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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has ushered in the holiday season with the arrival of a 79-foot Norway spruce that will serve at Rockefeller Center as one of the world’s most famous Christmas trees. The 12-ton tree was trucked in Saturday morning from the Price family home in Elkton, Maryland. It’s the first…
BALLWIN, Mo. (AP) — Three teens died and two others were seriously hurt in a fiery crash in a St. Louis suburb Sunday morning. The St. Louis County Police Department said the crash happened shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday near Ballwin. All the crash victims appear to be in their mid to late teens, but…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis police officer has been acquitted of felony assault in an altercation that happened at a convenience store while he was off duty. Brandin Neil maintained that he was trying to arrest Bryan Boyle for disturbing the peace when he tackled him after the two men exchanged insults…
SPANISH LAKE, Mo. (AP) — A 9-year-old boy was injured by a stray bullet while inside a home in the suburbs north of St. Louis. St. Louis County police said officers went to the home near Spanish Lake, Missouri, shortly before 8:30 p.m. Friday and found the boy with a gunshot wound. His injuries were…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts has pulled up at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. It took 21 hours for the flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the glittering outpost, where docking occurred Thursday evening. The astronauts got emotional when they first spotted…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A jury has recommended up to 28 years in prison for a Missouri man found guilty of killing his wife. News outlets report the jury returned the recommendation early Friday only hours after Joseph Elledge was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Mengqi Ji. The judge will make the…
DETROIT (AP) — After promising on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 4.5 million shares of the electric car maker’s stock, raising over $5 billion. About $1.1 billion will go toward paying tax obligations for stock options. The sales were disclosed in 10 regulatory filings late Wednesday. Some will cover tax obligations for…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A coalition of 10 states has filed a lawsuit challenging a new rule by President Joe Biden’s administration requiring millions of health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The suit filed Wednesday in a Missouri federal court follows similar ones filed by Republican-led states against Biden’s vaccine requirements for…
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Harry says he warned the chief executive of Twitter ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots that the social media site was being used to stage political unrest in the U.S. capital. Harry made the comments Tuesday during a panel on misinformation in California. He said he made his concerns…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 13-year-old boy carjacking suspect is hospitalized in stable condition after being shot by the alleged victim of the crime. Police say the shooting happened Monday night. A 37-year-old woman was getting out of her car near her home when two males approached. The woman told police the 13-year-old pulled a…