COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri has less than two months to spend roughly $1 billion in federal coronavirus aid, the state budget director told lawmakers in a special session Monday.…
Day: November 9, 2020
Coronavirus surge may bring new restrictions here
(AP) — Leaders of St. Louis city and county warned Monday that new restrictions may be necessary unless the coronavirus surge is brought under control soon. St. Louis Mayor Lyda…
NorthSider owner Antonio French adds role at Post-Dispatch
Antonio French, owner and publisher of MetroSTL.com, The NorthSider and The SouthSider, has added a new role: He has joined the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial staff as a writer, columnist…
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective
Pfizer Inc. said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine may be a remarkable 90% effective, based on early and incomplete test results that nevertheless brought a big burst of optimism to…
Biden brings seasoned cool after red-hot Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a crystallizing moment at the last presidential debate, Donald Trump and Joe Biden fielded a question about people of color who live alongside chemical plants and…
Census takers were told to enter false data, they say
Two census takers in different states told The Associated Press that their supervisors pressured them to enter false information into a computer system about homes they had not visited so…