The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released its 2025 edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book, an annual resource that measures national and state data on economic well-being, education, health, and family ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced on Oct. 3 for his two prostitution convictions after his lawyers and the prosecution reached an agreement. People.com reported that Combs’ lawyers formally ...

After more than 17 years of legal battles and public health advocacy, the U.S. tobacco industry will soon be free from a rare form of accountability: the court-mandated requirement to publicly admit ...

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Educators for Gun Safety (EGS), an initiative of Confluence Academies, recently received a FOCUS 2025 What’s Right With the Region Award. Honored in the Emerging Initiatives category, EGS was ...

Nicole Scott is one of five new members appointed to the Miriam School and Learning board of directors. Scott is an IT professional with over 20 years of experience driving leadership, innovation, and ...

Missouri is reminding customers of several adjustments to its assistance programs for those needing help with their energy bill this summer. As of June 1, the following changes went into effect: “Many ...

As families across St. Louis pick up the pieces after the May 16 tornado, the urgency for stable housing and student support ...

Tony Thompson, founder and chair of Kwame Building Group, returned to his undergraduate alma mater on May 16, 2025, to speak during the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design ...

Moral Mondays is not a new form of protest, but the one in Washington, D.C. on June 30 was particularly poignant with its display of 51 caskets. Each casket represented the estimated 1,000 people who ...

East St. Louis native and sports icon Jackie Joyner-Kersee has been inducted as an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The honor took place earlier this week during the sorority’s 57th ...

Senate Republicans tried to write Donald Trump’s contempt for the courts into law — gutting judicial enforcement, defying the ...