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9/7/24

FILE - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown, March 15, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Missouri patient tests positive for bird flu despite no known exposure to animals

Health officials say a hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu, despite having no known contact with dairy cows or other animals. The case is the 14th confirmed in the U.S. since … more

By JONEL ALECCIA | 9/6/24

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9/6/24

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9/5/24

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9/4/24

18-year-old Zaire Byrd poses for a photo, Sunday, July 21, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Why Black students are still disciplined at higher rates: Takeaways from AP's report

Racial disparities in how schools discipline students received new attention at the outset of a national reckoning with racial injustice, but the results of reform efforts have been slow to … more

By ANNIE MA, CHEYANNE MUMPHREY, and SHARON LURYE | 8/30/24

FILE - Voter Maria Mendoza completes her ballot for Florida's primary election behind a privacy screen, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, at a polling place inside a fire station in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Ballot measures in 41 states give voters a say on abortion and other tough questions

Voters across the U.S. aren't just casting ballots this fall for president and other top offices. They'll also vote on dozens of contentious issues involving life, health, crime and taxes. More than … more

By DAVID A. LIEB | 8/29/24

Dolly Parton performs during an event celebrating the Missouri statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states — and around the world

Dolly Parton’s father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her family, over the past three decades, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission to … more

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and BRUCE SCHREINER | 8/27/24

For many Asian Americans, Ferguson unrest set them on a path of resistance and reflection

This month marks 10 years since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. It turns out that the way Black Lives Matter protesters were treated in the days that followed has led to … more

By TERRY TANG | 8/23/24

FILE - This undated booking photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows Marcellus Williams. (Missouri Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Missouri man makes life-or-death effort to prove innocence before execution scheduled for next month

Testimony begins in a hearing with life-or-death implications for Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams. The hearing Wednesday address whether to vacate Williams’ 1998 murder conviction. Time is of … more

By JIM SALTER | 8/21/24

FILE - A sign for the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons is displayed in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

3 people charged after death of federal prison worker who opened fentanyl-laced mail

A federal prison inmate and two other people are facing charges of conspiring to mail drugs to a penitentiary in California where a mailroom supervisor died last week after opening a letter that … more

By MICHAEL R. SISAK | 8/20/24

It's been 10 years since 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, turning the St. Louis suburb into the focal point of the national reckoning of the often tense relationship between law enforcement Black people.

Michael Brown’s death transformed a nation and sparked a decade of American reckoning on race

Michael Brown has been dead for a decade. The Black teenager's death in Ferguson, Missouri, prompted an eruption of protests in the suburban city and gave a boost to a then-nascent Black Lives Matter … more

By AARON MORRISON | 8/16/24

Sue Fleming, 88, who was among more than 40 people sickened with listeria food poisoning tied to a deadly outbreak involving Boar's Head deli meats, sits at her home in High Ridge, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo by Nick Ingram)

88-year-old victim in Boar's Head deli meat outbreak underscores risks for those most vulnerable

An 88-year-old Missouri woman was among more than 40 people sickened with listeria food poisoning tied to a deadly outbreak involving Boar's Head deli meats. Sue Fleming was hospitalized for nine … more

By JONEL ALECCIA | 8/15/24

FILE - Abortion-rights supporters take part in a protest, May 30, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Arizona and Missouri will join 5 other states with abortion on the ballot. Who are the others?

Voters in at least seven states will decide referendums on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come. Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada and South Dakota will hold … more

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and KIM KRUESI | 8/14/24

Today in History: August 18, 19th Amendment gives women the vote

Today is Sunday, Aug. 18, the 231st day of 2024. There are 135 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing American … more

By The Associated Press | 8/12/24

FILE - Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, May 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Missouri voters pass constitutional amendment requiring increased Kansas City police funding

Missouri voters have narrowly passed a constitutional amendment requiring Kansas City to spend a quarter of its budget on police. Tuesday's vote highlights tensions between Republicans in power … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 8/8/24