The company helped demonstrate the appeal of rail service in Florida. Its restructuring — and the billions in public financing sought for Brightline West — reveal the limits of private capital.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two bipartisan pieces of legislation led by U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Ranking Member of the Aviation Subcommittee—and U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) to support the health of our aviation workforce and strengthen aviation safety today passed the Senate with unanimous consent. Duckworth’s Aviation Medication Transparency Act , co-led by Senator Hoeven, would
BROOKLYN, Ill. — A Pontoon Beach man has been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a 21-year-old St. Louis woman who was struck by gunfire from a passing vehicle while waiting to enter a Brooklyn club Sept. 20, 2026, according to Illinois State Police. Malik D. Day, 26, remains in custody at the St. Louis City Justice Center pending extradition to Illinois. The St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office approved the Class M felony charge Sept. 25, 2026, after state
Before hit records could travel by radio or streaming, a piece of sheet music could help carry a regional sound into new homes and dance halls. On Sept. 28, 1912, W.C. Handy’s “The Memphis Blues” went on sale at a Memphis department store, a consequential step in bringing the blues into commercial publishing. Its mixture of blues expression and popular ragtime helped establish Handy as a central figure in the music’s wider recognition. Looking back on Sept. 28, 2026,
On September 28, 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, landed his invasion force on England’s southern coast, beginning a conquest that would reshape the country and its relationships with Europe. England’s succession was disputed, and William claimed that its crown belonged to him rather than the newly crowned Harold II. Within weeks, their armies would meet at the Battle of Hastings. The Norman Conquest changed England’s ruling class, government, landownership, and language. Its
Private philanthropy will fund two major initiatives underway at the Missouri State Board of Education, but the identities of the donors remain unknown to the public, the state education department and at least one of the contractors doing the work. Earlier this month, the board approved two memorandums of understanding with consultants helping search for […]
The upcoming special exhibition at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum explores the myriad ways that different cultures represent plants and gardens through literary media, such as herbals, novels, poems, […]
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