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Here's an excerpt from last year's Report on International Religious Freedom, published annually by the State Department. The topic is Afghanistan: According to international sources, Baha’is and Christians continued to live in constant fear of exposure and were reluctant to reveal their religious identities to anyone. Christian groups reported public sentiment, as expressed in social ...continue reading "Please don’t mention the plight of nonbelievers to Republicans"

Sales were up across the board in each of the company's three categories of business.

Missourians should keep a watch-out for a massive jar of mayonnaise on its way to St. Louis. Jon Hamm, who is from St. Louis, will be in a Hellmann's commercial alongside Oscar winner Brie Larson and Pete Davidson, as well as a massive jar of the iconic mayonnaise.

A Hazelwood man is in custody at the St. Louis County Justice Center to face child rape charges.

Cherokee Street Brass Band Blowout w/ Red & Black Brass Band, Funky Butt Brass Band, Saint Boogie Brass Band 7 p.m. The Golden Record, 2720 Cherokee Street.

The map shows the location of St. Charles County snow plows and indicates when the roads were last cleared.

Police found a woman dead in a backyard and signs of a possible struggle inside the home.

Congress outlawed tax deductions on “wash sales” in 1921, but Goldman Sachs and others have helped billionaires like Steve Ballmer see huge tax savings by selling stocks for a loss and then replacing them with nearly identical investments.

A sprawling oasis near River Des Peres? A brewery cave underneath Benton Park?

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide Division was requested to the scene.

St. Louis County Library is hosting events throughout Black History Month as part of its “Celebrating Black Resistance to Injustice” programming in February. Virtual and in-person events are scheduled.

A $1.2 billion plan to redevelop the St. Louis riverfront south of the Poplar Street Bridge moved forward Thursday after a key board signed off on the deal.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Friday, February 3, 2023, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges on suspect Antjuan Potts, 26 years of age, of the 1600 block of Oliveto Lane in Hazelwood, Missouri 63042, for two counts of Statutory Rape Second Degree, two counts of Statutory Sodomy Second Degree, and one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. A booking photo of Potts is attached. Potts is being held on $500,000 cash only, no 10%, bond. The probable cause statement says between August 1, 2020, and August 31, 2020, one of the incidents occurred with a victim less than 17 years old. Between Jan. 1, 2020, and June 23, 2022, the second incident occurred with a victim less than 17 years old. The defendant filmed one of the situations, police said. St. Louis County Police investigators said they believe there are additional victims of the defendant. If you have information, please contact St. Louis County Police detectives at 314-615-5400. To remain anonymous o

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The attorney for a man who was executed this week is calling for an investigation, accusing Missouri officials of moving ahead with the lethal injection while federal appeals were pending.

Vivian Carbone-Hobbs, Christina Barrera, and Clarissa Pogue were convicted of fraud for helping people fake physical ailments to get disability money.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Metro East Mayhem Youth Rugby Program is returning for 2023 and will meet for both contact and non-contact sessions for the fall and spring. Non-contact sessions will be held for boys and girls ages 6-10, and contact sessions will be held for ages 10-13. The program will meet on Sundays from March 26 to May 7 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. All sessions will be held on the grass fields of Plummer Family Park, located at 3501 Sports Park Drive in Edwardsville. Head Coach Nick Pierce-Cramer said kids do not need to be Edwardsville residents to participate - the program will accept kids from all over the Metro East. “Part of our goal is to really expand rugby in the Metro East, so we currently have kids from Belleville, Carlinville, and just around the area,” he said. The cost to sign up for contact rugby is $75 per player, or $40 per player for non-contact rugby. Those interested can register online at this link , under “Youth Sports,” then

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A chicken restaurant chain owned by former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal is coming to St. Louis.

EDWARDSVILLE - While the totality of the reported labor shortage is vast and complex – only 5.7 million unemployed Americans to fill 10 million open positions – a number of factors point to in-home care professionals for older adults as both essential to the needs of the skyrocketing aging population and as a potential solution to help ease the workforce strain in other sectors. Home Instead®, the leading provider of in-home care for older adults, is appealing to America’s workforce to consider a career in caregiving. With a current workforce of 65,000 Care Pros, Home Instead franchises across 50 states and Canada hope to hire more than 25,000 care professionals in 2023. To help solve the need for care professionals locally, Home Instead is hosting hiring open houses to fill more than 50 permanent part-time and full-time in-home care professional positions in the Metro East area. Tuesday, February 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Edwardsville Home

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A lawsuit states that Hofbräuhaus of America terminated its franchise agreement with the brewpub, located at 123 St. Eugene Drive in Belleville, as it allegedly defaulted on financial and operational obligations.