(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A prominent St. Louis hospital is changing hands. SSM Health on Monday announced plans to purchase Saint Louis University Hospital in a merger of two Catholic… Read more »

(NEW YORK, AP) — A New York City man whose first name is God has settled a lawsuit with a credit reporting agency that had refused to recognize his name… Read more »

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo., AP) — The board of the National Military Heritage Museum in St. Joseph has fired the museum’s director and two part-time staffers, citing financial concerns. Supporters of… Read more »

(ST. LOUIS, AP) — The family of Enterprise Rent-A-Car founder Jack Taylor is set to announce a $22 million donation to various organizations that support underserved children in the St…. Read more »

(NEW YORK, AP) — Charter Communications will spend $55.33 billion to acquire Time Warner Cable in a cash-and-stock deal that would instantly create one of the largest pay-television and broadband… Read more »

By JAY REEVES (ORANGE BEACH, Ala., AP) — With the Memorial Day holiday just around the corner, fallout from the oil spill that left Gulf Coast beaches smeared with gooey… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s unemployment rate increased slightly to 5.7 percent last month while the economy lost several thousand jobs. The state Department of Economic Development released data… Read more »

(PARIS, AP) — European cable and mobile phone operator Altice has marked its entry into the U.S. market with a deal to buy a controlling stake in Suddenlink Communications for… Read more »

(SPRINGFIELD, Mo., AP) — Despite efforts by Missouri’s senators, the U.S. Postal Service is scheduled to move its mail processing operations out of Springfield this summer. The work will be… Read more »

(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says the University of Missouri-Columbia will receive $10 million in state funds for a new learning center in its business school. Nixon… Read more »