WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign. For now, those immigrants retain their protection from deportation and their authorization to work in the United States. The outcome seems certain…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A suspect is in custody in connection with a murder in the 46-hundred block of Tennessee. 21-year old Amir Muhamed Abdullah-Raheem of the 37-hundred block of Pennsylvania is charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 23-year old Richard Lovelace of the 800 block of Meadow…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction is going to be charged. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard made the announcement about Garrett Rolfe during a news conference Wednesday. Rolfe had already been fired after he fatally…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A white suburban St. Louis police detective who was captured on video apparently hitting a black suspect with a police SUV then kicking and punching him has been charged with two counts of assault and armed criminal action. Special Prosecutor Tim Lohmar announced the charges against Florissant Detective Joshua Smith on…
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The prospect of hosting the first rally for President Donald Trump in months would be a delight for many mayors in deep-red states like Oklahoma. But Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum isn’t celebrating Trump’s planned rally Saturday at the city’s 19,000-seat downtown BOK Center arena. While other Oklahoma GOP officials are hailing…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis County police officials have made an arrest for the June 2 murder of 29-year-old Demetris Bogard of the 13-hundred block of North 7th Street in St. Louis. Officers say Michael Barney turned himself into police Monday. He’s accused of killing Bogard in the 32-hundred block of Rider Trail South.…
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…
(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,…