An emotional scene played out in a St. Louis courtroom this morning as a 20-year-old pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and heard directly from the family of the teenager whose death he caused. Jonathan Cruz was 19 when he was gunned down in a car outside of a barber shop on Cherokee Street in the City of St. Louis in July 2021. In court this morning, his family stood on one side of the courtroom in front of Circuit Court Judge Katherine Fowler.
In case you're curious, here's a breakdown of the president's FY25 budget proposal: The two pink regions represent approximately 5% of the defense budget and 5% of the domestic discretionary budget. The whole interminable fight before we finally agree on a budget will be entirely about those two slivers—or less. Those fights will seem very ...continue reading "A preview of next year’s budget fight"
Police were called to the 1400 block of North Kingshighway for a report of a shooting. It happened inside the Urban League building at a Chop Suey restaurant. The man who was shot is conscious and breathing.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden released his budget request for the upcoming fiscal year Monday, calling on Congress to stick to the spending agreement brokered last year and to revamp tax laws so that the “wealthy pay their fair share.” The $7.266 trillion budget request doesn’t actually spend any money since Congress controls the power […]
The video for Bon Jovi's 1994 hit "Always," from their album Cross Road, has reached 1 billion views on YouTube, and the band is thanking fans for that milestone.In a…
The NYPD has a problem with encryption, as do some of its preferred prosecutors. Back in 2010, Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism and Intelligence told NBC news reporters that the city was filled with terrorists willing to leverage everything from “rocks, bottles, and accelerants” to wage war on New York — something aided by these speculative […]
Dive into Godot – a rising star in the game engine world. You’ll learn to create platformers, RPGs, strategy games, FPS games, and more as you master this free and open-source engine with easily expandable systems. Plus, you’ll also explore techniques for game design and game asset creation – giving you the ultimate techniques to […]
The law firm of Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch LC has opened an office in Kansas City led by a new member, and added four more lawyers in its Clayton headquarters.
Legendary rock band 10cc is set to hit the road this summer on what will be their first North American tour in over 30 years. The Ultimate, Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour will have…
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