A federal appeals court has vacated a stay of execution for a Missouri inmate who is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday for his role in the deaths of two jailers.
Michael Tisius, 42, was sentenced to death after being convicted of killing Randolph County jailers Jason Acton and Leon Egley during a failed escape attempt.
Brentwood mayor David Dimmit and other officials celebrated the grand opening of Brentwood Park on Friday. A multi-million dollar destination playground on the park grounds is expected to open this fall.
CNN has a remarkable story today about the vast difference in cost between warships built in the US and those built in Japan: The country’s newest Maya-class destroyers are armed with 96 VLS cells that can fire both anti-ballistic and anti-submarine missiles, while the “quality of its sensors and systems stands at the very top ...continue reading "US warships cost at least twice as much as they should"
Yesterday I noted that although the number of jobs was up, the number of employed people was down considerably while the number of unemployed people was up. This divergence represents one of the ongoing mysteries of the labor market. Is it strong or is it weak? Here's another mystery: aggregate hours worked: Through the end ...continue reading "Employment is up, but hours worked are down. Why?"
Five Years Ago This week in 2018, the core Vevo product flopped in yet another example of record labels underestimating and misunderstanding technology, while the industry was displaying its hypocrisy in its latest legislative push. EU Parliament members were also playing hardball on their terrible copyright policies, while we looked at how Swedish copyright trolls […]
A doctor in the Missouri Ozarks went missing for over a week until his body was found in an Arkansas lake. But the case remains shrouded in mystery as investigators have released few details to his family or the public.