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Surging stock market, Donald Trump policies boost wealth for top 1%

4 months 3 weeks ago
When SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company, began trading on the stock market last week, he became the world’s first trillionaire. The SpaceX IPO made the world’s richest man even richer, grabbing headlines worldwide. But it is merely the most vivid illustration of a U.S. trend that has been accelerating since 2022. The […]
Tim Henderson

The court told us to come back later. We are out of time

4 months 3 weeks ago
I am one of 22 young Americans suing President Donald Trump. I didn’t want to have to sue the president as a teenager, but he left us no other choice. We are students, ranchers, scientists-in-training, artists and athletes. We come from Montana, Oregon, Hawai’i, California and Florida, from different places and different backgrounds, but we […]
Eva Lighthiser

2 men shot in late night shooting in north St. Louis

4 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating after two men were injured in a shooting late Tuesday night in north St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting occurred around 11:50 p.m. in the 1900 block of Bacon Street, near N. Market St., in the city's Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. When officers arrived on [...]
Nick Gladney

Wednesday, June 17 - Parents left out of RECA

4 months 3 weeks ago
Last summer was the first time Missourians exposed to radioactive waste could apply for compensation under a federal program. But parents whose children died after living near the waste don’t get to see that money. St. Louis Public Radio’s Lacretia Wimbley spoke with two moms who lost their daughters to cancer and hope for a change.

Gusty winds Wednesday, strong storms in the evening

4 months 3 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Wednesday will be a windy, warmer and more humid day. A Wind Advisory has been issued for much of the area as afternoon winds are expected to be 20-25 mph with gusts as high as 45 mph. That strong southwest flow will heat us up ahead of tonight’s cold front. High temperatures [...]
Angela Hutti