ST. LOUIS – Halloween 2020 promises a nip in the air, clouds trailing across a full moon, and the usual tinge of goosebump-raising otherworldliness. But this year’s celebration will be…
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400 years on, Mayflower's legacy is mix of achievement, injustice
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Four centuries after white Europeans stepped off the Mayflower and onto America’s shores, some descendants of the colonists are wrestling with the complicated legacy of their…
Next up in push for COVID-19 vaccine: Testing shots in children
The global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine for children is only just beginning — a lagging start that has some U.S. pediatricians worried they might not know if any shots…
Free flu shots take aim at seasonal health threat
ST. LOUIS – Free flu vaccine clinics are coming to the rescue of hundreds of people this year who would otherwise go without the safety measure. Influenza strikes every year,…
Area teens' new website hopes to inform young voters
They’re too young to vote. But they’re getting informed and ready, and helping other teens and young adults to do the same. Four area high schoolers looking during the COVID-19…
Trick-or-treating, with precautions, gets city's OK
CITY HALL (AP) — Trick-or-treating will still be allowed on Halloween this year, but city health officials are advising precautions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Mayor Lyda…
Missouri child welfare division head resigns after 3 months
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The director of a division that oversees child welfare services in Missouri has resigned without explanation after only three months on the job. Former Missouri Rep.…
Feds to ship millions of tests in bid to reopen schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the federal government would begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week and urged governors to use them…
Focus on children: playgrounds, youth sports, lead abatement
CITY HALL – The city has giving up trying to keep people out of playgrounds during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The barricading tape is down, but signs urge everyone to…
The eyes don't have it: Masks upset classroom communication
(AP) – Placing an order at a deli counter while wearing a mask and standing 6 feet away can be difficult. Try teaching a class full of schoolchildren and connecting…
Child coronavirus deaths echo adults', CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — A detailed look at COVID-19 deaths in U.S. children and young adults released Tuesday shows they mirror patterns seen in older patients. The report examined 121…
Local author Jim Merkel will discuss new book on city childhoods
Ask a hundred St. Louisans about growing up here, and you’ll get more than a hundred memories. Local author Jim Merkel did just that, and the result is his new…