Aggregator

As you know, after 9/11 airlines were required to install hardened cockpit doors. But what if the door is open so the flight crew can get dinner or take a pee? Terrorists could then storm the cockpit. The answer is a secondary barrier, and now, two decades later, new legislation finally requires this. Better late ...continue reading "Should illegal immigrants be allowed to fly on airplanes?"

Kris Owens was charged with assault and multiple gun charges. His father, Christopher, was charged with being a sex offender at a school event.

We arrived just in time: The canapes were coming out. “Chef” Tad Yankoski had finished with his saute pan and was setting out little toasts. “These cook up a lot like shrimp,” he said, tenderly stirring a bunch of cicada nymphs. 

Greg Abbott’s pardon is an attack on multiracial democracy.

Artist Eve Bayer presents a new collection of paintings on wood, canvas and paper inspired by the drama of nature. An interdisciplinary artist, she works across mediums of painting, drawing, […]

The post Eve Bayer: Nature Reimagined at Serenity Labs appeared first on Explore St. Louis.

submitted by nix to stlouis
6 points | 0 comments
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/by-spending-big-to-lower-metrolink-access-bistate-shows-its-priorities-42569570

DELLWOOD--A major moment in Dellwood as the Urban League of Metropolitan St. . Louis celebrates the grand opening of a $10 million senior housing development.

The Wall Street Journal reports that CEO pay increased 9% last year, but as usual they ignore inflation. It remains one of the world's great mysteries why they do this, so as a public service here's their featured chart adjusted for inflation: During the halcyon days between the Great Recession and the Plague Years, CEO ...continue reading "Raw data: CEO pay increased 4% last year"

The contract highlighted issues with new accounting systems at Lambert and in St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green's office.

The letter marks Parson’s disapproval for how the state senators conducted themselves in the wake of a shooting at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade in February.

Missouri taxpayers will not cover the costs of damages that may result from defamation lawsuits filed against three state senators who incorrectly identified a Kansas man as the shooter at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade, Gov. Mike Parson said Monday. In a letter to the commissioner of the Office of Administration, the state agency that certifies payments from Missouri’s legal expense fund, Parson wrote that no payments related to the lawsuits should be certified “without my approval or a court order.” “I cannot justify money spent in this way,” Parson wrote.

The Red Rocker will close out his 'The Best of Both Worlds' tour on August 31 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre.

In 2023, Mozilla released a report noting that modern cars had the worst security and privacy standards of any major technology industry the organization tracks. That was followed by a NYT report earlier this year showing how automakers routinely hoover up oodles of consumer driving and phone info, then sell access to that data to […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday $300 million in funding for more than 60 groups seeking to diversify American agricultural exports. “USDA is pleased to be able to provide the startup capital to tap into these opportunities,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on a call with reporters Monday night previewing the announcement. […]

The post U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund $300 million in grants to boost exports appeared first on Missouri Independent.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to announce in New Hampshire on Tuesday that 1 million claims have been granted for benefits under the toxic exposure law that Congress approved less than two years ago, following the military’s use of open air burn pits in Afghanistan and Iraq. The law, approved with broad bipartisan […]

The post Biden to announce 1 million claims granted for VA benefits under toxic exposure law appeared first on Missouri Independent.

The company paid to clean St. Louis Lambert International Airport is canceling its contract, after getting payments late.

Gage Luttman stole trimmers, tools, jewelry, a leaf blower, a miter saw, a Budweiser sign, a laptop, a car jack, a Vespa scooter, a ladder and more, charges say.