Wilmington, DE (AP) — Joe Biden has chosen California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, making history by selecting a Black woman for a major party’s presidential ticket for the first time in history. It’s a move that fulfills the wish of Democrats clamoring to see a woman of color on the ticket. The…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is going to prison after his son overdoses on the drugs he was selling. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that 39-year-old Gayron Sloan was sentenced to more than 11 years Tuesday after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in the furtherance of…
Washington D.C. (AP) — Authorities say a uniformed Secret Service officer shot and wounded a man during a confrontation near the White House that led to President Donald Trump being abruptly escorted out of a briefing room during a televised news conference. The chief of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, Tom Sullivan, says the White…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for a missing St. Charles woman. The Missouri Highway Patrol says that 79-year-old Pauline Carver went missing at around noon Monday from the 3500 block of Hiram Street. Carver is described as a white female, 5 feet 2 inches tall, 180 pounds, with gray…
Falls Church, VA (AP) — States are having to consider whether they can afford a plan from President Donald Trump to extend additional unemployment benefits, The plan requires states to provide 25 percent of the funds, and it’s unclear whether states have the money or the will to do it. Trump issued an executive order…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A man is dead following a homicide in north city. St. Louis police say the incident occurred shortly after 4:30 Saturday afternoon. That’s when officers responded to a shooting call in the 6000 block of Lucille, which is in the Walnut Park West neighborhood. Upon arrival, they found 32-year-old Harold Anderson…
Washington D.C. (AP) — A marathon meeting in the Capitol generated lots of recriminations but little progress on the top issues confronting negotiators on vital COVID-19 rescue money. The talks are teetering on the brink of collapse. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said of the Thursday night talks: “There’s a handful of very big issues that…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for a missing south county woman. The Missouri Highway Patrol says 86-year-old Virginia Pridy went missing from the 12000 block of West Bend Drive Thursday morning. She is described as a white female, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 205 pounds, with white hair and…
Hiroshima, Japan (AP) — Survivors of the world’s first atomic bombing gathered in diminished numbers to mark its 75th anniversary. They urged the world, and their own government, to do more to ban nuclear weapons. The coronavirus meant a small turnout, but the survivors’ message was more urgent than ever. The United States dropped the…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police need your help identifying the man responsible for a hold-up at a south city store. Police say the same individual robbed the Metro by T-Mobile store twice – once on July 24th and again on August 4th. The store is located in the 3600 block of South Grand. If you…