The St. Louis-based health system said that as it continues to recover from last month's ransomware attack, it has restored access to electronic health records in three markets and aims to restore access across the organization next week.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday to temporarily shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border, depending on the volume of migrants seeking asylum.
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back an effort by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas to push an election on Kansas City police funding to November. The court on April 30 overturned the results of a 2022 election on the issue, agreeing with Lucas that the fiscal note summary printed on the ballot was […]
Sometimes astronomy night just doesn't work out. I went out to the desert on Sunday with the intention of photographing the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex—which is basically a nebula but for some reason isn't called one. It's very colorful, and also huge, far too big to capture with my telescope. So I planned to use ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
A Calverton Park man was jailed last week after a drunken confrontation with his girlfriend's family and police officers, culminating in him nearly striking his own father while fleeing law enforcement.
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
This was entirely predictable, but it’s still worth calling out. Donald Trump, who started the whole “we should ban TikTok” idea before changing his mind as soon as Joe Biden decided it was a good idea (and a billionaire Trump backer who also was heavily invested in TikTok gave Trump a call), is now joining […]
From the Washington Post: More than 300 House lawmakers were reimbursed at least $5.2 million for food and lodging while on official business in Washington last year under a new, taxpayer-funded program that does not require them to provide receipts. ....Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), the program’s overall top spender, was reimbursed for nearly $30,000 in ...continue reading "Matt Gaetz is the top user of new congressional honor system"
A St. Louis-area credit union is the subject of complaints that it failed to send proper notice to consumers before and after selling their vehicles on allegedly defaulted auto loans.
I was poking around yesterday's update on construction spending and I noticed something odd. Total spending on construction has increased pretty steadily for the past decade. However, the number of construction workers took a big hit during the pandemic and never recovered to its previous trend: This means that construction workers today are considerably more ...continue reading "Have construction workers really become more productive since the pandemic?"
Yusuf/Cat Stevens is set to release a remastered edition of his 1973 album, Foreigner. The album will be released July 26 to streaming services in both standard and high resolution audio. It…
After Lionel Messi and Inter Miami tied St. Louis City SC, St. Louis goalie Roman Burki gave his game-worn gloves to a passionate young fan celebrating a birthday.
Young people in the St. Louis area, ages 13 to 25, can purchase a Gateway GO card for $80 that is valid through August 31 and can be used on MetroLink and MetroBus.
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