While the devastating impact of the Budget Reconciliation Bill passed on July 3, 2025, and signed by President Trump on the Fourth of July might not be felt for months, Congressman Wesley Bell said ...

Rod Hicks, a longtime journalist and unwavering advocate for diverse newsrooms, inclusive news coverage and high ethical standards, has been selected to lead the St. Louis American as its top editor.

On Wednesday, retired Circuit Judge Steven R. Ohmer presided over a hearing to set the ground rules and timeline for Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s case to remove Sheriff Alfred Montgomery from his ...

Donald Trump signed his “megabill.” The law boosts the dying fossil fuel industry with tens of billions of taxpayer dollars. It aims to stop dead in its tracks the clean energy transition and the ...

I don’t like being the bearer of bad news, but looking out for my community is more important to me than being cast as a messenger of gloom. On July 4 while you were grilling burgers or still cleaning ...

Chris Pickett has rejoined UB Greensfelder as a partner and is a member of the Business Litigation practice. Pickett served as global head of non-compete agreements at Amazon since 2022. He was a ...

The James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF) has announced a nearly $3 million investment to support recovery and rebuilding ...

Coming off the 4th of July holiday, this column is a major departure from how I have written columns for nearly four decades. It is personal. I have avoided using “I’ and have endeavored to remain ...

Senate Republicans tried to write Donald Trump’s contempt for the courts into law — gutting judicial enforcement, defying the Constitution, and bulldozing the very rule of law that forms our democracy ...

Food sizzling on the grill is one of the classic sounds of summer — right up there with kids splashing in sprinklers and the crack of a bat at the ballpark. That sizzling can also be a good stand-in ...

Douglas Turner Ward (1930-2021) wrote a searing play, “Days of Absence,” that depicted the way life might be like in a small Southern town where all of the Black people disappeared. Predictably, white ...

FOCUS St. Louis has announced that Edward Bryant, Heartland Coca-Cola vice president, public affairs and communications will serve as board president during the 2025-26 fiscal year. His fellow board ...