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Smaller amusement parks hope for a strong summer under the shadow of tariffs
The trade disputes involving global economic powerhouses such as the U.S. and China are being felt even in such distinctly ...
Tim’s Travels: Meet the Smurfs at B&B West Olive
Tim Ezell traveled to Creve Coeur to preview the upcoming ‘Smurfs’ movie at B&B West Olive. While at the theaters, Ezell had the opportunity to hang ...
Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers surrenders to police
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another crawled to officers in surrender Sunday after they ...
RFK Jr.’s vaccine moves raise fears ahead of next school year
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to fire the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) entire vaccine board even as childhood vaccination ...
Attacks between Israel and Iran intensify
President Donald Trump is calling for Iran and Israel to make a deal as fighting between the two countries now enters its ...
I-255 upgrades finished early, enhancing Metro East roads
After months of construction, a busy stretch of Interstate 255 between Illinois 157 and Illinois 15 has reopened, much to the ...
SLMPD releases bodycam footage from May 16 tornado
On the one-month anniversary of the devastating tornado, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) released body cam footage showing officers engaged in search and ...
Works begin in Ireland to exhume remains of hundreds of babies found at unwed mothers’ home
Officials in Ireland began work Monday to excavate the site of a former church-run home for unmarried women and their babies to identify the remains of some 800 infants and young ...
Takeaways from AP’s reporting on shuttered prisons, mass deportation push and no-bid contracts
Private prison operators are marketing their shuttered lockups to federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump ...
Affinia Healthcare to aid tornado victims with FEMA applications
Affinia Healthcare is assisting tornado victims with FEMA applications at 1717 Biddle Street, and a disaster assistance ...
38 Palestinians killed in new shootings near food distribution centers, medics say
Gaza’s Health Ministry says 38 Palestinians have been killed in new shootings in areas of food distribution centers in the south of the territory. The toll Monday ...