Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state, and federal levels, recasting America’s …
In 2013, Tonya Taylor was suicidal because her epileptic seizures persisted despite taking a long list of medications. Then a fellow patient at a Denver neurologist’s office mentioned something that …
There’s an old joke around Jefferson City that AG stands for aspiring governor. And there’s a lot of truth in the jest. Five of the 12 most recent attorneys general …
Quick help for suicidal thoughts and other mental health emergencies is now as easy as 9-8-8. The United States’ first nationwide three-digit mental health crisis hotline went live on Saturday. …
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The response by Gov. Mike Parson’s administration to questions from Missouri hospitals, doctors and others about what’s legal under the state’s new abortion ban is to …
HONOLULU (AP) — More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honor visitors from the court of Tahiti’s king who had healed the sick. …
Former Gov. Eric Greitens will give testimony next week for the first time about allegations of spousal and child abuse made by his ex-wife in a child custody case. During a brief …
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said Wednesday that FBI agents will not be allowed to audit concealed carry permits collected by county sheriffs in Missouri. In a letter to FBI …
For 12 days, Trudy Busch Valentine never left her sister’s side as nurses and doctors did everything they could to save her. Valentine was 17 when her 8-year-old sister was in …
The name “Homer G. Phillips Hospital” is still spoken with reverence, not only by St. Louis’ Black residents but across the country. Opened in 1937, it was the only public …
WASHINGTON — Advocates told Congress on Thursday that a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning a landmark abortion rights case is likely only the beginning, and could be followed by similar …
His name tag said he was a candidate for U.S. Senate, but you wouldn’t have guessed Spencer Toder was running for anything. As he made his way through the Black …
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee began on Tuesday wading through the dozens of state laws that have taken effect in the two weeks since the Supreme Court ended …
To hear Eric Greitens tell it, his political ascent was sabotaged by a vast conspiracy. The woman who accused him under oath of violent sexual misconduct is part of it. So is …
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration reminded doctors and other health care providers Monday that a federal law protects them if they provide abortion services to save a patient’s life …
ST. LOUIS – Monkeypox has already infiltrated the state, and now probably St. Louis, as the city’s health officials report what they suspect is the first case among residents here. …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public tours of the White House will return to a full operating schedule this month, after nearly a year and a half of disruptions due to the coronavirus …
Missouri will get five times the clean energy previously promised by the developers of the Grain Belt Express transmission line, executives announced Monday. Grain Belt Express is a 800-mile high-voltage transmission …
Missouri’s top Democratic leaders urged Gov. Mike Parson on Monday to call lawmakers into a special session to pass legislation to protect access to contraceptives and treatment of ectopic pregnancies …
Former President Donald Trump tiptoed towards an endorsement in Missouri’s competitive GOP primary for U.S. Senate on Friday, ruling out U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler while praising former Gov. Eric Greitens. …
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