St. Louis Council Rejects County Mask Mandate

The St. Louis County Council on Tuesday night voted to end the county’s new mask mandate, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Council members voted 5-2 to end the order and admonished County Executive Sam Page for failing to consult them before issuing it, the…

France Owes French Polynesia ‘a Debt’ Over Nuclear Tests: Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Paris owed “a debt” to French Polynesia over nuclear tests conducted in the South Pacific territory between 1966 and 1996, but stopped short of apologizing. “I accept responsibility and I want truth and transparency together…

Obama Joins NBA Africa as Partner, Owner

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner to help advance social responsibility efforts across the continent, the National Basketball Association said.

Supreme Court Approval at 49 Percent: Gallup

Less than half the U.S. population approves of the job the Supreme Court is doing, according to a new Gallup poll. Americans’ approval rating for the court dropped to 49% this year after hitting a 10-year high in 2020, according to Gallupon Wednesday. It’s also the first…

House brings back mask mandate, threat of fines after CDC guidance changes

House Attending Physician Brian Monahan said late Tuesday that the House of Representatives is reinstating its mask mandate – and therefore the threat of fines to members who don’t comply – following updated guidance from the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the delta variant.