory is in effect for a missing Florissant man. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 84-year-old Donald Seay went missing from the 500 block of Elmwood Drive in St. Charles just before 6 P.M. Monday. Seay is described as a white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 185 pounds,…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS/AP) A hearing is underway to decide the fate of Missouri’s only abortion clinic. The state’s Administrative Hearing Commission began hearing arguments on (Monday) over whether Planned Parenthood can keep its abortion license. At issue is the state health department’s effort to revoke the license for Planned Parenthood’s clinic in St. Louis.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A University of Missouri student was charged Monday with abuse or neglect of a child just days after authorities announced that foul play is suspected in the disappearance of his wife, who came to the U.S. from China to study. Joseph Elledge, 23, is jailed on a $500,000 cash-only bond. No…
WASHINGTON DC (AP) — Eliminating the Islamic State’s elusive leader gives President Donald Trump a new argument for leaving Syria, but the U.S. military campaign against the extremists is far from finished. The killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by U.S. forces leaves the Islamic State without an obvious leader, a major setback for an organization…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) The Administrative Hearing Commission will begin hearing arguments Monday morning to decide the fate of Missouri’s last remaining abortion clinic. This hearing is expected to last about a week, but a ruling isn’t expected until February. Planned Parenthood has been fighting with the state’s health department for months over concerns that…
CLAYTON, MO (AP) — A jury has recommended a St. Louis County police sergeant be awarded nearly $20 million after finding the department discriminated against him because he’s gay. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the jury’s verdict came Friday in a 2017 lawsuit brought by Sgt. Keith Wildhaber. Wildhaber testified that he was told to “tone down his gayness”…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world’s most wanted man, is believed dead after being targeted by a U.S. military raid in Syria. A U.S. official told The Associated Press late Saturday that al-Baghdadi was targeted in…
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — A contentious 40-day strike that crippled General Motors’ U.S. production came to an end Friday as workers approved a new contract with the company. The four-year deal will now be used as a template in bargaining with crosstown rival Ford Motor Co., the union’s…