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The Washington Post says that fusion power is finally getting close to reality: Scientists are mere years from getting more energy out of fusion reactions than the energy required to create them, they said. Venture capitalists are pumping billions into companies, racing to get a fusion power plant up and running by the early 2030s. ...continue reading "Can we use fusion power to solve California’s drought?"

The Wall Street Journal warns us yet again about the woes of retailers: From Walmart Inc. to Nordstrom Inc., retailers have a glut of inventory and are discounting items to clear out space for holiday goods. Many have already lowered profit expectations for the year and are working to cut costs as consumers are pulling ...continue reading "Raw data: Retail profits in a post-pandemic world"

Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run homer to break an eighth-inning tie and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Atlanta Braves 6-3.

O’Neill’s three-run homer with two outs in the eighth broke a 3-3 tie and sent the Cardinals to the win over the Braves at Busch Stadium.

Carlton Gunn faces felony charges after a fight lead to gunfire in Normandy High School's parking lot Saturday afternoon.

Amy Johnson from Belleville handed over $600 to a scammer pretending to be a sheriff’s deputy, telling her she had to pay up or face arrest.

Drivers will notice some ramp closures along Interstate 270 Monday and those changes could affect your drive for several weeks.

An extremely rare championship-winning dog has gone missing in west St. Louis County.

A 42-year-old has been charged in connection with a shooting outside Normandy High School following a prep football game.

Diane Ravitch points us to a new study from Paul Peterson and Danish Shakeel that takes a look at student achievement over the past 50 years: Our data consist of more than 7 million student test scores on 160 intertemporally linked math and reading tests administered to nationally representative samples of U.S. student cohorts born ...continue reading "New study says American students are improving. Are they?"