Cedric the Entertainer looked no further than his own grandfather to inspire his first novel. “Flipping Boxcars,” out Sept. 12 (Amistad/HarperCollins), tells the story of Floyd “Babe” Boyce, a bootlegger …
A Missouri judge ruled Thursday that the 84-year-old White homeowner who shot a Black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial. Ralph Yarl, a high …
A Missouri judge ruled Friday that a ban on gender-affirming health care for minors can take effect on Monday, as scheduled. The ruling by St. Louis Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer …
This story originally aired on Dec. 10, 2022. It was updated on July 29, 2023. On Oct. 15, 2019, Joseph Elledge walked into the Columbia, Missouri Police Department without a …
A boat ran aground, hit a home and ejected all the passengers in the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday night, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Eight people were …
By Arleigh Rodgers and Michael Goldberg | Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO — On an early morning in June, Flower Nichols and her mother set off on an expedition to …
Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest …