We’ve been covering Stephen Thaler’s quixotic quest to get copyright (and patent) protection for works generated entirely by his AI system “DABUS” for years now. If there’s one thing Thaler has proved beyond all reasonable doubt, it’s that you can be comprehensively, thoroughly, and repeatedly wrong at every level of the American legal system and […]
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs today announced that an estimated 250,000 Illinoisans with a disability are now eligible to open ABLE accounts that allow them to save and invest money to improve quality of life without risking federal benefits. The A chieving a B etter L ife E xperience (ABLE) Act Congress passed in 2014 required that people had to have acquired their disability before their 26th birthday. A change in the law effective this year raised the age limit
It's their life and it's headed to the big screen.Deadline reports that Universal Pictures has just closed a deal to make a biopic about New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi, with…
The Jackson County prosecutor has scheduled a news conference Tuesday, one day after her office dropped a second-degree murder charge against a man investigators say was involved in the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade and rally shooting.
ST. LOUIS - U.S. District John A. Ross on Tuesday sentenced a felon to 13 ½ years in prison for carjacking a woman in St. Louis in 2024. On Jan. 5, 2024, Deionte Grice approached the woman, who had just parked her 2020 Kia Optima in the 5300 block of Devonshire Avenue in St. Louis. Grice pointed a gun at her, demanded her belongings and took her car, phone and purse. Grice later struck a curb as he drove into Forest Park, disabling the vehicle. He abandoned it and got on a MetroBus.
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today secured a court order requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to promptly take steps necessary to reverse the termination of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program (BRIC) and restore billions in funding to communities that rely on it. The decision follows a motion filed by Raoul and a coalition of states to compel FEMA to comply with a previous order issued by the court in December. “I’m
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) marked the committee passage of their bipartisan legislation that would help the United States counter threats from China and address current gaps in NASA’s ability to cooperate with Taiwan’s space efforts, including satellite programs, space exploration initiatives and atmospheric and weather research. After passing the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
EDWARDSVILLE - Glen-Ed Pantry has officially begun site preparation for the construction of its new permanent home, marking a significant milestone in the organization’s capital campaign and its long-term commitment to serving individuals and families facing food insecurity throughout the Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7. Following the successful completion of early fundraising goals, the organization has finalized site preparation and infrastructure work, allowing construction
ST. LOUIS — This March, the American Red Cross urges donors to help donors to help the national blood supply recover following a severe shortage and empower their health by making an appointment to give blood or platelets. Donors of all blood types remain critical to keeping momentum up and the blood supply steady headed into spring. Some parts of the nation are still clearing snow, but the threat of severe spring weather?is already growing. Now is the time to book a blood or platelet
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats tasked with overseeing defense left a classified briefing Tuesday incensed about President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, as the United States and Israel continue their joint bombardment and families prepare to bury seven American service members killed in the conflict. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who sits on the Senate Armed Services […]
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that James Scherer, a 32-year-old Fairview Heights man, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of dissemination of child sexual abuse material, part of Raoul’s ongoing work with federal and local law enforcement to apprehend offenders who download and trade such material online. Scherer was sentenced by St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge Jeffery Watson. The two convictions are
The Construction Leadership Institute (CLI) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville celebrated 39 graduates of its program Friday, March 6 as a part of the CLI Graduation celebration. Developed by the SIUE Schools of Business and Engineering, the CLI provides the knowledge, skills and strategies that individuals and companies need in today’s challenging construction industry. Program […]
Kansas has announced some new tour dates with 38 Special.The “Carry On My Wayward Son” rockers have added seven co-headlining dates with 38 Special to their 2026 schedule. The tour…
If you're looking to get rid of your Bradford pear trees ahead of this spring season, the Missouri Department of Conservation is offering a solution for Missourians.
From St. Louis Public Radio: As East-West Gateway Council of Governments Executive Director Jim Wild remembers it, members of the organization’s board agreed at a meeting last June that the region needed to align its efforts across almost every sector. The bi-state forum’s board consists of regional leaders like St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer and […]
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