WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC)—and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve our nation’s capabilities to counter the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) intimidation and coercion tactics in the Indo-Pacific, which actively threaten the safety of our partners in the region as well as our national security. Known as ‘gray-zone tactics,’
Bono and Bruce Springsteen are among the artists paying tribute to Oscar-winning Irish singer Glen Hansard, who died Wednesday in a motorcycle accident in Dublin. He was 56.Bono would often…
Medication abortion services coming to Springfield have yielded different reactions from people. Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, Dr. Magaret Baum, spoke to Ozarks First about how they work.
by Pat Lindsey Hang onto your seats for this jukebox musical, because “Ain’t Too Proud” will tempt you to dance in the aisle! It’s the story of one of the best rhythm & blues groups to ever be part of the Motown legacy–The Temptations. The entire show is set in Detroit, where music mogul […]
Major League Baseball's trade deadline is less than a week away, and the St. Louis Cardinals once again - like the last several seasons - find themselves at a crossroads.
WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the nation’s most visible public health officials during the coronavirus pandemic, declined to answer questions from a U.S. Senate committee in a tense and confrontational hearing Wednesday, citing his Fifth Amendment rights. Fauci said during a brief opening statement he believed Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman […]
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has for more than a year used personal information airline passengers provide to the Transportation Security Administration for immigration enforcement, according to documents obtained by a government watchdog group. The documents, collected by the government accountability organization American Oversight, show for the first time a formal data-sharing agreement since May […]
WASHINGTON — Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, the main long-distance gateway to the nation’s capital, is set to receive a multi-billion-dollar makeover, President Donald Trump said Wednesday. Sitting behind a large model of the airport’s new proposed design, Trump unveiled the project at an event in the Oval Office with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, […]
Former Missouri state Rep. Hannah Kelly, who is running for the Rolla-based 16th Senate District seat, is strongly opposed to legalizing and regulating video gaming machines that are often found in gas stations, convenience stores and fraternal organizations.
“I do not want these machines in our gas stations easily accessible to our children,” she said.
Kelly decided to initially run for office because she felt there was a great disconnect between her generation and people serving in the legislature.
Just recently Karl warned that we were going to see some absolute nonsense as the US sought to somehow “ban” Chinese AI models from being used in the US. That seems to already be happening. It kicked off with talk that the US might “fight Chinese AI” using nearly identical arguments to what was used […]
SPRINGFIELD - Students in Illinois public schools will soon be barred from using cellphones and other personal wireless devices during school hours under a law signed Tuesday, July 28, 2026, by Gov. JB Pritzker, who said the statewide requirement is aimed at reducing distractions and keeping students focused on learning. The measure, Senate Bill 2427, requires all school districts to adopt “bell-to-bell” policies before the start of the 2027-2028 school year. Pritzker signed the legislatio
Bon Jovi wrapped their nine-show Forever Tour stint at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday, and frontman Jon Bon Jovi is reflecting on what he calls the “imperfectly perfect”…
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