Whether she’s performing as a solo act or leading a world-class band through a set of hybrid R&B and soul, Mary Elizabeth Jo Dixen Pelenaise Kapi’olani Lawson has made the U.S. Great Plains both a home and venue where she lives through her art. From 2009 to 2014 Lawson cultivated her voice and approach to songwriting through the EveryPeople Workshop, an interdisciplinary performance group based in Chicago.
The New York Times ran an editorial on Friday about "America's free speech problem," and naturally this has Twitter all atwitter. I myself find the whole "cancel culture" controversy exhausting, mainly because of the absolutism on both sides. My side denies the problem exists at all, while the Fox News set insists it's rampant. For ...continue reading "Cancel culture: A brief little listicle"
“The brave men and women of law enforcement sacrifice to protect our communities, not write endless traffic tickets,” Attorney General Eric Schmitt said.
Nuclear waste buried in the Bridgeton landfill that sits near an underground smolder is more extensive than first believed, an EPA spokesman said Friday.
For the first time in three years, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates a fourth of a point. That has prospective home buyers wondering if they've missed out on low-rate mortgages.
Bonne Terre police Officer Lane Burns and his partner, Cpl. Garrett Worley, were shot Thursday morning outside of a motel while responding to a disturbance call.
A lawsuit from Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office alleges an oil spill "created a substantial danger to the environment and public health and welfare."
If you've visited your local BBQ joint recently, you may have noticed brisket prices are soaring. Inflation is having a big impact on a variety of small businesses.
Clearview AI has been disinvited from yet another country. This unrolling of the unwelcome mat also includes a hefty exit fee. (h/t Michael Vario) The Italian privacy guarantor (GPDP) has imposed a fine of €20,000,000 on Clearview AI for implementing a biometric monitoring network in Italy without acquiring people’s consent. This decision resulted from a […]
Eric Eickmeyer, president of the Kirkwood Athletic Association, said the all-volunteer organization is unable to proceed with baseball and softball leagues to start the 2022 season.