The best gifts for high school grads in 2024 are fun and practical for life’s next steps
Give your grad a thoughtful gift that can help them prepare for life after high school and beyond.
Judge OKs jury pool phone surveys for man charged in Idaho murders
Prosecutors objected some of the survey questions about Bryan Kohberger and the deaths of four University of Idaho students.
Senate to take up Ukraine, Israel foreign aid package
The Senate is expected to approve the foreign aid package this week after months of disagreement in Congress.
What is the U.K. plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?
A new U.K. law means asylum seekers arriving on British shores without prior permission can be deported to East Africa.
Artist highlights plastic pollution with St. Louis exhibit
ST. LOUIS – In honor of Earth Day, St. Louis artist Adrienne Outlaw has turned her family’s five-year collection of plastic trash into a compelling exhibit. Displayed in her Locust studio, the collection showcases sculptures and other art forms made entirely from discarded plastic. Outlaw aims to highlight the global effects of plastic waste, some […]
Education equity meeting tonight in University City
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — A literacy initiative called #WeCantWait aims to improve children’s reading skills. The program, which emphasizes the importance of literacy, will offer opportunities for participants to become reading tutors. The event will also provide information about $60,000 starting salaries for qualified teachers and behavioral support staff in classrooms. The meeting is scheduled […]
Doomed Mount Everest climber’s final letter to wife revealed
In his final letter before he vanished on Mount Everest, George Mallory said his chances of reaching the world’s highest peak were “50 to 1 against us.”
Pro-Palestinian protests leave college campuses on edge coast to coast
Antisemitic chants and even threats against Jewish students have brought the tension of the Middle East onto U.S. college campuses.
Trump trial to resume with contempt hearing before first witness returns to stand
The first witness in former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial is expected to retake the stand Tuesday morning after a hearing over Trump’s social media posts.
Two killed, one injured in rapid St. Louis shootings
ST. LOUIS — There were three shootings in less than an hour and a half in St. Louis City. Two people died and another person is hurt. All of the victims in these latest shootings were in their 20s and all of the violence happened in different areas of north St. Louis. There are no […]
