Heat does more than make people uncomfortable. It quietly shapes what they eat, wear, build, celebrate, and even the words they use. That idea sounds simple at first, but it explains a surprising amount of human behavior. In places where heat is intense or long-lasting, traditions often develop as practical answers to daily life. Over time, those answers become habits, then customs, and finally part of cultural identity. A meal that cools the body, a midday pause, a style of clothing, or a nighttim
State unemployment rates in June were little changed in a month in which some hoped for a boost from World Cup-related tourism and socializing. That failed to materialize nationally, but some states saw a positive effect from fans. Texas saw a bump in jobs after hosting matches in Houston, while New York and New Jersey […]
On July 22, 1942, the mass deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to the Treblinka extermination camp began, marking one of the most devastating phases of the Holocaust. German authorities presented the action as “resettlement,” but it was in fact part of a systematic plan to murder the Jewish population of occupied Poland. At the time, the deportations shattered one of the largest remaining Jewish communities in Europe. Their importance has only grown with time, because they
An Illinois gambling company seeking to legalize video lottery terminals in Missouri is financing a radio campaign attacking former state Rep. Hannah Kelly in a four-way Republican primary for the state Senate. J&J Ventures of Effingham, Illinois, is the only donor to Legio XIII PAC, a political action committee created May 13, Missouri Ethics Commission […]
ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after a man was injured in a shooting early Wednesday following an interaction with two men in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the shooting occurred around 4:45 a.m. in the 4200 block of Maffitt in the city's The Ville neighborhood. Police responded [...]
You might recall how the press and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers suffered a four-year embolism about the purported privacy and national security threat of TikTok, before “fixing” the problem by ultimately offloading TikTok to Trump’s billionaire friends. You know, the exact sort of authoritarian-friendly people keen on doing everything critics had previously accused ByteDance […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a stopgap spending bill Tuesday that would keep the government up and running through the fall, sending it to the Senate, where lawmakers expect to rework the measure. Congress must pass a government funding bill before the new fiscal year starts on Oct. 1 in order to avoid a […]
Immigration arrests reached 1,593 per day in early July in a new push to detain and deport immigrants that has led to deaths in traffic stops. There were more than 43,000 arrests in June, the highest recorded by the Trump administration, according to statistics released Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reflecting new bookings […]
Wentzville aldermen are scheduled to meet Wednesday to review a draft ordinance that would implement a six-month moratorium on new large-scale data center applications while the city studies their potential impacts.
St. Louis Public Schools will hold its final community meeting Wednesday evening before Superintendent Myra Berry presents a recommendation to the school board regarding potential closures of up to 22 schools.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. - Officers across Illinois are taking part Wednesday in a major statewide crackdown on speeding. Illinois officers are participating in Speed Awareness Day, an initiative officials describe as a two-pronged effort combining education and public outreach with high-visibility enforcement operations. The Illinois State Police (ISP) has promoted the initiative for several [...]
WASHINGTON — As many as 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children are at risk of losing their federally funded legal representation due to the Trump administration withholding appropriated funds, immigration attorneys warned Tuesday. For more than six months, the Health and Human Services Department’s Office of Refugee Resettlement has not released $65 million Congress appropriated for legal […]
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