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Kevin Cavins was found dead in a detox cell at the St. Louis City Justice Center in November 2020. His sister accused the city of trying to sweep it under the rug.

More than 50 organizations have demanded transparency over the FBI's May raid of journalist Tim Burke's home newsroom.

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The FBI raided Florida journalist Tim Burke’s home newsroom in May following publication of outtakes — which Burke says he obtained online through a publicly accessible URL — from Tucker Carlson’s interview with rapper and fashion superstar Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.

Following the raid, more than 50 press freedom organizations sent a letter to the Department of Justice demanding transparency about how the government believes Burke’s newsgathering broke federal computer hacking laws, and whether the DOJ followed the law and its own guidelines in authorizing the search on Burke’s home newsroom.

As Burke continues to fight for the return of his data and equipment, such as computers and hard drives, Freedom of the Press Foundation Deputy Director of Advocacy Caitlin Vogus spoke about the case and its connection to other recent press freedom threats on the National Press Club’s Update-1 podcast.

Vogus explained:

“[T]his is a really important issue for journalists working around the country. They need to know, especially if they’re freelancers, that the DOJ is going to apply the Privacy Protection Act and its own policies when it comes to investigations of journalists. And they need to know whether what they are doing in their online investigations could be considered to violate federal law in the eyes of the government.”

Listen to the full episode here.

The former downtown St. Louis Charlie Gitto's restaurant property, 207 N. Sixth St., is on the market.

Bon Jovi is getting into the Christmas spirit. The rockers just announced they’ll be releasing a new, original holiday tune, “Christmas Isn’t Christmas,” on Friday, November 17. This isn’t the first…

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The UK government thinks the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act is due for an overhaul. But it has plenty of opposition. Some of the proposed amendments actually appear to be illegal. And at least one major tech company has threatened to exit the market if the proposed amendments become law. The so-called “Snooper’s Charter” has always […]

 Bob Geldof is not a fan of his own work … at least when it comes to acting. According to Deadline, the rocker is taking part in Poland’s Camerimage International Film Festival, where…

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Dejuan Allen, 25, was charged in December 2017 with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Kendrick Woods in the city's Shaw neighborhood.

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Republican Missouri Governor Mike Parson and Democratic Kansas Governor Laura Kelly have joined the National Governors Association's Disagree Better initiative. The governors recently met over Kansas City BBQ to discuss areas of agreement and how to handle disagreements constructively.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar will be stopping in St. Louis for his 'Best of All Worlds' Tour next summer.

Nearly 40,000 trout will be stocked in the lakes from November until February.

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A New York state appeals court has handed freelance journalist William D. Cohan a legal victory, affirming the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed against him by the subject of an article published by ProPublica. Ruling with unusual dispatch — the court issued its opinion on Oct. 31, only three weeks after oral arguments — it declared that the article “flatly contradicts the existence of actual malice,” the standard of proof that a public figure must meet to win a libel suit. “The plaintiff failed to show,” the opinion stated, “that his claims had a substantial basis in law.”

The plaintiff, Jide Zeitlin, sued Cohan in 2021, claiming that he was defamed by the article, “The Bizarre Fall of the CEO of Coach and Kate Spade’s Parent Company.” The article examined Zeitlin’s rise from being the son of a Nigerian maid to a Goldman Sachs partner and Fortune 500 CEO, and then his downfall, as allegations of an extramarital affair with a woman he photographed contributed to his resignation from Tapestry, the corporation that owns Coach and other brands.

In its four-page opinion, the appeals court credited the fact that Cohan cited Zeitlin’s denials in the article, provided links to original documents so that readers could judge for themselves and relied on a “host of other sources whose reliability plaintiff does not challenge.” As the opinion put it, “plaintiff’s allegations of actual malice rest largely on his own statements.”

“We are extremely gratified by this victory,” said Jeremy Kutner, ProPublica’s general counsel. “The court immediately recognized that the article was balanced and deeply reported, rejecting Zeitlin’s claims just three weeks after it heard the case.”

ProPublica was represented by Jay Ward Brown and Emmy Parsons of Ballard Spahr LLP.

Better Family Life's 40th Anniversary Unity Ball will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the Ritz Carlton St. Louis under the theme "Then Now Next.”

The Democratic strategist who was thrown out of his own firm for gambling on races he polled, working for crypto firms, and allegedly engaging in campaign finance violations is back.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 and Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis have partnered to provide scientific collaboration, outreach, and career opportunities for students.

Judas Priest is getting ready to drop their new album, Invincible Shield, on March 8, and they’ll be heading out on the road to support it.  The heavy metal Rock & Roll Hall…

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Call me a hippie, but I’m scared of climate change. Not only am I scared of climate change, but I’m also on the lookout for ways to solve it. I know this is a little ambitious — yes, me, a 23-year-old journalist with no scientific background and the lowest-effort recycling pile possible, will fix an age-old problem single-handedly. Well, no, probably not. But I can at least try to minimize my impact. Whether you’re worried about climate change or not, we can all agree that it’s a good idea to take care of the Earth as much as we can. So over the past several months, I’ve tried to be more intentional with my consumption and look for sustainable options where possible: my project to Save the World™, to varying degrees of success thus far. First, I want to acknowledge that sustainability is expensive and often requires space, time and money that not everyone has. I’m lucky that I have access to space, a little bit of extra time,

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A man admitted to shooting a 9-year-old in the back during a court hearing Monday. Kajuan Ali Daniels-McMillan, 21, faces weapons charges and was arrested three months after the shooting.