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One of the big sticking points in the negotiations for tighter border security revolves around the Biden administration's use of parole. Until about an hour ago, I had wondered what the big deal was. In January Biden unveiled a parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV parole) that allowed them to come into ...continue reading "Parole is the main hurdle in border security talks"

Pet owners in Missouri and Illinois may have started to panic about the mystery dog illness that's spreading across the U.S. according to new search data.

There's a good chance you or someone you know will debate whether films like "Die Hard" and "Gremlins" should be considered Christmas movies. Perhaps one movie based in St. Louis might also join the conversation.

The New York Times writes today about the latest round of complaints from poor countries about the loans they get from the IMF and the World Bank, which were created shortly after World War II and haven't changed much since then. This time the pretext for reform is that loans are getting more complicated and ...continue reading "Time to kill off the IMF and the World Bank?"

A north St. Louis County city is on track to receive more affordable housing by 2025.

Five Years Ago This week in 2018, the Australian government passed a law forcing tech companies to break encryption, Hollywood and record labels were quietly asking congress to bring back SOPA, and the UK intelligence community said it was moving on from bulk data collection in favor of bulk equipment interference. The latest EU copyright […]

Authorities have arrested four people, including two juveniles, after an armed robbery Thursday at an Edwardsville Best Buy. The suspects were arrested after a brief pursuit into Glen Carbon.

After a recommendation from a bipartisan congressional commission, the Army is finally about to take down a 32-foot memorial at Arlington cemetery dedicated to "our dead heroes" of the Confederacy. Naturally Republicans are angry: This month, 44 Republican lawmakers cautioned Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the first African American to hold the post, that the Pentagon ...continue reading "Republicans angry about removing huge Confederate memorial"

A judge sentenced a St. Louis man to 22 years in prison on Friday in connection with a teenager's shooting death in 2021.