December 3rd has always been a date marked by remarkable achievements and significant events that have shaped the course of history across the globe. Moving back in time, December 3rd, 1984, witnessed one of the most tragic industrial disasters in history—the Bhopal gas tragedy in India. On this day, a leak of methyl isocyanate gas from a pesticide plant resulted in thousands of deaths and long-term health issues for countless residents. The event highlighted the critical importance of
Today expect a cold day with a high of 37 and a low of 12. Winds will be light from the southwest at about 6 mph, gusting up to 12 mph. The chance of rain is very low, around 2%, but some light flurries are possible in the evening, with a 55% chance of snow late in the day. Temperatures will feel colder than the actual readings, especially in the evening when the wind chill drops to around 5 degrees. This morning will start out with some sun and patches of high clouds, but by the afternoon, mostly
Last election season you might recall that the Trump administration lied repeatedly and pretended to be really interested in reining in corporate power and shoring up antitrust reform. And while this line was propped up by a lot of useful idiots (like Matt Stoller) who insisted there was common cause to be made with fascists, […]
An Afghan man who fled the Taliban has been released from a Missouri immigration detention facility following a federal judge’s ruling. Mohammad Ali Dadfar had been held in the Greene County Jail in Springfield since early October, when he was detained and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. On Monday, the […]
A state appeals court will hear arguments Wednesday over whether Missouri Republicans erred in how they drafted a constitutional amendment banning abortion that voters will see on next year’s ballot. Last year, voters enshrined the right to abortion in the state constitution. The GOP-dominated legislature responded six months later by voting to put a new […]
For the last three years, my husband and I have called St. Louis home. He teaches at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, our families are here and we’ve made a lot of friends who have welcomed us in and treated us like family. In recent years, one of those families, along with another we befriended at a previous […]