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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis NAACP has filed federal complaints over the lack of coronavirus vaccinations for prisoners. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the NAACP chapter filed civil rights complaints against the state Thursday. No Missouri prisoners have been vaccinated against the virus, despite their high risk for complications and the group’s high…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Many Texans finally have electricity back after a deadly blast of winter this week overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the cold for days. But the crisis is far from over, with 7 million in the state ordered to boil their water before consuming it. And in Jackson,…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s health director says the state has no plans to move teachers higher on the list for COVID-19 vaccinations but will continue focusing on getting shots to older people and those with serious illnesses. Dr. Randall Williams spokes Thursday during Gov. Mike Parson’s weekly media briefing. Several states, including neighboring Kansas…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Detainees have complained for decades about conditions inside St. Louis jails, but when COVID-19 worries were added to the mix, the tension reached breaking point. In the predawn hours of Feb. 6, 117 inmates at the City Justice Center downtown broke free from their cells. They smashed windows, set clothing and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly winter storms that knocked out power for millions in Texas and other states have exceeded the worst-case scenarios of many U.S. utilities. They also fit a pattern of worsening extremes under climate change and demonstrate anew that local, state and federal officials have failed to do enough to prepare for…
WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. (AP) — A behavioral health organization is shutting down its residential treatment facility in Webster Groves following an FBI raid and the arrests of three employees on suspicion of child abuse. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Great Circle didn’t explain what prompted the shutdown but said in a news release that…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists would gain vastly expanded capabilities to identify potentially deadlier mutations of the coronavirus under legislation advancing in Congress. The U.S. now maps only the genetic makeup of a minuscule fraction of positive virus samples, a situation some experts liken to flying blind. It means the true domestic spread of problematic mutations…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A familiar ritual is taking shape in the Biden White House. It starts with bulky briefing packages, war-gaming of “what-ifs,” and Oval Office discussions about how to talk to a particular U.S. ally or adversary. Twelve times since he took office, President Joe Biden has dialed up a world leader after reinstituting…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State health officials say just over 10% of the state’s residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Health department data on Monday shows 873,675 vaccine doses were distributed, with 239,293 people receiving both doses. Gov. Mike Parson on Sunday announced more mass vaccination sites for the…
DALLAS (AP) — The Texas council that manages the majority of the state’s electricity has initiated rotating power outages Monday morning as the state experiences a winter storm dropping snow, ice and temperatures. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas urged residents to reduce electricity. Over a million customers went without power for short periods as…