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There’s a popular meme which reads: “I just saved a ton of money on Christmas gifts discussing politics during Thanksgiving Dinner.” Polls show most Americans don’t want to talk politics during the holidays, and others offer suggests for dodge the topic at Thanksgiving. But research shows that political conversations matter for our country, for bettering […]

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The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain […]

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Other responses include boiled peanuts, chicken feet and "chopped liver at my grandmother's house."

Statehouse reporter Brenden Moore reached out to an assortment of Illinois elected officials to ask what they are thankful for this year.

This year, the police officers came out on top, defeating last year's winner, Team Red.

Personal trainer Brandon Garrett is always looking for a challenge.

First responders from the St. Louis area rallied in the ring at Enterprise Center the night before Thanksgiving, throwing down at the 36th annual Guns ‘N Hoses, the charity fight event benefiting The BackStoppers.

Crestwood and Sunset Hills police officers claim they’ve solved a series of parking lot car break-ins, one of which resulted in stolen guns. It involves an intriguing evidence trail that led the police to an unexpected confession.

Given that the overwhelming majority of DMCA takedown notices are generated by copyright bots that are only moderately good at their job, at best, perhaps it’s not terribly surprising that these bots keep finding new and interesting ways to cause collateral damage unintentionally. From publishers taking down YouTubers because of an oopsie to Viacom DMCAing […]

A Kansas City mom finds a way around the pesky fee for extra airline baggage, all while avoiding a pain in the neck on a plane.

A local animal shelter serving the City of St. Louis is in a dire situation. Emergency repairs have forced the CARE STL Adoption Center to scramble to find temporary homes for more than 100 dogs. They are hoping people will step up and adopt or foster the dogs for the two weeks it will take for the repairs to be completed.

There are growing concerns about a Sudanese refugee couple living in squalor for nearly three years in front of someone's house in St. Louis.

Why did the board of OpenAI—apparently out of the blue—fire CEO Sam Altman last week? No one has yet provided a definitive account of what happened, but the leading guess is that it was related to the possible development of super-intelligent AI. The board felt that Altman was barreling ahead toward this goal without giving ...continue reading "Did Sam Altman keep the OpenAI board in the dark about progress on super AI?"

James Peyton Philip, also known as "Pate," served in the Illinois General Assembly for 36 years.

Some St. Louis area shoppers were already taking advantage of Black Friday bargains on Wednesday. Wildwood resident Josette Bradford started her holiday shopping back in October. She was wrapping up her list while keeping safety in mind as she shopped in Chesterfield.