A US man who spent nearly 28 years behind bars for a murder he has always denied committing has had the conviction overturned in Missouri.
Lamar Johnson, 50, walked out of the St Louis' courtroom a free man after a ruling by Judge David Mason on (...)
A news anchor in Missouri was deeply hurt when a viewer criticized her for being "very Asian" but within hours, Asian Americans across the country stood up for her, CNN reported.
Last week, an unidentified woman called CNN affiliate KSDK in St. (...)
Throughout the Stanley Cup Final, the St. Louis Blues have spoken repeatedly of playing a disciplined game and staying out of the penalty box. Yet when the Boston Bruins appear on the ice, St. Louis struggles to play physically without taking (...)
The Boston Bruins routed the St. Louis Blues 7-2 on Saturday to take a 2-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals.
The Bruins scored three first-period goals to seize control of Game Three in St Louis, Patrice Bergeron netting on a power-play at 10:47 (...)
Record floods that submerged parts of three Midwestern states bringing death and destruction were retreating in Kansas City on Monday but icy tributaries in Montana and the Dakotas threatened more floods for weeks to come, the National Weather (...)
Frigid Missouri River floodwaters that left ruins, death and drowned livestock across the US Midwest's farmland were expected to crest in northwestern Missouri on Friday and threaten more towns and cities.
Police issued voluntary evacuation orders (...)
Chelsea Manning, the transgender US soldier convicted of giving classified government materials to WikiLeaks, was released from a Kansas military prison early Wednesday after serving seven years of her 35-year sentence, according to media (...)
States across the United States' midsection are bracing for another round of winter storms expected to add to thick ice that already has glazed roads, grounded flights and prompted class cancellations amid warnings that people stay home.
Winter (...)
US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reflected on her religious faith on Thursday during the first of a series of speeches her campaign said would focus on her values and vision rather than those of Republican opponent Donald (...)
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Saturday toured communities in his state ravaged by flooding that killed at least 31 people in several states and forced the evacuations of thousands in the Mississippi and Ohio river regions, as the danger of rising (...)
Floods in Missouri forced hundreds of residents out of their homes on Tuesday after four days of storms sent rivers to record levels, killing at least 13 people, closing hundreds of roads and halting shipping on the swollen Mississippi river.
A week (...)
Mariano Rivera drifted back to the outfield wall, just like he'd done in batting practice for two decades, tracking down another fly ball with childlike joy.
Everything changed for Major League Baseball's greatest closer before anybody could (...)
Ryan Cochrane and Tianna Rissling led Canadian podium sweeps while Cesar Cielo and Joanna Maranhao collected titles for Brazil at USA Swimming's Missouri Grand Prix meet Saturday.
Canadian swimmers are in training for Olympic trials that begin in (...)
A howler by San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers helped the Kansas City Chiefs steal an improbable 23-20 overtime victory and move into joint control of the AFC West Monday.
Rivers fumbled a snap with a little over a minute left in the (...)
The St. Louis Cardinals took advantage of sloppy Milwaukee fielding with another superb bullpen outing to beat the visiting Brewers 7-1 Friday and claim a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series.
Milwaukee made four (...)
hitter Ben Francisco blasted a seventh-inning homer and closer Ryan Madson registered the final five outs as Philadelphia beat St. Louis 3-2 Tuesday in game three of their playoff series.
Francisco, batting for pitcher Cole Hamels, delivered with a (...)
A statue of the father of rock ‘n' roll now stands across the street from the small club where Chuck Berry still performs. The 8-foot (2.44-meter)-tall likeness of Berry was dedicated in suburban St. Louis. Berry, who is 84, is a St. Louis native (...)
St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols has notched the 2,000th hit of his career, becoming the 263rd Major League Baseball player to reach the milestone.
The hit was a double down the third-base line in the eighth inning of the Cardinals' 9-2 victory over (...)
Hallmark Cards Inc. says a greeting card using Paris Hilton's “that's hot” catch phrase and image was meant as a parody. But the celebrity socialite apparently didn't appreciate the humor.
The Kansas City-based greeting card giant and the hotel (...)
Bryan Bullington, the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2002, threw eight crisp innings for his first major league win, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 1-0 victory over the New York Yankees Sunday.
Bullington (1-2) allowed two hits, walked one and (...)
The comic strip “Cathy,” which has chronicled the life, frustrations and swimsuit season meltdowns of its namesake for more than 30 years, is coming to an end.
Cathy Guisewite, the strip's creator, said Wednesday that deciding to end the comic (...)
Red Sox left fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was helped off the field after colliding with third baseman Adrian Beltre in the ninth inning of Boston's 8-6 win Sunday over the Kansas City Royals.
Ellsbury and Beltre were chasing Mitch Maier's foul fly ball (...)
A medical examiner has found that the cousin of rock veteran Bruce Springsteen died from an accidental drug overdose.
Kansas City television station KCTV reports that the autopsy results released Tuesday say 36-year-old Lenny Sullivan died of acute (...)
Alex Gordon and Alberto Callaspo homered to lead the last-place Kansas City Royals past the Detroit Tigers 7-4 for a surprising three-game sweep of the American League Central leaders Thursday.
It was the first three-game sweep of an AL team at (...)
Brad Pitt and his siblings have given $1 million to help open a new pediatric cancer center that will be named for their mother.
Pitt and his siblings' families, Doug and Lisa Pitt and Rob and Julie Neal, gave the money to St. John's Hospital in (...)