If somebody steals your credit card and runs up a huge bill, you can only be held responsible for $50 in damages. Your bank has to eat the rest. The reason for this is that Congress passed the Fair Credit Billing Act in 1974. That's where the $50 maximum comes from. Can you imagine such ...continue reading "Congress then and now"
Flooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher rate than the U.S. as a whole, according to data provided exclusively to The Associated Press by the risk analysis firm First Street.
Michael Phillis, Jim Salter and Camille Fassett Associated Press
ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Residents across Missouri and Illinois have been living with the loud sound of cicadas and the damage they've caused to some trees over the past month. If you're ready for them to move on, it's almost time. Brood 19 has been seen since May across the St. Louis region, but the [...]
Tensions ran high Tuesday night at the St. Louis County Council Chambers as they convened an ARPA fund meeting, expecting an explanation from County Executive Sam Page and his office, who did not show up.
Nearly two years ago, we wrote about a trademark opposition conflict in the UK between macro-distillery Campari and a tiny, one-man beer brewery operation called Dark Sky Brewery. Steve White, the owner/operator for Dark Sky Brewery, filed to trademark the name of his business. On the very last possible day of the objection window, Campari […]
A busy west county post office closed without warning, with armed police blocking the entrance Monday, leaving customers frustrated with the lack of information given to residents.