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Yesterday's New York Times poll got some attention for showing that even Democrats are pretty skeptical of puberty blockers for trans kids and trans women competing in women's sports. But this is really the most interesting part of the poll: Pretty much everyone is convinced that Donald Trump will use presidential power to go after ...continue reading "40% of Republicans support Trump corruption"

A St. Louis County Circuit Court judge issued a criminal summons for a southern Illinois man who carried out the high-dollar theft of a Ritz-Carlton hotel guest last summer.

Democrats voted last year to shut down TikTok, but when the deadline became imminent they got cold feet and tried to backtrack. On the other hand, Democrat Joe Biden let it die. It's Republican Donald Trump promising to keep it open. On the third hand, Republicans in Congress are still gung ho to shut it ...continue reading "It’s crucial that we allocate blame for shutting down TikTok"

TikTok restored service to users in the United States on Sunday just hours after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban, which President-elect Donald Trump said he would try to pause by executive order on his first day in office. Trump said he planned to issue the order to give [...]

Wind and cold temperatures can create dangers for people outside for too long during the MLK holiday weekend.

Detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating after a young girl was found unresponsive in a hotel pool.

Quinn Mathews, a fast-rising Cardinals prospect and reigning Minor League Pitcher of the Year, finds himself on a path he never imagined taking. For many years, he envisioned a future in investment banking. Now, he finds himself on the cusp of a Major League Baseball career.

The family of a St. Louis man who went missing two months ago is asking for the public’s help to find their loved one.

I've been wondering for a while how Obamacare is doing, and KFF has finally produced new favorable/unfavorable numbers from its tracking poll: Favorability is up among Democrats and Independents, but after years of rising it's down among Republicans—from 33% last April to 28% now: That 64% overall approval number is close the level that would ...continue reading "Obamacare keeps on getting more popular"

The child was in critical and unstable condition at a hospital as of Sunday afternoon.

On January 18, 2025 around 1:47 PM, Officers were patrolling the Hyde Park neighborhood when they observed a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed. The vehicle came to an abrupt stop and the driver, a 21-year-old man, exited with an apparent gunshot wound to his face. Officers observed what appeared to be a close-range gunshot wound to the man's cheek.

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