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Lunchtime Photo

2 years 8 months ago
This is the Sandy Bottom Nature Park near Newport News, Virginia. I got out here to stretch my legs and got a couple of good pictures out of it. This one is an ordinary little marsh, but with lovely shadows because it was taken early in the morning.
Kevin Drum

KFC Runs Out Of Corn, Drive-Thru Patron So Upset He Critically Wounds Restaurant Employee

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a terrible crime that occurred at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in the 5000 block of Delmar Blvd. in the Central West End area of St. Louis at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The KFC apparently ran out of corn, and when a 25-year-old employee went out to talk with the driver who was upset, they returned back inside with a gunshot wound. St. Louis Police say the victim is in critical but stable condition after the wound injury and is hospitalized. The suspect supposedly took off after firing the weapon. St. Louis Metropolitan Police said the suspect was a “black man, 40-50 years of age with a thin build and a scruffy beard and last seen wearing a gray hood with sleeves and a blue jean jacket.” Police investigators said the suspect was in the drive-thru of the restaurant, tried to place an order, and an employee informed him the business was out of corn. The suspect reportedly made threats toward the

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U.S. House and Senate GOP at odds over massive government spending deal

2 years 8 months ago

WASHINGTON — Congress is trying to wrap up its remaining must-pass bills before leaving for the holidays — but a split between Senate Republican and House GOP leaders could hamstring the all-important task of funding government operations and averting a partial shutdown. Senate Republicans are working with Democrats in both chambers to negotiate a major […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Big News: Apple Will Allow Outside App Stores In Response To EU Law

2 years 8 months ago
Here’s some potentially very big news in the world of the mobile internet: after years of refusing to do so, Apple is finally going to allow third party app stores on iOS devices. This has been a discussion for a long, long time. Many people forget now, but the app store didn’t even exist until […]
Mike Masnick

Veteran of New York, Chicago Police to Take Over as St. Louis Chief

2 years 8 months ago
This morning at city hall, Mayor Tishaura Jones announced Robert Tracy as the new chief of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Tracy is currently the police chief of Wilmington, Delaware, a city that Tracy said went from being dubbed "Murder Town USA" to "turn-around town" during his tenure as chief. Prior to being chief of the Wilmington force, Tracy worked in Chicago as a Crime Control Strategist and in the New York Police Department.
Ryan Krull

Master Sergeant Rosenbeck Is Lead Instructor: Alton Junior ROTC Makes Comeback, Jason Malson II, New Cadet Commander

2 years 8 months ago
ALTON - The Alton High School AFJRTOC performed a Change of Command Ceremony on Tuesday night with Cadet Colonel James Paris relinquishing his command and Cadet Colonel James Mason now in command of the Illinois-981. Cadet Colonel Malson ended the evening with a rousing speech. Malson is also a Cadet 2nd Lieutenant in the Civil Air Patrol’s 286th Composite Squadron and a private first class in the Illinois Army National Guard. James Green, the grandfather of James Paris, said he was quite proud of the group for what they had done to return to action. The group was deactivated on April 1, 2022, but after the assistance of master sergeant Katie Rosenbeck and the cadets themselves, the program came back alive this fall and now is going strong. AHS Principal Mike Bellm said the new commander Malson is very deserving and will do a great job. He also praised master sergeant Rosenbeck for her leadership and the cadets themselves for what they have done this semester. “The Junior

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