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Poverty dropped in most states last year, but trend could reverse as cuts loom

3 months 2 weeks ago
Poverty dropped last year nationwide and in 38 states, according to census estimates released Thursday. But since that decrease was recorded in mid-2024, more people have signed up for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, in 18 states and the District of Columbia. In those places, more people were using […]
Tim Henderson

Business Insider Pulls 40+ Essays After Getting Conned By AI-Using Scammers

3 months 2 weeks ago
Earlier this month, we noted how Wired and Business Insider were among a half-dozen or so major news organizations that were busted publishing fake journalism by fake journalists using AI to make up completely bogus people, narratives, and stories. The Press Gazette found that at least six outlets were conned by a fraudster going by […]
Karl Bode

Families gather at WTC to honor 9/11 victims, 24 years later

3 months 2 weeks ago
LOWER MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Twenty-four years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, families of the victims gathered Thursday to honor their loved ones in a private ceremony in Lower Manhattan. The commemoration ceremony began at 8:30 a.m. at Memorial Plaza. You can watch the ceremony live on the PIX11 Morning News, PIX11.com, or PIX11+. [...]
Video credit: Kala Rama

25 Years of Great Rivers Greenway: A Timeline + A Conversation with GRG’s Emma Klues

3 months 2 weeks ago

This year Great Rivers Greenway is celebrating a quarter-century of building greenways in the St. Louis region.  The organization’s funding, born out of a public vote in November 2000, started GRG down the path to creating the 140 miles of trails, thousands of acres of public space, and 3 million yearly trail visitors they boast […]

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Mike Mccubbins

Person struck, killed on I-64 in west St. Louis County

3 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - A person was killed early Thursday morning after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 64 in west St. Louis County. The crash happened around 6 a.m. on westbound I-64 near Timberlake Manor Parkway. All lanes on westbound I-64 near Timberlake Manor Parkway were shut down for an extended period of time [...]
Nick Gladney

Events around STL honors 9/11 with day of service, remembrance

3 months 2 weeks ago
Carry The Load is leading a major cleanup effort at over 60 cemeteries across the country, including Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, to honor the sacrifices made by military and first responder communities on the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Nick Gladney

Thursday, Sept. 11 - The aftermath question: stay, or go?

3 months 2 weeks ago
Almost four months after a tornado ripped through north St. Louis, demolition crews are bringing down what’s left of many damaged homes. The Midwest Newsroom's Holly Edgell reports that more homeowners are applying for demolition permits and deciding whether to stay or leave the city.