BLM activist Cori Bush wins in Missouri, becomes state's first black congresswoman

An outbreak of the novel coronavirus at a nursing home in Missouri has claimed the lives of 20 residents, according to a local report.  Over the past six weeks, the virus has ravaged John Knox Village Care Center in Lee’s Summit, infecting 156 residents and staff to date.

the New York Times reported. Her husband, John Simpers, said she reportedly got infected recently at a large theater gathering in Branson, Missouri, at which most attendees were maskless.“She had a non-life-threatening Leukemia, so that was the big problem when she got COVID,” Simpers told KTVI Fox 2 in St.

A Missouri appeals court rejected an argument by a convicted cop killer Tuesday that his mandatory life sentence was cruel and unusual punishment because of his age. Trenton Forster was 18 when he shot and killed St.

Edward J. Perkins was a diplomat who became the first Black U.S.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerLynn Kellogg-Simpers, who played the original Sheila in the 1968 Broadway production of Hair, has died at 77. She had non-terminal leukemia complicated by COVID-19, according to her husband, John Simpers.He said she had recently attended a gathering in a theater in Branson, Missouri.

Round three! Jade Roper gave birth on Saturday, November 14, to her and Tanner Tolbert’s third child.“5:33 AM,” Tolbert wrote via his Instagram Story on Saturday.

A man who claimed he was headed to Missouri to kill former U.S. Sen.

This hunter shot the prize of a lifetime -- and he’s only 9 years old.  Cole Huwar, 9, from Brooksfield, Mo., shot a huge 17-point buck on Nov. 1, during the state’s early youth portion of deer hunting season.  According to the Springfield News-Leader, the buck’s antlers scored 201 and 7/8 inches.

Winning an election is one thing. Navigating Capitol Hill office culture is another.

Fox News contributor and Marine veteran Johnny "Joey" Jones participated in a special Veterans Day "Legacy Jump" skydive live on "Fox & Friends" Wednesday. "That was just amazing ...

For the fifth day in a row, Missouri has reported more than 3,000 daily new cases of the novel coronavirus, according to state health data. Starting Nov.

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes features as the 22nd best male footballer.Six Liverpool players make the list - Jordan Henderson, Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Thiago Alcantara, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk.But De Bruyne is the highest-ranked English-based star - also coming ahead of the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.The City midfielder was only pipped to the top spot by Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski."Nobody could have done more than the

A deputy sheriff in Missouri had an emotional reunion with his son on Monday after returning from a deployment in Afghanistan.  The Morgan County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook that Deputy Sheriff Clint Thomas was able to surprise his son after his four-month deployment with the U.S. Air Force in Bagram, Afghanistan.

Mo Farah and Victoria Derbyshire are among the stars preparing to face the British cold for the latest round of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!The coronavirus pandemic has forced a dramatic relocation for this series, swapping the usual  Australian jungle backdrop for Gwrych Castle in Wales.The first episode will air on ITV next Sunday, November 15.

A poll worker in Missouri tested positive for the coronavirus in late October, worked days later on Election Day, then died sometime afterward, St. Charles County officials said Thursday.  It was unclear if the virus was the worker's cause of death or exactly when the individual died.  St.

Democratic incumbent Rep. Cheri Bustos has won re-election in Illinois's 17th congressional district.

A Missouri voter’s life was saved by others on Election Day after he collapsed while on line at a polling station. An off-duty Lake Saint Louis police officer, his wife who is a nurse, and an assistant vice principal helped the sickened voter.

Republican Mark Robinson will be North Carolina's first Black lieutenant governor, according to projections from the Associated Press cited by local news. Robinson defeated Democrat Yvonne Lewis Holley, who also could have made history as North Carolina's first Black lieutenant governor.