A widely recognized global turning point tied to this date came in 1972, when the last United States ground combat troops left South Vietnam. Although American involvement in Vietnam did not end completely on that day, the withdrawal marked a major shift in a long and costly war that had shaped international politics for years. For the United States, it was a sign that direct battlefield involvement was winding down after heavy casualties, public protest, and growing doubt about the war’s
A group of leading anti-abortion organizations sent a letter to newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche urging him to review the U.S. Department of Justice’s authority to use a 150-year-old anti-obscenity law to prevent people from obtaining abortion medication or other related materials through the mail. Advancing American Freedom, a conservative advocacy group founded […]
District 5 detectives are searching for the below pictured suspect who is wanted for stealing and fraudulently using a victim’s credit card on July 27, 2026.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order that aims to reshape guidance surrounding childhood vaccines, standing alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and was met with immediate pushback. The order — which calls on federal programs and funding to “support maximal parental choice over childhood vaccines” — […]
There have been rumblings for a while that America’s richest and most annoying white supremacist, Elon Musk, really wants to get into the wireless phone business. His lobbyists have been making noise in support for broader phone unlocking rules, and there’ve been several IPO-fluffing press leaks over the last few months indicating they’re keen on […]
Family, friends, and activists once again gathered to mark the 12th anniversary of Michael Brown Jr.'s death at the hands of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.
ST. LOUIS - Schools are preparing to enforce cell phone bans ahead of students returning to the classroom, as Missouri is under bell-to-bell restrictions and Illinois is moving toward statewide rules of its own. Districts including Parkway and St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) have put strict phone policies in place, and some Metro East schools [...]
The University of Missouri-St. Louis and St. Mary's South Side Catholic High School are set to announce a three-year agreement on Tuesday to facilitate college admissions and professional development.
Brentwood has already paid consultants working on designing a new city logo more than $10,000, and will give them almost $60,000 more in the next two years.
Hanover Matz, a researcher at WashU, and his colleagues showed that the mRNA-based vaccine generates a broader immune response that is effective against many different strains of the flu virus.