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Appeals court blocks remote access to abortion medication nationwide

8 hours 37 minutes ago
One of the main methods of obtaining abortion medication for those living in states with bans is now blocked nationwide, after a federal appeals court decision issued Friday afternoon. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule from 2023 that allowed mifepristone, one of two drugs used to terminate […]
Kelcie Moseley-Morris

Democrats renew calls for US Supreme Court overhaul after voting rights decision

8 hours 42 minutes ago
After the U.S. Supreme Court severely weakened the federal Voting Rights Act in an April 29 decision, a furious U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned what he called an “illegitimate” conservative majority on the court. “This isn’t even the Roberts Court,” Jeffries said, referring to Chief Justice John Roberts. “It’s the Trump Court.” Democrats […]
Jonathan Shorman

Why Traditions Around the World Continue to Honor Mothers

8 hours 54 minutes ago
A mother’s work is often most visible when she’s not in the room. The packed lunch appears. The permission slip is signed. The birthday candle is found at the last minute. When a job is done well enough, it can look like it happened on its own. Traditions that honor mothers push back against that illusion. They make care visible. Why mothers are singled out in tradition Most traditions are built around what a community cannot afford to lose. Food, safety, belonging, and identity

Kent State Shootings and Other Major Turning Points Mark May 4 in History

8 hours 57 minutes ago
On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed four students and wounded nine others during a protest at Kent State University in the United States. The crowd had gathered in response to the Vietnam War and the recent expansion of U.S. military action into Cambodia. The deaths quickly became a national shock, not only because the victims were young and unarmed, but because they highlighted how deeply divided many societies can become during wartime. At the time, the shootings intensified

Four water main breaks reported across St. Louis County

9 hours 17 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Crews are making repairs after several water main break Monday morning in St. Louis County. According to Missouri American Water, there have been four separate water main breaks Monday morning in unincorporated south St. Louis County, Kinloch, Maryland Heights and Bridgeton. The first water main break occurred around 7:30 a.m. [...]
Nick Gladney

Fatal Stabbing Outside Busch Stadium Under Police Investigation

9 hours 26 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS — Police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in his 20s following an overnight dispute outside Busch Stadium in St. Louis, where two contractors were working, authorities said. The stabbing happened about 2:45 a.m. Monday, May 4, 2026, on the property outside Busch Stadium in the 700 block of Clark Avenue, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Police said the incident involved two third-party contractors working overnight at the stadium. Officers

Night Comfort

10 hours 10 minutes ago

The High Low Gallery presents a new exhibition, Night Comfort, featuring works by St. Louis artist Jeremy Rabus, opening Friday, March 27 and running through Sunday, June 14. Night Comfort explores nostalgia through […]

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Myranda Levins

Paramount Reveals Company Will Be 49.5% Owned By Foreign Investors If Warner Bros Merger Approved

10 hours 46 minutes ago
FCC boss Brendan Carr has spent much of the last five years on cable TV whining incessantly about foreign entanglement with U.S. companies. Even companies he doesn’t regulate. He was positively apoplectic about China’s ownership of TikTok, which you may recall they “fixed” by offloading the social media company to Trump’s billionaire friends (while curiously […]
Karl Bode