Obama: ‘Gulf of Mistrust’ Between Residents, Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON (KMOX) - President Barack Obama spoke from the White House on Monday regarding both the situation in Iraq and in Ferguson. His remarks regarding Ferguson are as follows: THE PRESIDENT: Good...
View ArticleObama Will Send Three to Brown Funeral
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) President Barack Obama is sending three White House officials to the funeral service of the Missouri teenager whose death in a police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, has sparked...
View ArticleIllinois Senator Calls For Swift Action Against ISIS
CHICAGO (KMOX/AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says the United States should take a hard line against the Islamic State group. Islamic State extremists released a video Tuesday purportedly showing...
View Article37th Annual Kennedy Center Honorees Announced
Continuing a longstanding tradition, CBS will broadcast The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. The network has broadcast the special each year since its debut 37 years ago. This year’s edition of the...
View ArticleMo. & Ill. Reps React To ISIS Attack Message
WASHINGTON DC (KMOX/AP) – President Barack Obama says it will take time to eradicate the Islamic State extremists, but he’s offering no timetable for how long the United States will conduct airstrikes...
View ArticleLocal Expert Praises Obama Response to Ebola
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - President Obama’s decision to send military troops and medical advisors to West Africa to help contain the Ebola epidemic is drawing praise from a local infectious diseases...
View ArticleSen. McCaskill in Touch with President Obama on Ferguson
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she has been in touch with President Obama about Ferguson, including a conversation yesterday. McCaskill says he will become more involved when...
View ArticleObama to Ferguson: “Keep Protests Peaceful”
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — President Barack Obama says his message to Ferguson, Missouri, as it awaits a grand jury’s decision in this summer’s fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man is to keep...
View ArticleObama Wants More Police Wearing Body Cameras
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama wants to see more police wearing cameras to help build trust between the public and police by recording events like the shooting death of Michael Brown, but is...
View ArticleKennedy Center Honors Five Extraordinary Artists
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) — Eminent artists, friends and peers of this year’s five honorees gathered in Washington, D.C. last night (Dec. 7) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at “The 37TH...
View ArticleObama: Charting A New Course On Cuba
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations as well as an easing in economic and travel restrictions on Cuba Wednesday, declaring an end to America’s...
View ArticleCuban Relations: Major League Baseball Reacts
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - It remains to be seen how Wednesday’s announcement by President Obama on improving relations with Cuba will affect Major League Baseball teams scouting of players in that country....
View ArticleTop Ten Stories Of 2014
MALAYSIAN AIRLINES PLANE SHOT DOWN Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was show down over a pro-Russian territory in Ukraine in July during the height of the Russia-Ukraine unrest. All 283 passengers and 15...
View ArticleTop 10 Most-Viewed St. Louis News Stories of 2014
ST. LOUIS (KMOX.com) – As 2014 winds down, KMOX.com recaps the 10 most-viewed local news stories of the year. 1.) St. Louis County Police Officer Charged In July, a 13-year veteran of the St. Louis...
View ArticleBlunt: No More Excuses for Obama on Keystone XL Pipeline
WASHINGTON D.C. (KMOX) – U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) says President Barack Obama is “out of excuses” when it comes to the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. “The last excuse was the Nebraska court...
View ArticleYouTubers to Interview Obama After State of the Union Address
by Jay Tilles Mr. Obama is down with the kids. After Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Obama, the leader of the free world, will field questions from representatives of the online...
View ArticleObama Delivers Ambitious State of the Union; GOP Urges Him to Cooperate
WASHINGTON (AP) – Refusing to bend to the new Republican Congress, President Barack Obama unveiled Tuesday night an ambitious State of the Union agenda steeped in Democratic priorities, including tax...
View ArticlePresident Obama Interview with YouTubers Bethany Mota, GloZell and Hank...
by Jay Tilles President Obama will field questions today (Jan. 22) from representatives of the online audience, represented by popular YouTube personalities Bethany Mota, GloZell Green, and Hank Green....
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama Answers Questions from YouTubers: Recap
By Philip Cosores President Barack Obama met with three YouTuber creators for a live interview session from the White House today. The event, which was live-streamed, was meant as a way for young...
View ArticleCongressman Clay Discusses Ferguson at White House
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Congressman Lacy Clay says the nation has been forever changed after what he called “the tragic police killings” of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice. Clay will discuss the...
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