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There will be a grand opening of the Grafton Art Gallery on May 25th from 10 am to 6 pm.

The credit union is putting its headquarters up for sale and planning to exit downtown. “The vibe downtown isn’t like it used to be," its leader said.

Janes and Pang Atelier offers weekly open figure sessions to people with all levels of experience. There will be a live model on every Tuesday evening from 5:30pm to 8pm, […]

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow on “sunsetting” Section 230. Despite facing criticism, Section 230 has undeniably been a cornerstone in the architecture of the modern web, fostering a robust market for new services, and enabling a rich diversity of ideas and expressions to flourish. Crucially, Section 230 empowers platforms to maintain community […]

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis cut the ribbon Tuesday on a new $10 million senior housing development in Dellwood, building hope and opportunity for the residents.

The famous home of Elvis Presley, Graceland, is set for a foreclosure auction on Thursday.

Multiple workers blamed low pay, heavy workloads and poor treatment from management.

She thought she'd be an elementary school teacher, but pivoted to hospitality and, now, bridal dress sales. "I feel like I'm in a space that makes so much sense for me and I get to flex my hospitality muscle."

A Ferguson man has been sentenced to five years in prison in the killing of a teenager outside a Country Club Hills supermarket in three years ago.

As a lawyer and a lobbyist, Dr. Evil decided to form a company that would work against America becoming, as he said, a “nanny state.”

The Solid Sound Collective, a music project of the St. Louis nonprofit Action Art Collaborative, celebrates the long and living legacy of community activism. Three of its producers and musicians – Colin McLaughlin, Ryan Marquez, and Alicia Revé – talk about original songs commissioned for the project and the role of interviews in creating music that addresses social and economic inequities. The collective premieres its music at an event on June 2 at Work & Leisure in Midtown St. Louis.

Michael Anthony says he never got to reconnect with Eddie Van Halen before his passing in 2020. The two rock stars had a falling out after Eddie replaced Michael in Van Halen with…

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Engineering and computing professionals in St. Louis will soon have local access to several Missouri S&T master’s degree programs, certificates and quick courses. “After thorough market analysis and discussions with our industry partners in St. Louis, it’s evident that introducing S&T’s high-quality engineering and computing programs is key to filling critical gaps in specialized education […]

President Joe Biden, pictured here with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel in 2016, should condemn Israel’s seizure of equipment from The Associated Press and demand its immediate return. Vice President Joe Biden visit to Israel March 2016 by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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Israel must immediately return camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press that it seized earlier today, and the Biden administration must strongly condemn Israel’s escalation of its attacks on the free press.

“If Israel wants to claim the mantle of ‘the only democracy in the Middle East,’ it needs to act like it. Banning broadcasters because Israel disagrees with their coverage is the hallmark of an authoritarian state, not a democracy. Seizing equipment from the AP just for supplying a news outlet with video footage is disgraceful,” said Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Deputy Advocacy Director Caitlin Vogus.

In April, Israel passed a new censorship law that allows its government to ban foreign media organizations, a move that many saw as a transparent attempt to silence Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera and its coverage of the Israel-Gaza war. Weeks later, Israel used the law to ban Al Jazeera and raid its offices in Jerusalem.

At the time, FPF warned that the law was a pretext for silencing criticism of the war and that Israel wouldn’t limit its use to Al Jazeera.

Now, Israel has seized equipment from the AP, one of the world’s largest news agencies, after accusing it of violating the foreign media law by providing a live video feed of northern Gaza to Al Jazeera, as the AP does for thousands of other clients.

“All Americans should be outraged that Israel seized equipment from a U.S. news outlet and stopped it from broadcasting video footage of Gaza. Israel’s actions against the AP strip millions of people of a view into Gaza at a time of war and mass atrocities,” said Vogus. “President Joe Biden must condemn Israel’s seizure of the AP’s equipment and insist on its immediate return. While he’s at it, President Biden should demand Israel stop killing journalists in Gaza and allow foreign journalists into Gaza to report.”

“Israel is going after The Associated Press for doing exactly what it’s supposed to do: provide truthful information to the world,” said FPF Advocacy Director Seth Stern. “A few weeks ago, Israel banned Al Jazeera. Today, it seized AP equipment and stopped its video feed from Gaza. What news outlet will be the next target?” Stern added.

“If it wasn’t already clear, Israel’s seizure of the AP’s equipment proves that laws that give the government the power to ban media outlets in the name of ‘national security’ can and will be abused to go after any member of the press that the government dislikes,” said Stern. “The U.S. should take note of how quickly Israel began abusing its foreign media law and stop passing its own laws empowering the government to shut down or censor the media, like the purported TikTok ban which actually opens the door to broad censorship of online news.”

Once strong and tight-knit, Clayton’s Black community was almost entirely wiped out by urban renewal policies that drove Black families away during the 1950s and 60s. A new historical marker commemorates those who were pushed out. Historian and retired Clayton High School teacher Donna Rogers-Beard discusses the history of the community, which dates back to the 1880s. Derek Novel recalls his memories of growing up in Clayton and how displacement changed the community.

This week Forum drone photographer Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle, LLC, captures progress on the Avenir apartment complex currently under construction at the intersection of Delmar and I-170. Gray Design Group is the architect and Holland Construction Services is the general contractor on the 330,000-sq.-ft. complex. Located in University City Avenir is a four-story […]