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Americans can now get an updated COVID-19 vaccine

2 years 3 months ago
Most Americans should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine, health officials said Tuesday. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months and older and the agency's director quickly signed off Tuesday on the panel's recommendation. That means doses should be available this week, some as early as [...]
MIKE STOBBE and LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press

Missouri clinics halt transgender care for minors in wake of new state law

2 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty blockers and hormones to minors for the purpose of gender transition, citing a new state law that one clinic says “creates unsustainable liability” for health care workers. Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital on Monday announced it [...]
JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press

Large fights broken up at Riverview Gardens High School

2 years 3 months ago
RIVERVIEW, Mo. -- St. Louis County Police School Resources Officers, contracted by Riverview Gardens School District, were on hand today when a fight broke out between 10-15 students. The officers intervened, back up officers were summoned, and the fight was broken up. About 10 juveniles were arrested and police plan to ask St. Louis County [...]
Joe Millitzer

5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death

2 years 3 months ago
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing. Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin and Justin Smith were indicted in U.S. District [...]
ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE, Associated Press