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Tick season is getting longer. So is the list of states trying to keep up.

20 hours 28 minutes ago
The tiniest menace of summer doesn’t care if you’re hiking through the woods, walking the dog or pulling weeds in your backyard. It just wants a ride and a meal. As ticks spread into new parts of the country and emergency room visits for tick bites climb higher than usual, states are scrambling to monitor […]
Amanda Watford

JK Rowling Threatens To Sue Amnesty International Into Oblivion For Expressing An Opinion About A Charity She Funds

20 hours 29 minutes ago
JK Rowling has spoken about how she wrote the first Harry Potter book while she was employed at Amnesty International and how much that experience influenced her writing, and how she learned “the power of human empathy” from working there. Rowling was also, you’ll recall, one of the high profile signers of the infamous Harper’s […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: 6-in-1 Magstand Mini Magnetic Charge Station + Bedside Lamp

20 hours 34 minutes ago
Simplify your daily charging experience and replace most of the chargers and cables on your desktop, with this one mini station that does it all. The 6-in-1 Magstand Mini Magnetic Charge Station is a mini charging station that gives you full control over how much your favorite gadgets get charged. It features 3 wireless charging […]
Daily Deal

St. Louis sues over 'slow flip' home sales

21 hours 10 minutes ago
The City of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit that accuses a Missouri real estate company of using a "slow flip" business model, selling homes to low-income buyers without obtaining required occupancy permits.
Joey Schneider

Two East St. Louis Residents Charged After Shiloh Bank Robbery Attempt

21 hours 23 minutes ago
SHILOH - Shiloh Police said two East St. Louis residents were charged Thursday, July 16, 2026, in connection with an attempted armed robbery at a Commerce Bank in Shiloh earlier this week. The warrants, issued July 16 by the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office, charge Jahvaris L. Reese, 39, and Ieasha L. White, 31, both of the 1300 block of 44th Street in East St. Louis, with financial institution robbery and attempted robbery, according to a news release from the Shiloh

Labor nominee defends transfer of programs to agency from Education Department

21 hours 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department on Thursday defended the agency’s major role in a broader drive by the administration to dismantle the Education Department.   Grilled by U.S. Senate Democrats, acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling stood behind the multiple interagency agreements, or IAAs, Education has so far signed with Labor, […]
Shauneen Miranda