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JIM SALTER

JIM SALTER

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

At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors for purposes of gender transition, citing a new state law that gives former patients broad leeway to sue

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

Some providers are dropping gender-affirming care for kids even in cases where it's legal

Some medical providers are dropping continuing gender-affirming care for minors, even though it remains legal

Some providers are dropping gender-affirming care for kids even in cases where it's legal
News|US

Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say

As Congress considers payments to victims of Cold War-era nuclear contamination in the St. Louis region, people who were targeted for secret government testing from that same time period believe they’re due compensation, too

Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say
Finance|News|US

$1.765 billion Powerball jackpot goes to lucky lottery player in California

A player in California has won a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot, ending a long stretch without a winner of the top prize

$1.765 billion Powerball jackpot goes to lucky lottery player in California
Crime|News|US

Minnesota man who shot officers told wife it was 'his day to die,' according to complaint

A criminal complaint says the Minnesota man accused of shooting five law enforcement officers told his wife it was “his day to die” when he learned that drug task force officers were at his home

Minnesota man who shot officers told wife it was 'his day to die,' according to complaint
Crime|News|US

FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime is on the rise

Data in the FBI's annual crime report released Monday shows that violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year, dropping to about the same level as before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime is on the rise
News|Science|World

Elephant dies at St. Louis Zoo shortly after her herd became agitated from a dog running loose

St. Louis Zoo officials say a female Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo died shortly after her herd became agitated from a small dog running loose

Elephant dies at St. Louis Zoo shortly after her herd became agitated from a dog running loose
Asia|News|Technology|US|World

Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program, FBI says

Federal authorities say that thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program

Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea to help fund weapons program, FBI says
Election|News

St. Louis County prosecutor drops U.S. Senate bid, will instead oppose Cori Bush in House race

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is dropping his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in 2024, and will instead make a run at a fellow Democrat — U.S. Rep. Cori Bush

St. Louis County prosecutor drops U.S. Senate bid, will instead oppose Cori Bush in House race
News|Opinion|Political|US

War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primaries

Most members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack, but not Cori Bush

War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primaries
Education|Health|News|Opinion|US

Lawyers for religious leaders challenging Missouri abortion ban say law imposes beliefs on everyone

Lawyers for a group of religious leaders who support abortion rights said during a hearing that Missouri lawmakers intended to “impose their religious beliefs on everyone" in the state when they passed a restrictive abortion ban

Lawyers for religious leaders challenging Missouri abortion ban say law imposes beliefs on everyone
Crime|News|US

US Sen. Kevin Cramer's son charged with manslaughter in crash that killed North Dakota deputy

The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer is charged with manslaughter and fleeing an officer after a police pursuit ended in a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy

US Sen. Kevin Cramer's son charged with manslaughter in crash that killed North Dakota deputy
News|Travel|Uncategorized

Raja the elephant, a big draw at the St. Louis Zoo, is moving to Columbus to breed

Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions — literally and figuratively — at the St. Louis Zoo for decades

Raja the elephant, a big draw at the St. Louis Zoo, is moving to Columbus to breed
Business|Health|News|US

Largest nursing home in St. Louis closes suddenly, forcing out 170 residents

The largest nursing home in St. Louis has closed suddenly, forcing about 170 residents to be bused to other facilities

Largest nursing home in St. Louis closes suddenly, forcing out 170 residents
Health|News|Opinion

Politicians, workers seek accountability after sudden closure of St. Louis nursing home

St. Louis political leaders and people connected to a shuttered nursing home are calling for accountability after the facility's sudden, unannounced closure

Politicians, workers seek accountability after sudden closure of St. Louis nursing home
News|US

Snow, ice, wind and bitter cold pummels the northern US in dangerous winter storm

A dangerous winter storm swept the northern U.S. on Friday, with blinding snow in some places, freezing rain in others, and bitter cold temperatures and whipping winds across several states

Snow, ice, wind and bitter cold pummels the northern US in dangerous winter storm
Environment|News|US|World

A weekend of ferocious winter weather could see low-temperature records set in the US heartland

Icy winter weather is blanketing the U.S. as a wave of Arctic storms threatens to break low-temperature records in the heartland and spread cold and snow from coast to coast

A weekend of ferocious winter weather could see low-temperature records set in the US heartland
Crime|News|US

Bounty hunter sentenced to 10 years in prison for abducting Missouri woman

A bounty hunter has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for kidnapping a suburban St. Louis woman — an abduction he claimed was part of his job

Crime|News|US

Missouri prosecutor seeks to overturn the conviction an inmate who has spent decades on death row

A Missouri prosecutor now believes that inmate Marcellus Williams is innocent of the crime that landed him on death row and very nearly cost him his life, and is seeking to overturn his conviction

Missouri prosecutor seeks to overturn the conviction an inmate who has spent decades on death row
Education|News|US

Two Native American boys died at a boarding school in the 1890s. Now, the tribe wants them home

When two Native American boys from Nebraska died after being taken to a notorious boarding school hundreds of miles away, they were buried there without notice

Two Native American boys died at a boarding school in the 1890s. Now, the tribe wants them home
Crime|News|US

Three slain Minnesota first responders remembered for their commitment to service

Two young police officers and a firefighter-paramedic were killed in a burst of gunfire over the weekend as they responded to a domestic disturbance call in the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville

Three slain Minnesota first responders remembered for their commitment to service
Crime|News|Sports|US

Could Missouri's 'stand your ground' law apply to the Super Bowl celebration shooters?

Court documents say the man accused of firing the first shots at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally told authorities he felt threatened, while a second man said he pulled the trigger because someone was shooting at him

Could Missouri's 'stand your ground' law apply to the Super Bowl celebration shooters?
Environment|Health|News

Homes near St. Louis County creek are being tested after radioactive contamination found in yards

A federal agency is examining soil beneath homes in a small suburban St. Louis subdivision to determine if residents are living atop Cold War era nuclear contamination

Homes near St. Louis County creek are being tested after radioactive contamination found in yards
Health|News

Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government

The Senate has passed legislation that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago

Senate passes bill to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government

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