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A St. Louis man was hospitalized Monday afternoon after being shot in the city's Kingsway East neighborhood.

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci defended his decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, testifying before Congress about his work on the virus as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during two presidencies. House Republicans who called the hearing grilled Fauci during the contentious three-hour session about the origins of […]

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A state law requiring secrecy in court filings violates the Missouri Constitution’s requirement for open courts and imposes steep new costs on litigants, especially those pursuing appeals, a lawsuit filed last week argues. The lawsuit, filed in Cole County by the Missouri Broadcasters Association, two attorneys and William Freivogel, editor of the Gateway Journalism Review, […]

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The developers of a $145 million apartment tower at a prominent intersection in the Central West End are still pursuing the project despite a lengthy delay in the start of construction, while navigating a challenging capital environment.

The filings are packed with disturbing allegations that guards, teachers and counselors at multiple juvenile detention centers around the state sexually assaulted inmates between 1997 and 2013.

The current Congress has yet to introduce federal anti-SLAPP legislation, which would give journalists and others protection in federal court from frivolous lawsuits based on speech. West Face, United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. by Ken Lund is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Recent lawsuits against liberal and conservative outlets alike based on their reporting show the need for a federal law counteracting strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Deputy Director of Advocacy Caitlin Vogus wrote for The Hill.

As Vogus wrote:

"Many states — both red and blue — have made clear that they want to protect their citizens’ freedom of speech from meritless litigation. It’s time for Congress to act to ensure that federal courts don’t thwart those protections. It’s time to pass a federal anti-SLAPP law."

You can read the op-ed here.

Real estate firm's nonprofit arm is working with the International Institute to develop a housing plan and work on budgets to renovate or construct affordable housing.

Summer youth programs and youth job opportunities keep young people across the City engaged in safe and supportive environments throughout the summer.

In recent years, there have been concerns about social media and disinformation. The narrative has three dominant threads: (1) foreign troll farms pushing disinfo, (2) grifter “influencers” pushing disinfo, and (3) the poor kids these days suckered in by disinformation. A new study in Science suggests that instead of the kids or the trolls, perhaps […]

Kate Hudson is the daughter of musician Bill Hudson, has been married or engaged to three different musicians and recently released Glorious, her first-ever album as a musician. It's no…

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Prosecutors have filed more charges against a 17-year-old boy already accused of breaking into and damaging more than 35 cars over the course of a year.

MARIETTA, Ga. — Just after 3 p.m. on the third Tuesday of May, Lamont Hart began his shift outside a suburban precinct as a scorching Georgia sun reflected heat off the white-bricked Worship with Wonders Church. Tall, thin, wearing a backward flat cap and holding a notebook, Hart introduced himself to exiting voters and asked […]

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A recent high school graduate, 18-year-old Drew Abernathy died in the crash, the Bethalto Police Department said.

The global life and health reinsurer, based in Chesterfield, has named a new executive to succeed its retiring chief financial officer.

This poor tree has been the target of so many woodpeckers that it's practically falling apart. This is something of a metaphor for human beings and nearly everything we touch, but at least we're not the only ones. Just the only ones who should know better.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band have rescheduled two of the three shows in Europe they were recently forced to postpone.The Boss postponed shows in Marseille, Prague and Milan due to "vocal…

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R.P. Lumber Co. Inc., one of the St. Louis region's largest privately held businesses, is again acquiring another business, this time Thorne Lumber Co. of Northwest Missouri.

The manager of a Smoothie King store in Florissant is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the store over a lengthy period.

Modern Market Eatery, a Denver-based restaurant chain that describes itself as a “better-for-you fast casual brand,” says it plans to open 10 stores in the St. Louis region in the coming years.

Following a series of guest residencies inside the brewery, Bluewood is overseeing the kitchen, with an emphasis on chicken.