President Barack Obama is considering signing an executive order requiring all federal contractors to offer paid sick leave to their employees, two individuals familiar with the deliberations said Wednesday. The executive order, which is in the works but not yet ...
Read More »Missouri student transfers up slightly this school year
More than 1,170 Missouri students from two failing school systems in the St. Louis area have been placed in other nearby districts for the upcoming school year, only slightly more than the nearly 1,150 students who switched from the Riverview ...
Read More »Coal protesters, firm still battle over song lyrics in suit
The lyrics of a more than 40-year-old strip-mining protest song still amount to fighting words in Wyoming, where a lawsuit pits environmentalists against one of the nation’s largest coal mining companies. Lawyers for activists suing Peabody Energy Corp. and others ...
Read More »Missouri professor, researcher accused of removing artifacts
A professor and a research specialist at the University of Missouri face charges in Washington state for allegedly removing artifacts from a national forest without proper permits. The charges stem from a 2013 research trip the men made to the ...
Read More »NAACP to offer free legal aid to St. Louis County kids
Children appearing in St. Louis County family courts will be entitled to free legal representation under a program soon to be unveiled by the county’s NAACP chapter. Details of the program will be unveiled Friday during an NAACP-sponsored community leadership ...
Read More »2 dead, 8 hurt in violent night in St. Louis
Two people are dead and eight others are injured after another violent night in St. Louis. Police say 37-year-old Quincy Hardy was fatally shot about 8 p.m. Tuesday. He was found lying in the street with a wound to his ...
Read More »Companies exploit live-streaming apps Periscope, Meerkat
Companies have learned to use Facebook, Instagram and other social media to drum up business and now they’re finding ways to exploit two new apps, Periscope and Meerkat. The apps allow users to stream live video using just a smartphone. ...
Read More »200,000 gallons of sewage flow into creek tributary
An estimated 200,000 gallons of sewage has flowed into a tributary of Coldwater Creek in Florissant after a sewer main break. The Metropolitan Sewer District said in a news release Tuesday that a resident reported a sewer main break Monday. ...
Read More »Mazda recalls over 193,000 SUVs to fix front suspension
Mazda is recalling its biggest SUV to fix suspension parts that can rust and come loose, causing a loss of steering control. The recall covers more than 193,000 CX-9 SUVs in the U.S. from the 2007 through 2014 model years. ...
Read More »Survey: US businesses added 185,000 workers in July
The rate of hiring by U.S. businesses slowed in July, according to a private survey. But job gains remained at a solid level, which should help boost overall economic growth. Payroll processor ADP said Thursday that companies added 185,000 jobs ...
Read More »Judge denies venue change in Jewish site shootings
A judge has denied a request to move the trial of a 74-year-old Missouri man charged in the deaths of three people at Jewish sites in suburban Kansas City. Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., of Aurora, Missouri, is charged with capital ...
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