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U.S. Bancorp was hit with a $37.5 million fine by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which claimed the Minneapolis-based bank opened phony accounts for customers to meet sales goals. The allegations are similar to those leveled against Wells Fargo in 2016.

WASHINGTON — Veterans and their advocates gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for what was supposed to be a celebration, one day after a crucial Senate vote on bipartisan legislation that would expand health care and benefits to 3.5 million veterans exposed to burn pits during their deployments. The gathering instead became a forum […]

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Owner Christy Hall serves freshly prepared, creative takes on American pub classics in the former Wild Horse Grill space.

East St. Louis has just declared a State of Emergency due to today's flooding.

COLUMBIA — The final push to next week’s primary has Attorney General Eric Schmitt joining, for the first time, those hoping to oust Mitch McConnell as Senate Republican Leader and Lucas Kunce dismissing the importance of St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones’ endorsement in the Democratic race. Speaking to reporters after a campaign stop in a […]

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U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Honor Roll, released Tuesday, ranks the top 20 hospitals nationwide that excel across most or all types of care evaluated by the publication. See which St. Louis-area facilities made the list.

The Missouri senator says American men must embrace “their God-given responsibility as husbands, fathers, and citizens.”

The winner won $84,000 on the Missouri Lottery Show Me Cash ticket.

The two workers were taken to St. Louis University Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Hazelwood has been split into two separate Senate districts.

I'm not a big fan of formal French gardens, but if you're going to see one I suppose Versailles is the pinnacle of the art. When we were there the famous fountains weren't running because they only operate them on weekends. I don't get that. Sure, back in the day they were an engineering marvel, ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

The candidates’ statements appear to be a bid to gain former President Trump’s favor.

Both Wiley's painting and the Daniel Mytens I painting of the same name are now on display together in Gallery 238.

With five days until voters go to the polls, the two leading Democratic candidates for Senate are trading legal barbs. At the heart of the fracas is a campaign ad titled "Not Real" put out by beer heiress and nurse Trudy Busch Valentine attacking former Marine Lucas Kunce. Near the end of the ad, it states that Kunce is against gay marriage, Planned Parenthood and criminal-justice reform as it relates to marijuana possession.

Last month, we wrote about how Devin Nunes had lost yet another of his many, many SLAPP suits against various critics online for being mildly critical of the former congressman, who seems to have the thinnest skin imaginable. As you’ll recall, Nunes’ chronic SLAPP infatuation began a little over three years ago with a lawsuit […]

St. Louis Inno on Tuesday hosted its Fire Awards and Startup Exit Awards, recognizing more than two dozen startups and innovators that notched major milestones in the past year. The event marked the inaugural celebration of St. Louis Inno’s Fire Awards and the fourth year of honoring companies and entrepreneurs through the Startup Exit Awards.