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Why did the board of OpenAI—apparently out of the blue—fire CEO Sam Altman last week? No one has yet provided a definitive account of what happened, but the leading guess is that it was related to the possible development of super-intelligent AI. The board felt that Altman was barreling ahead toward this goal without giving ...continue reading "Did Sam Altman keep the OpenAI board in the dark about progress on super AI?"

James Peyton Philip, also known as "Pate," served in the Illinois General Assembly for 36 years.

Some St. Louis area shoppers were already taking advantage of Black Friday bargains on Wednesday. Wildwood resident Josette Bradford started her holiday shopping back in October. She was wrapping up her list while keeping safety in mind as she shopped in Chesterfield.

The section of the former St. Louis Mills mall occupied by outdoor retailer Cabela’s will go on the auction block next week, but the store will remain open.

Wednesday morning's event will encompass a lot, including gun safety, but its primary focus is on safe sleeping.

National Review points me today to a new study that examines birth rates before and after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. The study uses a "pre-registered synthetic difference-in-differences design applied to newly released provisional natality data for the first half of 2023." Here's the result: The authors note that up through 2022 states which now ...continue reading "Do abortion bans result in more births? The answer may shock you!"

"I would like to ask everyone to keep her kids and family members in prayers during these times because they lost both parents, not just one."

Police said 21-year-old Jarrad Dubose was driving the Mercedes Benz that crashed into the car of 56-year-old Alisa Ruffin during a police pursuit.

"At this point I don't even care what happened," said Amanda Wells. "We want closure. We need closure and our children do too."

Sammy Hagar seems to have commented on David Lee Roth accepting his invitation to perform on his upcoming The Best of All Worlds tour, where he plans to focus mostly on Van Halen tunes. After Roth told…

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For years we’ve talked about the growing threat of SIM hijacking, which involves a criminal covertly porting out your phone number from right underneath your nose (quite often with the help of bribed or conned wireless carrier employees). Once they have your phone identity, they have access to most of your personal accounts secured by two-factor […]

Just months before his political career is over as Missouri's governor, Mike Parson will be releasing a biography detailing his life to the governor's office.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement regarding the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas to release 50 hostages currently being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip over a four-day long ceasefire: “I am relieved and heartened that the deal to release 50 of the 240 hostages being held by Hamas over a four-day ceasefire has been reached, with the possibility to extend the ceasefire by an additional day for every ten hostages released. We cannot rest until every single hostage has been returned to their families and loved ones. “The ceasefire will also allow essential humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, including food, water, medicine, and fuel. As I’ve said before: it is equally important to support innocent civilians who so often become collateral damage and bear the brunt of suffering during periods of conflict. “I know it will be hard, but I hope out of the ashes and pain of this curren

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Fire investigators found that the family living in the building were cooking lunch and left the room for several minutes.