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There will be a public meeting Oct. 21 about construction plans for Highway 40 (Interstate 64) between Vandeventer and Compton avenues.

New direct flights from St. Louis to Iceland are set to begin next year.

Household water bills are increasing faster than inflation and income, according to a new analysis. The environmental advocacy nonprofit Food and Water Watch analyzed water bill data among the nation’s 500 largest community water providers. Those systems serve a collective 155 million people — nearly half the nation’s population. Between 2015 and 2025, water bills […]

Why Costumes Have Meaning A crown made of cardboard can change the way a room treats someone. Put it on a child, and other children may bow, laugh, or challenge the new “ruler.” Nothing about the child’s actual power has changed. Yet one simple object has created a role, a story, and a set of expectations. That is what makes costumes meaningful: they do more than cover the body. They invite people to see — and sometimes behave — differently. Costumes connect appearance

Before the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals played Game 5 of the World Series on Oct. 7, 1968, José Feliciano challenged an American musical tradition. His folk-inflected performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” accompanied by acoustic guitar, drew an immediate backlash. But it also helped open the way for popular artists to interpret the national anthem in their own voices, turning a familiar pregame ritual into a setting for musical expression. As Oct. 7, 2026, bring

This Day in History: October 7 On October 7, 2023, Hamas-led armed groups attacked southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and taking approximately 250 hostages. The assault included attacks on communities, military positions, and a music festival. Israel responded with a military campaign in Gaza, beginning a war that caused extensive destruction, displacement, and loss of life among Palestinians. The attack and ensuing war became a major turning

A leading Democratic campaign committee is projecting confidence in U.S. Senate toss-up races four weeks before Election Day, though it has yet to commit resources to the reddest states that have recently entered the Senate map. Senate Majority PAC, which is run by allies of Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, has bought […]

Inflation has backed off from the eye-watering double digit numbers after the pandemic, but unfortunately for Americans grocery store prices haven't gone down – an especially painful trend for residents of some U.S. cities, according to a new study.

As President Donald Trump refuses to rule out taking extreme action in the midterm elections, voting rights advocates and civil rights leaders are bolstering their voter protection efforts in anticipation of possible federal interference. The focus by activists comes amid uncertainty among advocates and election officials over what Trump may do before, during and after Election […]

Jessica Biel has joined the cast of the upcoming film Playmates. The actress will play a fictional wife of Hugh Hefner in the Searchlight Pictures production that's inspired by director…

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Larry Ellison has succeeded in fusing Paramount and Warner Brothers in a $110 billion merger that will culminate in mass layoffs, higher prices, lower-quality product, and news outlets like CNN becoming even more friendly to corporate power and the U.S. right wing. This enshittification will arrive despite endless promises by the Ellisons that none of […]