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Immigration drops shift population, political power to Texas and Florida

1 week 3 days ago
A drop in immigration amid President Donald Trump’s enforcement crackdown led to historically slow population growth in the United States last year. Activity at the southern border is at a historic low. The population change reflects the last months of the Biden administration, when immigration controls began to tighten, and the first months of the […]
Tim Henderson

Today's Weather: Mostly Sunny and Chilly

1 week 3 days ago
This morning starts cold with temperatures near 7 degrees, feeling bitterly cold at around 2 degrees as the day begins partly cloudy. By afternoon, mostly sunny skies will prevail with a high of 31 degrees, although it will feel very cold at 24 degrees. Winds will come from the west at around 8 mph, gusting to 14 mph, keeping it crisp but dry. As evening arrives, expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures dropping quickly into the low 20s and continuing to feel quite cold. Overnight, it will

Brendan Carr Pretends To Care About Competition, Helps Larry Ellison Undermine Netflix Warner Brothers Merger

1 week 3 days ago
Our shitty autocrats are nothing if not predictable. As we just got done noting, the Trump administration and their right wing extremist billionaire friend have joined forces to wage war on Netflix’s attempted acquisition of Warner Brothers. Larry wants Warner Brothers (and CNN) as part of his obvious effort to build a new autocrat-friendly propaganda […]
Karl Bode

Missouri social services director requests investment to avoid ‘bankruptcy territory’

1 week 3 days ago
Missouri lawmakers were urged Tuesday to make major investments in the state’s social services department in order to comply with new federal requirements and avoid steep penalties. Jess Bax, director of the Missouri Department of Social Services, told a House committee on Tuesday that her agency needs to hire additional contractors to tackle a backlog […]
Steph Quinn

From waiting periods to insurance mandates: Missouri abortion laws under review

1 week 3 days ago
Planned Parenthood and the Missouri Attorney General’s Office agree on one thing: abortion is legal in Missouri. That’s where the agreement ends. A 10-day trial that wrapped Monday in Kansas City laid bare decades of conflict over the state’s abortion laws. Dozens of restrictions — targeted regulation of abortion providers, or TRAP, laws — are […]
Anna Spoerre, Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Kevin Hardy

Do no harm: Why Missouri must set guardrails for AI mental health tools

1 week 3 days ago
Imagine your physician offering you a new therapy for a serious medical condition—but with several warnings. You are told the treatment has never gone through carefully designed, peer-reviewed clinical trials. There is no professional licensure overseeing its use. And if something goes wrong, there is no clear system of accountability. Is that the care you […]
Chuck Hollister

Wednesday, Jan. 28 - A case over "common sense"

1 week 3 days ago
Missouri voters enshrined the right to an abortion in the state constitution in November 2024. Shortly after, Planned Parenthood sued the state over the way it regulates abortion. That lawsuit culminated in a trial in Jackson County Court that wrapped up on Monday. Now, Judge Jerri Zhang will decide whether Missouri’s abortion regulations can stand.

Cold air rolls on, even colder Thursday through Saturday

1 week 3 days ago
ST. LOUIS - We are waking up back in the single digits Wednesday morning. Despite the colder start, this afternoon will bring another decent pop in temperatures, close to 30 F. Enjoy the small warm-up, because we get a reinforcing shot of cold air Thursday that will last through the weekend. As colder air settles [...]
Angela Hutti