JK Rowling has spoken about how she wrote the first Harry Potter book while she was employed at Amnesty International and how much that experience influenced her writing, and how she learned “the power of human empathy” from working there. Rowling was also, you’ll recall, one of the high profile signers of the infamous Harper’s […]
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The Rolling Stones are back at #1 in the U.K.The band’s latest release, Foreign Tongues, tops the U.K. Official Albums Chart, making it the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers'…
Fred Wellman and Joan VonDras running in Aug. 4 contest to see who runs against Wagner, an eight-term incumbent who faces nominal opposition in the GOP primary.
The City of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit that accuses a Missouri real estate company of using a "slow flip" business model, selling homes to low-income buyers without obtaining required occupancy permits.
SHILOH - Shiloh Police said two East St. Louis residents were charged Thursday, July 16, 2026, in connection with an attempted armed robbery at a Commerce Bank in Shiloh earlier this week. The warrants, issued July 16 by the St. Clair County State’s Attorney’s Office, charge Jahvaris L. Reese, 39, and Ieasha L. White, 31, both of the 1300 block of 44th Street in East St. Louis, with financial institution robbery and attempted robbery, according to a news release from the Shiloh
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department on Thursday defended the agency’s major role in a broader drive by the administration to dismantle the Education Department. Grilled by U.S. Senate Democrats, acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling stood behind the multiple interagency agreements, or IAAs, Education has so far signed with Labor, […]
St. Louis Comptroller Donna M.C. Baringer launched a transparency tool to track the allocation of $255 million in Rams settlement funds intended for city infrastructure and tornado recovery efforts.
You might have heard that Donald Trump gave a weird, rambling, nonsense speech last night full of misinformation and lies, trying to spread distrust in our electoral process ahead of the 2026 midterms — so that when Republicans likely lose some of the power they currently wield across the government, Trump and his allies can […]
JERSEYVILLE — Abe Kribs is a graduated senior outfielder at Jersey Community High School who helped the Panthers to a 22-14 baseball season under Head Baseball Coach Darren Perdun. Kribs, one of Jersey’s leading hitters this season, had a .320 batting average late in the season and 29 RBIs. He was described as a key clutch player for the Panthers. Kribs is a Sparklight Male Athlete Of The Month for the Panthers. “I’m very happy with the team,” he said. “It
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