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Louvenia Jenkins, who grew up in East St. Louis, was one of the first Black homeowners in Pacific Palisades. She lived in that house for 57 years. Until Jan. 7.

According to the Economist, here are the fates of Europe's main parties from about 2000 to the present: Mainstream center-left and center-right parties have dropped a combined 20 points. Hard right parties have gone up about 20 points. So far, hard right parties have mostly been kept out of power except in Hungary, Italy, and ...continue reading "Raw data: The rise of the far right in Europe"

Edgar, 78, a moderate Republican who was raised in Coles County, served two terms as governor from 1991 to 1999.

With talk of Trump tariffs and concerns that already low farm prices will plunge further, we need to restore supply management, a nonprofit official writes.

Hear the finalists perform in the Artist Presentation Society Concerto Competition. Come for the whole day (10 competitors) or any part of the day. The two winners will be announced […]

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On Jan. 29, the U.S. Copyright Office issued its long-awaited second installment about copyrights and artificial intelligence. This was the follow-up to the initial guidance provided in March 2023. In this report, the Copyright Office addressed the copyrightability of outputs generated by AI systems and was based on existing statutory law, current caselaw, and over 10,000 public comments and additional research. The goal was to explore the necessary amount of human contribution for copyright protection…

Rodney Jetton was hired to help embattled House Speaker Dean Plocher navigate a scandal.

Are you interested in who supports whom after today's revenge fest in the Oval Office? Here's the scorecard: That's 25-2 by my count, with Italy remaining neutral.

Williamson, Jr., Frank S. — St. Louis, MO

Frank S. Williamson Jr., a devoted husband, father, grandfather, educator, and beloved community member, passed away on February 25, 2025, at the age of 98 in Emporia, KS.

Cornerstone Center for Early Learning announced today in a press release that it received a $25,000 grant from Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer in the United States.

An adult male and a nine-month-old infant were found fatally shot around the Academy/Sherman Park neighborhood in north of St. Louis. 

A dry, windy Friday forced officials to issue a red flag warning for much of Missouri and parts of Illinois.

Donald Trump has been on a tear to eliminate DEI programs throughout the federal government. Now, in one sense, he clearly ran on this, so fair enough. What's more, if we're talking about killing Robin DiAngelo programs or similar beacons of enlightenment, well, even a lot of liberals will cheer you on. But in MAGA ...continue reading "Trump is merrily ending civil rights protections for everyone"

On Friday, the St. Louis Hero Network provided financial support for Shine’s family during their annual Bourbon for Badges fundraiser at Tapawingo Golf Club in south St. Louis County. 

A couple of years back, we talked about how Ubisoft handled its own accidental leak of the Beyond Good & Evil remaster to its subscribers. Months before it was due to be released, a technical error resulted in an incomplete version of the game suddenly being available on Ubisoft+. Some people grabbed copies of it, […]

Officers from the City of Bellefontaine Neighbors were alerted to a shooting that occurred just after 8:20 p.m. at Maraldo Place Road.