Nation Dec 31 Former PBS and CNN anchor Aaron Brown dies at 76 Aaron Brown, a veteran television news anchor whose steady hand helped guide CNN viewers through the unfolding tragedy of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, has died.
Politics Sep 24 Supreme Court rejects final request to halt execution of Marcellus Williams A Missouri man is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the state to proceed with its plan to execute him.
Nation Sep 04 California wildfire grows amid worrying heat wave, while South Dakota conditions improve A growing wildfire in Northern California forced hundreds of people to evacuate Wednesday as a heat wave threatened to make fire conditions worse. In the Midwest, a wildfire kept residents of South Dakota’s second-largest city on edge, ready to flee…
Nation Aug 13 Body camera footage shows protester knocking Ferguson officer to sidewalk Ferguson police on Tuesday released officer-worn body camera footage showing a protester knocking a Black police officer to the ground on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, leaving the Missouri officer with a life-threatening brain injury.
Politics Aug 07 Wesley Bell, backed by AIPAC, defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush in St. Louis district primary Bush's loss marks the second time this year that one of the party's incumbents has been ousted in an expensive contest that reflected deep divisions over the war in Gaza.
Nation Jul 19 Missouri judge rebukes state attorney general for delaying release of woman from prison A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison was released Friday, after Missouri’s attorney general fought for more than a month to keep her behind bars.
Nation Jul 16 Dam fails in southern Illinois town after storms hit Midwest, hundreds evacuated Officials say a reservoir dam failed near the Illinois community of Nashville. First responders tried Tuesday to ensure all 300 people in the evacuation zone got out safely.
Nation Jun 17 How to protect yourself during a heat wave if you can’t stay indoors FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — It’s hot and getting hotter for workers and everyone else outdoors as the first significant heat wave of the year makes its way eastward across the United States. More than 70 million people were…
Nation Jun 11 Frequent and devastating floods take toll on Mississippi River communities that once thrived Flooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher rate than the U.S. as a whole.
Nation May 07 Oklahoma town sees second tornado in 5 weeks as deadly storms hit central U.S. The storm prediction center warned of an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms across the Ohio Valley on Tuesday with a possibility of few, potentially strong, tornadoes, hail and severe, damaging winds.