News /news News en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:23:03 GMT Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signs $50.8 billion state budget, vetoes over $2 billion /government-politics-issues/2025-06-30/missouri-gov-mike-kehoe-signs-state-budget-vetoes-over-2-billion The governor’s office cited some unexpected budget items and a recently passed tax reduction as reasons for reducing spending. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:23:03 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-30/missouri-gov-mike-kehoe-signs-state-budget-vetoes-over-2-billion Sarah Kellogg St. Louis County animal shelter gets state license after three failed inspections /news-briefs/2025-06-30/st-louis-county-animal-shelter-missouri-license-failed-inspections The Animal Care and Control facility in Olivette had failed three previous state Department of Agriculture inspections and was operating without a license. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:33:20 GMT /news-briefs/2025-06-30/st-louis-county-animal-shelter-missouri-license-failed-inspections Rachel Lippmann After more than a month, St. Louis officials plan to lift the tornado curfew on Tuesday /law-order/2025-06-30/after-more-than-a-month-st-louis-officials-plan-to-lift-the-tornado-curfew-on-tuesday The curfew was in place, among other reasons, to protect property owners from looters. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:44:47 GMT /law-order/2025-06-30/after-more-than-a-month-st-louis-officials-plan-to-lift-the-tornado-curfew-on-tuesday Jason Rosenbaum DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes /npr/2025-06-30/doj-announces-a-record-breaking-takedown-of-health-care-fraud-schemes The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:39:35 GMT /npr/2025-06-30/doj-announces-a-record-breaking-takedown-of-health-care-fraud-schemes Ryan Lucas Senate considers ditching the EV tax credit even earlier than planned /npr/2025-06-30/senate-considers-ditching-the-ev-tax-credit-even-earlier-than-planned As the Senate debates the giant tax and spending bill, lawmakers are weighing a Sept. 30 end date for the EV tax credits. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and then go through reconciliation. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:26:13 GMT /npr/2025-06-30/senate-considers-ditching-the-ev-tax-credit-even-earlier-than-planned Camila Domonoske After Glastonbury, Bob Vylan faces U.K. criminal investigation and U.S. visa revocation /npr/2025-06-30/after-glastonbury-bob-vylan-faces-u-k-criminal-investigation-and-u-s-visa-revocation British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan led chants against the Israeli military in a live BBC broadcast on Saturday. Irish-language rappers Kneecap also are being investigated. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:10:30 GMT /npr/2025-06-30/after-glastonbury-bob-vylan-faces-u-k-criminal-investigation-and-u-s-visa-revocation Fatima Al-Kassab Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder /npr/2025-06-30/judge-oks-sale-of-23andme-and-its-trove-of-dna-data-to-a-nonprofit-led-by-its-founder The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe's services won't be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:54:52 GMT /npr/2025-06-30/judge-oks-sale-of-23andme-and-its-trove-of-dna-data-to-a-nonprofit-led-by-its-founder John Ruwitch Suspect identified in the fatal ambush of 2 firefighters in Idaho /npr/2025-06-30/suspect-identified-in-the-fatal-ambush-of-2-firefighters-in-idaho Police on Monday named Wess Roley, 20, as the suspect in the attack. He was found dead late on Sunday, according to law enforcement. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:03:31 GMT /npr/2025-06-30/suspect-identified-in-the-fatal-ambush-of-2-firefighters-in-idaho Kirk Siegler, Scott Neuman, Ayana Archie St. Louis judge upholds firing of former SLMPD officer /news-briefs/2025-06-30/st-louis-judge-upholds-firing-former-police-officer The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department fired Lafeal Lawshea in 2021 after Missouri suspended his law enforcement license following the filing of criminal charges. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:50:50 GMT /news-briefs/2025-06-30/st-louis-judge-upholds-firing-former-police-officer Rachel Lippmann 'Hamilton' producer Jeffrey Seller traces his journey from 'Theater Kid' to Broadway /npr/2025-06-30/hamilton-producer-jeffrey-seller-traces-his-journey-from-theater-kid-to-broadway Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and Rent, but he got his start on a much smaller scale. He looks back in a new memoir. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:56:05 GMT /npr/2025-06-30/hamilton-producer-jeffrey-seller-traces-his-journey-from-theater-kid-to-broadway Terry Gross Federal investigation finds Harvard violated civil rights law /npr/2025-06-30/federal-investigation-finds-harvard-violated-civil-rights-law The Trump administration has issued a notice of violation accusing Harvard University of "deliberate indifference" toward Jewish and Israeli students. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:36:33 GMT /npr/2025-06-30/federal-investigation-finds-harvard-violated-civil-rights-law Elissa Nadworny Canada ditches digital tax after tariff threat from Trump /npr/2025-06-30/canada-ditches-digital-tax-after-tariff-threat-from-trump Canada scrapped a digital services tax that would have hit U.S. tech companies such as Google and Amazon after President Trump halted trade talks and threatened higher tariffs on Canadian imports. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:25:05 GMT /npr/2025-06-30/canada-ditches-digital-tax-after-tariff-threat-from-trump Scott Horsley