ST. LOUIS - The names listed are unsettling to read. But those descriptors were the exact ones used to describe the plaintiffs who sued for their freedom in the years leading up to the Civil War. They’re among the more than 300 courageous men, women, and children who filed what’s known as Freedom Suits. Since [...]
Clearview was probably its healthiest when it was still flying under the radar. It courted billionaires with a new facial recognition tech plaything — one capable of searching millions (and, ultimately, billions) of images for a match for any uploaded photo. The dirty secret? All of the images and data had been scraped from the […]
St. Louis is establishing a "revenue advisory council" that will study how the government can diversify funding sources, a move that comes after it lost a key earnings tax case and said it will refund money for remote work.
Bon Jovi is on the charts once again.The band’s latest album, FOREVER, debuts at #5 on the Billboard 200 Album chart, making it the band’s 14th top-10 hit. The New Jersey rockers…
One man is in custody and two others are at large in connection with a stolen credit and debit card ring in Sunset Hills. All three are Chilean nationals with no known permanent address and no known ties to the St. Louis area.
Mercury Films is filming the coming-of-age comedy and drama "Greg's Going to Rehab" at St. Charles High, featuring actors and actresses from across the country, including Jim Beaver and Jack Falahee, and is partnering with Lindenwood University to make it a low-budget independent feature.
The parent company of St. Louis-based Clarkson EyeCare has made some changes officials said will bolster its executive team by adding "strengthened and integrated" capabilities.
Ryan Delk wondered over the weekend why modern safety tech, like blind spot detection and lane departure warnings, haven't had any effect on traffic death rates. Here's my guess using an annotated version of his chart: The safety features that have worked are the ones that keep you safe even if you get into a ...continue reading "Why did auto fatalities stop declining?"
Maplewood Police said in a press release Monday that while officers were investigating a report of a stolen car on Zephyr Place on foot Sunday night, the car, a Mercedes, drove at the officers at a high rate of speed, and the officers fired at the car. The car crashed and three juveniles were apprehended […]
Tom Brady was met with loud boos from the St. Louis crowd as he presented the UFL Championship MVP award to Birmingham Stallions Quarterback Adrien Martinez.
MAGA conspiracy theories are legion, and it's hard to find comparable things from progressives. But I found one over the weekend, and it's rare enough that I want to share it: Every word of this is correct. Trump did have a phone call with Putin on July 31 (and in person a month earlier on ...continue reading "Finally, a completely bogus lefty conspiracy theory"
Missouri’s near-total abortion ban does not fly in the face of the state constitution’s separation of church and state, a St. Louis judge determined. The ruling came Friday, several days shy of the 2-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down the constitutional right to an abortion and paved the way for […]
The owner of the Looking Meadow Cafe announced on Facebook that she is closing the cafe due to a divorce agreement that forces her to resume her previous career. She is looking for someone to resume the lease. She only opened in October last year. The owner (Jamie Herman) said on Facebook: “I’m utterly bummed, […]
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