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Two fires damages Metro East homes, no injuries reported

7 months 1 week ago
Two Metro East homes in Cahokia Heights and Wood River suffered significant damage from fires, with no injuries reported, and arson is suspected in the first incident while the cause of the second is still under investigation.
Chris Regnier

Warmer, quiet weather through Wednesday, Rain returns Thursday

7 months 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS - Not as cold out the door Tuesday morning and a nice January day ahead. We’ll see plenty of sun Tuesday, feel a kick-up of an afternoon breeze, and enjoy highs around 50 F. The forecast is on repeat for Wednesday. Our next storm system to watch will lift out of the desert [...]
Angela Hutti

AI Bubble, Meet Pin

7 months 1 week ago
Open-source software from China calls into question why we’re committing trillions to winning the AI race.
David Dayen

Dropping the Big One

7 months 1 week ago
Will some serious pushback set in before Trump blows us and the Constitution to hell?
Robert Kuttner

Pulled in All Directions

7 months 1 week ago
Chris Hayes’s new book argues that the demand for attention has taken over every facet of our lives.
Rhoda Feng

Donald Trump: I ordered military to turn on the water in California

7 months 1 week ago
What in God's name is Trump talking about here? This is beyond weird. It's hallucinatory. And even if it were somehow true that the Army TURNED ON THE WATER, California doesn't get any water from the Pacific Northwest or beyond. We get it from our very own Sierra Nevadas. Is Trump really and truly losing ...continue reading "Donald Trump: I ordered military to turn on the water in California"
Kevin Drum

Exploring History Through the Funsten Nut Pickers

7 months 1 week ago
In the 1930s, things were tough for the Black women working at the Funsten Nut Company. Their job of carefully opening pecan shells and extracting the fragile nutmeats inside was grueling. Working with pecans was difficult because the shells stained hands and clothing and created a dust that caused respiratory problems when inhaled. Black workers …
Brittany Krewson