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Today on TAP: The coverage overstates the problem, feeding the narrative of a necessary recession.

As previously reported, Neal Schon recently indicated that Journey’s original keyboardist, Gregg Rolie, would be turning up at the band’s upcoming 50th anniversary tour. But his revelation may have been premature. In a post to their…

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Here's the difference between political junkies and normal people: Me, political junkie: Can you believe this shit? Gas stoves! They think we're going to take their gas stoves away from them. What a bunch of lunatics. This been going on for almost a week now just because some bureaucrat made a comment about gas being ...continue reading "There are two kinds of people in the world"

EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Friday that a 30-year-old Alton man has been convicted of first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting. At the conclusion of a bench trial, Circuit Judge Kyle Napp found Charlton K. Merchant guilty Thursday of first-degree murder for fatally shooting Terence J. Hicks on Oct. 11, 2020, during a dispute in Alton. The judge also found Merchant guilty of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. “This was a senseless crime that took an innocent life and terrified the community,” said Haine. “At least with this conviction another violent criminal is taken off the streets so he can’t harm others. We also hope it gives some closure to the family of T.J. Hicks, who have faced such loss. They were present in the courtroom throughout the trial, and we continue to pray for their healing.” Merchant claimed that he fired in self-defense at Hicks, who was 34 and a resident of

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It's Friday the 13th, and for those of us who aren't superstitious, this is a day to catch a deal on tattoos and piercings. Tattoo shops around town are offering Friday the 13th flash tattoos at discounted rates. Each parlor will have sheets of the flash tattoos that are on sale, some for ridiculously low prices.

Disney+ has announced a new documentary about U2's Bono and The Edge. The film, titled Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, finds the longtime bandmates returning to their…

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. government will hit its borrowing limit next week, forcing the new, divided Congress into negotiations over the debt limit much sooner than expected, though a potential date for the nation to default isn’t expected until this summer. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrote to Congress on Friday afternoon, telling leaders the United […]

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Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) was an American Baptist minister and activist. From 1955 until his death in 1968, he was the most well-known voice and leader of the Civil Rights Movement. 

Dozens of county sheriff's across Illinois say they don't plan to enforce the state's newly-enacted assault weapons ban, including several from the Metro East.

The lineup for the 2023 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has been announced, and it looks like it will be jam-packed with plenty of great music.  The 52nd annual…

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There’s a new national standard for helping the community find jobs. It’s empathetic. It’s strategic. It’s inclusive. And it’s happening right now in St. Louis and on Cherokee Street. Stevens, who serves as Regional Director of the Save Our Sons program—an affiliate program of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis—says partners across the country […]

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La Salle Charter Schools, Inc. announced it will be voluntarily giving up its charter school status and closing its middle school effective June 30, 2023.

The first of seven people charged in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy was sentenced in federal court this morning to six years in prison. Prosecutors say that 20-year-old Keondray Brooks was the second of three people to use the same phone number to sell fentanyl in St. Louis. When one person was busted with the phone, another ported the number to a new device and used it to keep dealing, authorities say.

ST. LOUIS -- There are a lot of people picking up lotto tickets after the Mega Millions jackpot reached record numbers. One St. Louis area lotto player turned a $50,000 Powerball prize into a $100,000 win using the game's Power Play feature. A man purchased a Power Ball ticket at the Motomart Convenience Store on [...]

Last year, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling in a school free speech case that came down squarely, if very narrowly, on the side of the student. The student suing over being kicked off the cheerleading squad for sending a snapchat message saying “fuck school fuck softball fuck cheer fuck everything” prevailed, with the […]

This refurbished Dell Chromebook is an 11.6” touchscreen 2-in-1 laptop that performs tasks like browsing, video watching, and more. Built with the durability to withstand scholastic environments and multiple modes that adjust to varying learning needs, this device offers powerful multitasking performance for your daily tasks with its Intel Celeron processor. Its 32GB of memory […]