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SCOTUS Needs To Take Up The Texas Age Verification Lawsuit

2 years ago
I think we could witness one of the most important First Amendment legal showdowns ever. The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to rule on the constitutionality of mandatory age verification for porn websites. If the high court takes up the case, it would queue up a landmark debate pertaining to the First Amendment and […]
Mike Masnick

Storms damage grandstands at World Wide Technology Raceway, weekend events canceled

2 years ago
World Wide Technology Raceway in Metro East is one of the St. Louis-area businesses cleaning up after Thursday night's storms, with the damage impacting weekend events. Video from the area Friday morning showed some of the bleachers at the raceway flipped onto the bleachers on the opposite side of the track. An initial statement Friday from the raceway said the storm's high winds caused "extensive and permanent damage" to the west grandstands of the dragstrip. The statement was later updated to…
Sam Clancy

Celebrate Earth Day around St. Louis this weekend

2 years ago
The St. Louis Earth Day Festival is set to take place this weekend, April 20 and 21, at the Muny Grounds in Forest Park. This annual event offers attendees a chance to about sustainable products and services from local businesses and organizations.
Liz Dowell

Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions -- for now

2 years ago
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signaling the two bitter enemies are ready to prevent their latest eruption of violence from escalating into a full-blown regional war. But the indecisive outcome of weeks of tensions [...]
JOSEF FEDERMAN and JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press