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Missouri's GOP attorney general sues school for closed-door debate on transgender bathroom use
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Republican attorney general on Tuesday sued a school district for allegedly secretly discussing transgender students' bathroom access, in violation of the state's open-meeting law. The lawsuit by Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who is...
Phillies have the arms and big bats to make a second straight run at the World Series
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Orion Kerkering sounded a bit like every Phillies fan last year, vowing to score World Series tickets at any price. That he was Philadelphia’s fifth-round draft pick didn’t matter much, Kerkering had to scrounge for tickets like any other desperate fanatic. ...
Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ben Phillips’ childhood memories include basketball games with friends, and neighbors gathering in the summer shade at their St. Louis housing complex. He also remembers watching men in hazmat suits scurry on the roofs of high-rise buildings as a dense material poured into the...
The Supreme Court will hear a case with a lot of 'buts' & 'ifs' over the meaning of 'and'
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's hard to imagine a less contentious or more innocent word than “and.” But how to interpret that simple conjunction has prompted a complicated legal fight that lands in the Supreme Court on Oct. 2, the first day of its new term. What the justices decide...
Padres drop to 0-12 in extra innings, matching 1969 Expos, with 5-2 loss to Cardinals
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Padres matched the expansion 1969 Montreal Expos as the only teams to go 0-12 in extra innings as the St. Louis Cardinals ended San Diego’s season-high, eight-game winning streak with a 5-2, 11-inning victory on Saturday night. “It’s been a problem in...
Tim Melia's clutch save in second-half stoppage time helps Sporting KC edge the Houston Dynamo 2-1
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Johnny Russell and William Agada each scored in the first half, Tim Melia came up with a clutch save late and Sporting Kansas City beat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 on Saturday night. Kansas City (10-13-8) has won eight of its last nine home matches against the...
St. Louis City ties an MLS record with 16 wins by an expansion club in its inaugural season
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — João Klauss scored in the 64th minute, Njabulo Blom added another nine minutes later for his first MLS goal and St. Louis City beat Minnesota 2-1 on Saturday night to snap a four-game winless stretch. St. Louis City (16-10-5) tied LAFC's 2018 record of 16...
Some providers are dropping gender-affirming care for kids even in cases where it's legal
ST. LOUIS (AP) — As Republican-led states have rushed to ban gender-affirming for minors, some families with transgender children found a bit of solace: At least they lived in states that would allow those already receiving puberty blockers or hormone therapy to continue. But in...
Convicted sex offender back in custody after walking away from a St. Louis hospital
SHREWSBURY, Mo. (AP) — A man convicted of child sex crimes is back in custody after walking away from a St. Louis hospital, authorities said. Tommy Wayne Boyd, 45, was transported Wednesday from the Potosi Correctional Facility to Mercy Hospital South for medical treatment....
Caratini and Perkins homer in the Brewers' 6-0 victory over the Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Victor Caratini hit a three-run homer and Blake Perkins added a solo shot, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday in the final game of a four-game series. The Brewers’ magic number to clinch their second National...
