(Stacker) - While college enrollment remained below pre-pandemic levels, fall2022 freshman enrollment rebounded by nearly 100,000 students from the previous year, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. As enrollment levels begin to stabilize and more students pursue a college degree, Stacker compiled a list of the best colleges in America using Niche's 2023 rankings. Niche ranks colleges using various [...]
(Stacker) - American life expectancy dropped in 2021 for the second year in a row and represents the largest two-year decline since 1921-1923. The average life span across the entire population is 76.1 years—the lowest since 1996. Life expectancy can be affected by numerous factors, from genetics to air quality to economic opportunities. Stacker used data from [...]
ILLINOIS — Governor JB Pritzker made changes to the state's Mandatory Supervised Release System (MSRS) by signing Senate Bill 423 into law. SB423 brings several changes to the MSRS including: Pritzker signed the bill at a Friday event featuring rapper/activist Meek Mill, entrepreneur Michael Rubin, and the CEO of REFORM Alliance, along with several other [...]
Authorities on Friday charged a 34-year-old man accused of grabbing a child who was riding his bike and sexually assaulting him in the St. Louis Hills neighborhood. He's also charged in another similar incident.
ILLINOIS/MISSOURI - Now that recreational cannabis use is legal in both Illinois and Missouri, there is some confusion about what all these laws cover. We’re answering one of the most pressing questions for whoever in your friend group calls shotgun this weekend: Can you smoke marijuana if you’re a passenger in a car? Short answer, no. In fact, there are many laws when it comes to driving with marijuana. Keep reading to make sure you’re safe when transporting your pot. Illinois Vehicle Code outlines the rules about drugs and alcohol for legal users in a motor vehicle. It’s helpful to think about marijuana in the same league as alcohol. Just like you can be arrested for driving under the influence while over the legal alcohol limit of 0.8, you can be charged with a DUI if you’re high, too. But the limit for cannabis consumption is much more strict. Illinois law says it’s illegal to drive if you’re under the influence of a drug “to a
by Pat Lindsey The STAGES production of “Clue” in the Ross Family Theatre at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center is one crazy murder mystery dinner party. Based on the Clue board game, you will be reintroduced to Miss Scarlet, Col. Mustard, Mrs. White, Mrs. Peacock, Mr. Green and Professor Plum. (The dinner guests are all […]
One of St. Louis' largest engineering firms that's also one of the region's largest privately held companies has made several changes to its leadership team as it also merges with a related company and prepares for continued growth.
ST. CHARLES -- A truck driver died after a fatal crash on I-70 early Friday morning. He has been identified by the Missouri State Highway Patrol as James Melton, 36, of Wentzville, Missouri. A semi truck driver was stopping because of traffic congestion in a construction zone on westbound I-70 at around 12:30 a.m. Friday. [...]
Illinois crisis pregnancy centers, which often pop up near abortion facilities to offer information about alternatives, could face penalties if they disseminate misleading or untruthful information.
It’s no secret that Elon Musk is desperate for advertisers to return to the platform. He just recently admitted that the company is still cashflow negative and that around 50% of advertisers have left (other reports say the number is bigger). This is despite his earlier claims that the company would break even on a […]
Here is Hilbert lounging on an antique bureau behind the fan that I use to keep cool in bed. I was playing around with the flash unit, which stops the motion of the fan, so I had to take a lot of pictures to get a few where a fan blade wasn't blocking the view. ...continue reading "Friday Cat Blogging – 28 July 2023"
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