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The Saint Louis Zoo welcomes a new female Grevy’s zebra foal named Roxie.

A campaign to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution said Friday that it collected more than 380,000 signatures in just three months, more than twice the likely total needed to qualify for this year’s statewide ballot.  The coalition, called Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, is hoping to put on the November ballot a measure that would […]

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"You see all this crap on Instagram that’s over-the-top; you’re watching a mom build a Mario Brothers-themed bento box for her kid’s lunch, and you just think, 'Can we just chill out for a second and remember what we ate as children?'"

"You see all this crap on Instagram that’s over-the-top; you’re watching a mom build a Mario Brothers-themed bento box for her kid’s lunch, and you just think, 'Can we just chill out for a second and remember what we ate as children?'"

The Rolling Stones had some surprises in store for fans during their set at Jazz Fest in New Orleans on Thursday, May 2. The rockers brought out two guests during the…

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The American economy gained 175,000 jobs last month. We need 90,000 new jobs just to keep up with population growth, which means that net job growth clocked in at 85,000 jobs. Yuck. The headline unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9%. Average weekly earnings dropped 1.1% in April on an annualized basis. Adjusted for inflation, that's ...continue reading "Job growth slows in April"

United States Steel Corp. said it and Nippon Steel are working to comply with a request for more information from the U.S. Department of Justice in an antitrust review of the $14.9 billion merger.

Demarko Henderson was fatally shot inside a home about 9:50 p.m. Tuesday.

Japanese people have used silk to create items of clothing and decorative works of art for hundreds of years, ever since the cultivation of silkworms was introduced to Japan from […]

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Dallas-based artist Tamara Johnson is known for her witty, hypernaturalistic sculptures depicting ubiquitous household objects, from colanders, hair clips and garden hoses to an array of buffet treats, brought together […]

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On This Day, May 3, 1976…Paul McCartney launched his first tour of the U.S. in ten years, this time with his band Wings. His previous U.S. tour was in 1966…

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Content by BJC HealthCare. Mary Marlen has been a nurse for 16 years, but she’s been caring for people since she was a little girl.

A painting’s surface hides a wealth of information that can only be found using advanced methods of conservation science. Concealed Layers: Uncovering Expressionist Paintings presents new discoveries made during an […]

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Native American Art of the 20th Century: The William P. Healey Collection celebrates a transformative gift of outstanding works by Native American artists active across the 20th century. The promised […]

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Running from Feb. 17 to May 12, Matisse and the Sea is the first exhibition to examine the significance of the sea across Modernist artist Henri Matisse’s career, which included […]

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St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in […]

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