John K. Wooten, 25, was charged with first-degree murder, assault and two counts of armed criminal action in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Terrell Johnson.
Five Years Ago This week in 2018, more police were admitting that FOSTA/SESTA made it harder to catch traffickers, while UK Parliament members were looking to enact a similar law of their own. California was cooking up its disastrous privacy bill, while we looked at the censorship potential of the EU Copyright Directive’s Article 13. […]
The FOX Files is taking a deep-dive into its recent "Towed Away" series after FOX 2 investigators uncovered vehicles being towed from driveways for having expired temp tags.
Some years ago, when I was in Manila, I fell in love with the island flavors. I thought I would never enjoy such meals again. So imagine my delight to learn that there’s a full-fledged Filipino restaurant on Locust in Midtown! It opened last February and is getting rave reviews. My Internet friend, Siri, said...
I'm hesitant to post this chart, because it comes from a source I'm unfamiliar with and don't know if I can trust. But it seems both interesting and plausible. Zach Goldberg of the Manhattan Institute combined the answers to a whole slew of mental hygiene questions into a single index of teen mental health, and ...continue reading "Chart of the day: Teen mental health has plummeted"
Catherine Rampell says that if we achieve the coveted economic soft landing, it won't be because of anything radical we did: It will be because of boring, standard economic textbook fixes for inflation: i.e., supply shocks subsiding, fiscal support fading and, most controversially, interest rates rising. The Federal Reserve’s 10 rate hikes since March 2022 ...continue reading "Fed hikes haven’t slowed the economy—yet"
I’ve long been passionate about the Greater Alton area, feeling it’s grossly underrated considering its striking topography, scenic river vistas, interesting characters and historic architecture. The Melvin Price Lock and Dam on the Mississippi makes the river more like a lake up there, dotted with recreational boats from the popular Alton, West Alton and Grafton Marinas and filled with numerous wooded islands with sandy beaches. When friend and media personality Steve Potter told me about a Pride Garden Tour happening this past Sunday, I rounded up friends and made a day of it.