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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s online speech, content moderation and internet regulation […]

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis man was sentenced Friday to life in prison plus 10 years for raping a child and later pressuring her into renouncing the accusations. 42-year-old Litel Gilmore was found guilty on two counts of first-degree statutory rape, three counts of statutory sodomy and tampering with a witness in a felony [...]

The Royal Family released a major announcement Friday, shocking many around the world. Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, revealed she is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.

Eckert’s Farm in Belleville is hosting an eclipse party on April 8. Ahead of the big day, Dr. Jason Brinton of Brinton Vision talked about how to view the eclipse safely.

The new state-of-the-art playscape features a zip line, splash pad, net climber, waterfall, access to the Great Rivers Greenway, and more.

Last year, the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame opened a special exhibit dedicated to Billy Joel. Now, the Hall will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a June…

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Consistent data on teen use of social media is hard to get because nobody bothered surveying it until recently. However, here's how things seem to have gone over the past five years: Winners: YouTube, TikTok About even: Instagram, Snapchat Losers: Facebook, Twitter Here's what struck me about this: the more interactive a platform is, the ...continue reading "Is social media becoming less social?"

The 15-year-old's juvenile history and character will be considered during a hearing to determine whether she will be charged as an adult, defense attorney said.

This afternoon a St. Louis jury sided with a former Harris-Stowe State University professor, determining that she had endured a hostile work environment and was owed $750,000 in compensatory damages. Beverly Buck Brennan, who is the daughter of Jack Buck and sister of Joe Buck, taught speech and theater classes at the historically Black university from 1993 until 2017. She directed the Missouri state school's speech and theater program, describing much of her time there as a dream job. 

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she revealed Friday in a stunning announcement that followed weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts. The princess disclosed her condition in a video message recorded Wednesday in Windsor and broadcast Friday. It came after relentless speculation on social media [...]

Thousands of baristas have joined Starbucks Workers United nationwide in a historic campaign.

Democrats will hold presidential preference elections statewide from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 23.

To You, I Go (2023) is Jessica Page’s visual love letter to St. Louis. Although St. Louis is rarely romanticized, Page aims to showcase the softest purest side of her […]

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