St. Louis Students Join Students Across The Country For Another School Walkout Day

St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  Students continue to raise their voices against gun violence. Students across the country, including in the St. Louis area, will participate in another National School Walkout Day Friday at 10 a.m. Students Demand Action St. Louis will also hold a demonstration outside of the downtown office of Attorney General Josh Hawley this…

Florida, Angry And Grieving, Takes Gun Protest To Streets

By JASON DEAREN, ALLEN BREED and TAMARA LUSH, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of angry students, parents, teachers and neighbors of a Florida high school where 17 people were killed demanded on Saturday that immediate action be taken on gun-control legislation, insisting they would not relent until their demands were met. The rally in…

Trump: Iranian People “Finally Acting Against Brutal & Corrupt’ Government.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) —  President Donald Trump says the people of Iran are “finally acting against the brutal and corrupt” government. Trump tweeted Tuesday that the Iranian people have “little food, big inflation and no human rights.” He adds: “The U.S. is watching.” It was Trump’s latest comment on the largest anti-government demonstrations in Iran…

Judge Weighs Regulating St. Louis Police During Protests

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters asking a federal judge to regulate St. Louis police conduct have described being beaten and pepper-sprayed during recent demonstrations, but police defended their efforts to disperse sometimes unruly crowds. At issue is a lawsuit that the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed over what it calls “unlawful and unconstitutional…