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The New York Times writes today about the latest round of complaints from poor countries about the loans they get from the IMF and the World Bank, which were created shortly after World War II and haven't changed much since then. This time the pretext for reform is that loans are getting more complicated and ...continue reading "Time to kill off the IMF and the World Bank?"

A north St. Louis County city is on track to receive more affordable housing by 2025.

Five Years Ago This week in 2018, the Australian government passed a law forcing tech companies to break encryption, Hollywood and record labels were quietly asking congress to bring back SOPA, and the UK intelligence community said it was moving on from bulk data collection in favor of bulk equipment interference. The latest EU copyright […]

Authorities have arrested four people, including two juveniles, after an armed robbery Thursday at an Edwardsville Best Buy. The suspects were arrested after a brief pursuit into Glen Carbon.

After a recommendation from a bipartisan congressional commission, the Army is finally about to take down a 32-foot memorial at Arlington cemetery dedicated to "our dead heroes" of the Confederacy. Naturally Republicans are angry: This month, 44 Republican lawmakers cautioned Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the first African American to hold the post, that the Pentagon ...continue reading "Republicans angry about removing huge Confederate memorial"

A judge sentenced a St. Louis man to 22 years in prison on Friday in connection with a teenager's shooting death in 2021.

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped to 6.95% from 7.03% last week. Check out where home sales are headed in St. Louis.

The driver is expected to survive his injuries, police say.

The roads might be dry in your neighborhood, but those same conditions don't always hold on overpasses and bridges.