CITY HALL – St. Louis is blinking in the standoff with the COVID-19 coronavirus. Cases continue to rise, so business reopenings have to take a step back. The city has…
Category: Coronavirus
Missouri health chief balks at mandates despite 'red zone'
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s top health official has insisted that a statewide mandate for masks and social distancing doesn’t make sense, even though the federal government has designated…
March on Washington reworked to comply with virus rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid widespread protests and unrest over the police killings of Black Americans, a national commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington is being reconfigured to…
Postal Service is flash point as election nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mail piling up. Constant attacks from the president. Cuts to overtime as record numbers of ballots are expected to pass through post offices this fall. The success of the 2020 presidential election could hinge…
States on hook for billions under Trump jobless plan
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Whether President Donald Trump has the constitutional authority to extend federal unemployment benefits by executive order remains unclear. Equally up in the air is whether…
No parties, no trips: Colleges set COVID-19 rules for fall
As they struggle to salvage some semblance of a campus experience this fall, U.S. colleges are requiring promises from students to help contain the coronavirus — no keg parties, no…
Trump allows $400 jobless aid, defers payroll tax
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Seizing the power of his podium and his pen, President Donald Trump bypassed the nation’s lawmakers on Saturday as he claimed the authority to defer payroll…
Judge slaps down bars' suit over COVID-19 closures
ST. LOUIS – Two of the bars forced to close after being found in violation of the city’s public health orders have sued – and lost. St. Louis shut down…
Last-ditch virus aid talks collapse; no new help for jobless
WASHINGTON (AP) — A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money collapsed in disappointment Friday, making it increasingly likely that Washington gridlock will…
Judge halts St. Louis evictions through end of August
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has ordered a halt to evictions in St. Louis through the end of August, but a civil rights advocacy group says the moratorium should…
'Worst nightmare': Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 aid
An unemployed makeup artist with two toddlers and a disabled husband needs help with food and rent. A hotel manager says his unemployment has deepened his anxiety and kept him…
Virus aid talks at impasse as McConnell, Trump huddle
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., huddled at the White House Thursday with President Donald Trump, searching for a way forward on vital COVID-19 rescue money, while Trump’s…