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A proposal to renew compensation for cancer victims who were exposed to radioactive material from the nation’s weapons development without expanding the program to Missouri and several other states amounted to a betrayal, Missouri advocates and lawmakers said Tuesday. Members of Congress from Missouri learned late Tuesday that U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to […]

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WASHINGTON — Closing arguments in the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president concluded Tuesday, leaving the jury to now decide if Donald Trump is guilty of faking reimbursement to his personal lawyer for hush money paid to a porn star just before the 2016 presidential election. Just outside the Lower Manhattan courthouse during […]

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I've just spent the past hour reading half a dozen reports about the closing arguments in Donald Trump's hush money case. And I'm confused. As you all know, Trump is accused of ordering his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay off Stormy Daniels in order to keep her quiet about an affair they had. This ...continue reading "What is Donald Trump’s “other crime”? Take your pick."

"We shouldn't feel ashamed about it, and we should just celebrate the love that you actually did get to have," said author Erika Sinner.

by Tom Finan, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Construction Forum Our industry lost a legendary believer in an equal place at the starting line for everyone Saturday. Tom Heeger, 77, the founder of Acme Constructors, a supporter of the industry in many ways, and a dedicated volunteer and devout Catholic, left us on Saturday, May 25th. […]

Centene gifted the multi-million dollar space in Ferguson.

Larry Connor, an entrepreneur, plans to take a $20 million deep-sea submersible to "Titanic-level depths" to prove the personal-sub industry is safe.

A Catawissa, Missouri, man was killed Monday after crashing his motorcycle on Interstate 55 in south St. Louis County.

Immigration is a hotly debated and highly politicized topic that pundits on either side of the aisle can’t seem to agree on. With the election season quickly approaching, is there a different way that the country – political affiliation aside – can address it? According to two UMSL immigration experts, the first step is empathy. Uma Segal and Adriano Udani discuss the nuances missing from the election season debate over immigration, and why a deeper conversation is needed.