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‘News’ Site Keeps Hallucinating EFF Staffers

4 months ago
What do EFF staffers Sarah Chen, Javier Morales, Caitlin Chin, Emma Rodriguez, and Mikko Kopponen have in common?  For one thing, they don’t exist.  For another, all have been quoted as EFF experts in articles published in the past two months on a site called News-USA Today, which describes itself as “an independent news publisher focused on clear, accurate, and useful journalism.”  Uh…  (Please […]
Josh Richman

Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Female Athlete Of The Month: Coach Billy Sprague Says Karly Davenport Marquette's Gold Standard

4 months ago
ALTON — Karly Davenport recently concluded her track and field career at Marquette Catholic, earning recognition as the Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Female Athlete of the Month after a season that included school records, meet victories, and praise from head Explorers Coach Billy Sprague. Sprague described Davenport as a “gold standard of student athletes” and pointed to both her academic and athletic accomplishments. “She was the school's Scholar Athlete of the

Missouri marijuana microbusiness application period to open July 13

4 months ago
The application window to win one of 77 microbusiness marijuana licenses through a lottery selection will open July 13-27.  The selection lottery is scheduled to take place on Sept. 9, and the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation expects to issue the licenses in December, according to a press release issued Monday. Microbusinesses are marijuana facility […]
Rebecca Rivas

Trump ‘trampled’ voter privacy by feeding info into Homeland Security system, judge says

4 months 1 week ago
The Trump administration illegally overhauled a U.S. Department of Homeland Security computer program in its hunt for noncitizen voters, a judge ruled Monday in a stinging decision that laid into federal officials for violating the privacy of millions of Americans. The ruling struck at the core of President Donald Trump’s project to assert authority over […]
Jonathan Shorman

Auto Butler Female Athlete Of The Month For The Redbirds: Justice Haynes Helped Power Alton's Relentless Defensive Rise

4 months 1 week ago
EDWARDSVILLE — Alton senior guard Justice Haynes, a key contributor to the Redbirds’ girls basketball resurgence over the past two seasons, said the team’s full-court pressure defense helped fuel a 28-3 campaign in 2025-26 after a 34-3 season and third-place finish in the IHSA Class 4A state finals in 2024-25. Haynes was one of the seniors on the Redbirds' team this past season. She helped anchor the Redbirds’ pressure defense. “Our pressure is really what helps

Adult Man Dies After House Fire

4 months 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis County Police and regional bomb and arson investigators are investigating a fatal house fire that left an adult man dead early Monday, June 22, 2026, in the 2500 block of Palm Drive. Officers from the North County Precinct responded at about 5:30 a.m. Monday, June 22, 2026, to assist the Florissant Valley Fire Department with a house fire at the residence, according to the St. Louis County Police Department. When officers arrived, they found the victim inside the home