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Secret Cold War tests in St. Louis raise concerns
Doris Spates was a baby when her father died inexplicably in 1955. She has watched four siblings die of cancer, and she survived cervical cancer.
Cards back in, AL division races down to last day
Here's how the pennant races look with one day to go: — LAST TEAM IN: St. Louis clinched baseball's final postseason berth Tuesday night when the Los ...
Cardinals clinch baseball's last postseason berth
Rather than spraying champagne in every direction, the defending World Series champions talked about holding a subdued party if they squeezed into the ...
Cardinals lose but clinch playoff spot anyway
Once again, the St. Louis Cardinals gazed at the big-screen TVs, hoping for a little help. Unlike the previous night, there weren't any plans for a ...
Postseason Scenarios
Baseball's postseason scenarios with two days left in the regular season: ___ All five American League playoff teams have been decided. New York, ...
Tigers and A's get in, Nationals clinch NL East
Here's how the pennant races look with two days to go: — FIVE ALIVE: A muddled mess only days ago, the American League playoff picture is clearing up ...
Cards top Reds 4-2, clinch tie for 2nd wild card
Jaime Garcia is in fine form for the postseason, winning his last three starts and homering off Bronson Arroyo, too. The St. Louis Cardinals are ...
O's, Yanks, Rangers clinch; Tigers, A's on verge
Here's how the pennant races look with three days to go: — TRIPLE CLINCH: Mike Napoli homered twice and drove in six runs as the Texas Rangers assured ...
Rainfall easing drought in certain corn states
With hopes of a once-stellar corn crop dimmed by a summer of drought, Gerald Jenkins doesn't expect the unfolding harvest to burden his co-op's grain ...
Rams rally in 2nd half, beat Redskins 31-28
One snap in and the St. Louis Rams were already down a touchdown to Robert Griffin III & Co. In the middle of the second quarter, the deficit was 15 ...
'Berlin Man,' doctor convinced HIV cure is real
The first person reportedly cured of HIV said Wednesday he is hopeful that medical advances will allow others suffering from the virus that causes ...
Braun boosts Brewers past Cardinals 5-4 in 13
Ryan Braun ended an extremely long day at the ballpark with a long drive that put him in the Milwaukee Brewers' record book. Braun's home run off ...
Isaac's remnants relieves some drought states
Hurricane Isaac's remnants dumped heavy rain on some key Midwest farming states, dramatically lessening the drought there while corn-producing ...
FBI seeks bank robber dubbed 'Bucket List Bandit'
The FBI is hunting for a serial bank robber suspected in heists in eight states and whom the agency dubbed the "Bucket List Bandit" after he passed ...
In Missouri Senate race, GOP engages in a standoff
A game of political chicken is playing out among the nation's top Republicans and Missouri's embattled GOP nominee for the Senate. Will Rep. Todd Akin ...
Isaac promises drought relief, lousy holiday
When drought made Fourth of July fireworks a fire hazard, organizers in Chesterfield, Mo., decided to try again Labor Day weekend. Go figure: Now rain ...
US homes cracking due to drought-parched soil
Carol DeVaughan assumed her suburban St. Louis home was simply settling when cracks appeared in the walls. When she noticed huge gaps between her ...
Misery in La. as Isaac flooding leaves power out
Isaac sloshed north into the central U.S. on Friday after flooding stretches of Louisiana and Mississippi and knocking out power, leaving entire ...
Weakening Isaac hovers over water-logged Louisiana
Isaac hovered over Louisiana for a third day Thursday, shedding more than a foot of additional rain that forced authorities to hurriedly evacuate ...
Akin Senate bid tests GOP strength in Missouri
A "bellwether," quite literally, is a male sheep wearing a bell that leads the flock — or at least allows a farmer to find his sheep, because the ...
Rick Majerus takes leave of absence
Saint Louis basketball coach Rick Majerus is taking a leave of absence for at least the upcoming season. The university said Friday that assistant ...
Akin makes first Mo. appearance since rape remarks
Bolstered by thousands of small individual donations, embattled Republican Congressman Todd Akin reaffirmed his commitment to his U.S. Senate campaign ...
Democratic incumbent is content for Akin to stay
Rep. Todd Akin's staunchest defender may turn out to be his chief political rival. As the nation's top Republicans urged Akin this week to abandon his ...
Ill. police say teen held captive 2 years escapes
A teenage girl reported missing more than two years ago escaped from a home in southwestern Illinois where she said she was held captive and ...
Akin cares little about pressure from GOP leaders
Until this week, Rep. Todd Akin was virtually unknown beyond his suburban district, associated more with his deep religious convictions than any ...