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The numbers for the Christmas Eve Mega Millions $1 billion jackpot have been drawn.

The nonprofit is looking to replace hundreds of pillows and other items essential for the families they help.

On Christmas Eve, the spirit of giving is alive in downtown St. Louis, as the New Life Evangelistic Center ensures that those without shelter are not forgotten this holiday season. Volunteers spent the day distributing what are colloquially called “bundles of hope": backpacks filled with survival essentials.

Wednesday marks the first time the start of Hanukkah and Christmas have fallen on the same day since 2005 and only the fifth time since 1900.

Officer Matt Cooper with the Washington Police Department is expected to make a full recovery but has a long road ahead.

The 19-year-old who injured six people with his car in the Ted Drewes parking lot over the weekend made his first court appearance on Tuesday.

Many are seeking a late-hour stocking stuffer in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, which could lead to an ultimate pay day: a grand prize worth over $1 billion.

Just by coincidence, Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen today announced a big new defense package for Greenland: Poulsen said the package would allow for the purchase of two new inspection ships, two new long-range drones and two extra dog sled teams. Okey doke. That should put Donald Trump on notice.

A century-old vacant school in St. Louis could be reopened but with a new purpose.

Santa’s Magical Kingdom is unlike any other place on earth, and this year, it’s bigger, brighter and merrier! More than four million shimmering lights, electrifying special effects and whimsical worlds […]

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The Starbucks strike is expanding nationwide. Approximately 5,000 employees at more than 300 stores across 45 states are on strike. It’s considered the largest walkout to hit the coffee giant.

Joe Biden signed 50 new bills into law this Christmas Eve, including this one: A measure (S. 4077) — opposed by several dozen House Republicans — to name a post office in California after the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D). They just can't help themselves, even during Christmas. What a pack of assholes.

The battle over contraception continues: The Biden administration is withdrawing a proposed set of regulations that aimed to improve access to contraception by narrowing the ability of employers to opt out of covering birth control for their employees. ....Conservative organizations celebrated the news. In a post on X, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which ...continue reading "Contraceptives are cheap and easily available"

The Washington Post has a story today about NewsGuard, a service that rates the reliability of news outlets. It's the usual thing: conservatives are upset because lots of conservative sites are flagged as unreliable. Imagine that. As it turns out, NewsGuard doesn't publish its ratings. You have to pay for them. But the Post provides ...continue reading "Which chatbot will rule them all?"

2024 was a milestone year for Billy Joel, in more ways than one.It started in February, when he released "Turn the Lights Back On," his first pop single since 2007's…

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