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House money race dotted by challengers who outraised incumbents

A handful of vulnerable House lawmakers in both parties were outraised by potential opponents in the final months of 2025, new filings show.

Roll Call

Schmitt, Bell bring home the cup in annual beer contest

The lawmakers settled on “Arch Light Lager” for their winning brew, after tossing around options like “Missouri Loves Company.”

Roll Call

Former Rep. Cori Bush is running for her old House seat

Bush's rematch with Rep. Wesley Bell could draw millions of dollars into another Democrat vs. Democrat battle.

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Former ‘squad’ member Cori Bush launches comeback bid in Missouri - Roll Call

Former Democratic Rep. Cori Bush, a onetime member of the progressive House “squad,” is seeking a comeback in Missouri’s 1st District.

Roll Call

‘Horrors upon horrors’: How US Congress responded to mass hunger in Gaza

Many US Democrats call for aid to urgently enter Gaza, but few condemn Israel for its deadly blockade on the territory.

Al Jazeera

Rapper Nelly will not face drug charges after arrest at casino

Officer claimed ‘Hot in herre’ rapper had four ecstasy tablets

Evening Standard

Rapper Nelly Cleared Of Drug Charges After Casino Arrest

Rapper Nelly avoids drug charges after arrest at a casino due to unresolved warrant. Learn more about the incident and his successful music and acting career.

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Missouri prosecutor says he won't charge Nelly after an August drug arrest

Rapper Nelly won’t face drug charges following his arrest this summer at a St. Louis-area casino

The Independent UK

A decade of racial justice activism transformed politics but landmark reforms remain elusive

Michael Brown’s fatal shooting by police a decade ago set off more than a week of protests by thousands of people in Ferguson, Missouri

The Independent UK

Prof: Politics behind Missouri execution

Missouri executed Williams despite questions about his conviction and protests from prosecutors and victim's family

Salon

A Missouri man has been executed for a 1998 murder. Was he guilty or innocent?

Questions are still swirling around the execution of a Missouri man convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in 1998

The Independent UK

Did Missouri execute an innocent man? Marcellus Williams’s furious supporters decry ‘injustice system’

’How can you execute a man when there is reasonable doubt?’ Obie Alexander, who spent nearly two decades in prison on a wrongful murder conviction, toldThe Independent

The Independent UK

Missouri "lynched" Marcellus Williams

The NAACP said Tuesday night's execution was "murder," not justice

Salon

Man executed in Missouri after 20 years despite victim's family thinking he was innocent

Marcellus Williams was convicted of murdering a former journalist, but concerns had been raised that key evidence had been contaminated

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - US

Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction

Williams long maintained his innocence and the killing was opposed by victim’s family, jurors and office that tried him

The Independent UK

Lawyers seek Supreme Court intervention hours before a Missouri inmate's planned execution

Lawyers for a Missouri man have filed a late appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court alleging there were racial bias and constitutional errors at his trial

The Guardian - US

Missouri to execute Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ objections and innocence claims

Prosecutors raise concerns about lack of evidence as family of victim supports saving Williams from the death penalty

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Missouri Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In Marcellus Williams Case

Missouri Supreme Court reviews Marcellus Williams' case, sparking legal battles and calls for intervention due to new evidence challenging his conviction.

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The Independent UK

Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence

The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away

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Legal Battle Intensifies For Missouri Death Row Inmate

Marcellus Williams faces legal challenges as doubts arise over his conviction in a 1998 murder case.

The Independent UK

Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution

A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution for killing of a woman in her home in 1998

The Independent UK

Missouri death row inmate gets another chance at a hearing that could spare his life

An evidentiary hearing is set for a man on Missouri's death row who thought DNA evidence uncovered in his case was enough to save him

The Independent UK

Missouri death row inmate with DNA evidence on his side gets last ditch hearing to save his life

Marcellus Williams, 55, was sentenced to death in 2001 for fatally stabbing well-known St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia Gayle

The Independent UK

Missouri man makes life-or-death effort to prove innocence before execution scheduled for next month

Testimony begins in a hearing with life-or-death implications for Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams

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Officer Injured During Ferguson Protests, Suspect Faces Multiple Charges

New videos from Ferguson protests show officer injured, sparking concerns on safety and use of force.

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