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Leftovers ‘Moana,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts’ rule box office again

12/04/2016 STL.News

LOS ANGELES (AP)(STL.News) — Audiences came back for a second helping of “Moana” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” this weekend. Both family-friendly films topped the post-Thanksgiving box office charts, with “Moana” bringing

Experts warn of mental health woes as wildfires ravage South

12/04/2016 STL.News

ATLANTA (AP)(STL.News) When U.S. Forest Ranger Jody Bandy confronted the man in the Pisgah National Forest, he said he’d been at the nearby wildfire and “couldn’t take it anymore.” Then he ran from the officer,

Death toll in warehouse fire rises to 24, with more expected

12/04/2016 STL.News

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)(STL.News)(warehouse fire) — The death toll in a late-night dance party fire at a converted Oakland warehouse rose to 24 on Sunday as firefighters dug slowly through the charred remnants of the building

US gas prices hold steady despite production cut

12/04/2016 STL.News

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP)(STL.News)(US gas prices) — The average price of regular grade gasoline is unchanged nationally over the last two weeks, holding steady at $2.20 a gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that refiners

Report: Company sold turf product after learning of defects

12/04/2016 STL.News

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP)(STL.News) — The country’s leading maker of artificial sports turf sold more than 1,000 fields to towns, schools and teams nationwide after its executives knew they were falling apart faster than expected and

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Camille Biros, Kenneth Feinberg, Raymond Kelly

46 claims filed in 2 months to priest abuse victims program

12/04/2016 STL.News

NEW YORK (AP)(STL.News)(priest abuse) — In less than two months, 46 people have filed claims in a compensation program for people abused by Roman Catholic priests in New York. The Archdiocese of New York established

Duffy Rodriguez, Demesia Padilla, David Abbey

New Mexico budget crisis rears its head in courts, colleges

12/04/2016 STL.News

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP)(STL.News) — New Mexico’s grinding budget crisis is taking a toll in courtrooms where overburdened attorneys have denied legal counsel to poor defendants, at museums reeling from layoffs and admission hikes, and

“Rogue One” director Gareth Edwards has a cameo in the film

12/04/2016 STL.News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Director Gareth Edwards says he gave himself a cameo in the “Star Wars” spinoff “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” But, as with most things “Star Wars,” Edwards is staying mum

Committee picks Alabama, Washington, Ohio State and Clemson

12/04/2016 STL.News

(STL.News) — Alabama will play Washington and Ohio State is set to face Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinals. The selection committee stayed with the same top four as it had going into championship

NFL’s 13th Sunday leads off with Chiefs-Falcons

12/04/2016 STL.News

(STL.News) — The NFL’s 13th Sunday gets underway with eight early afternoon games highlighted by the Kansas City Chiefs visiting the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons lead the NFC South by one game over Tampa Bay,

Trump faces pushback from base, allies over Romney musings

12/04/2016 STL.News

NEW YORK (AP)(STL.News) (Trump faces) — President-elect Donald Trump stood onstage during the debut night of his “Thank you” tour and teased that he was about announce a surprise Cabinet pick. But shouts could be

Authorities to conditionally move from bridge near protest

12/04/2016 STL.News

MANDAN, N.D. (AP)(STL.News) — North Dakota authorities have said they’ll move away from a key bridge near the main Dakota Access pipeline protest camp by Sunday afternoon if demonstrators agree to certain conditions. A Morton