Activists gathered downtown Tuesday afternoon to protest the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade. Eyewitnesses are reporting that a protester was hit by a car. The RFT had a photographer, Reuben Hemmer, at the protest. Here’s what he said:
From the Wall Street Journal: Job openings and the number of times workers quit reached the highest levels on record in March, as a shortage of available workers continued to pressure the U.S. labor market. Sure, this is true, and the BLS press release even said so. But who cares? Quits always go up when ...continue reading "People are quitting their jobs at totally normal rates"
Some St. Louisans make their feelings known, holding letters which spell out Pro Roe, on an overpass of Interstate 64 during rush hour traffic on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Their protest is in response to breaking news on Monday by…
Depending on the outcome of the Supreme Court's decision of Roe v. Wade, Missouri could be one of the most impacted states because of a bill passed back in 2019.
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is blasting the draft U.S. Supreme Court decision that would overturn federal abortion rights. “How dare they,” she said Tuesday in a speech at …
Built in 1986 as Southwestern Bell's headquarters, the 46-story building takes up a full city block and is the largest office building in the city and the state.
The mother of a man killed when a tornado slammed into an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, spoke publicly about his death for the first time since the December tragedy.
ALTON - Shelter Insurance agent Mark Birmingham recently completed an unbelievable feat - he announced his 49th and 50th scholarship-award winners for his business. "It gives me great pleasure in announcing my two Scholarship Recipients, for 2022," he said. "The winners are Monica M. Wendle, from Marquette Catholic High School and Allie L. Schrumpf, from Alton Senior Senior High School. What is the most significant news here other than the honored students is that they are my 49th and 50th students to be selected for the award!" Monica is an outstanding student, athlete and person. She was honored recently with the prestigious Illinois State Scholar Award at her school. She was all-state in tennis and finished higher than any other area player. She plans to attend Lewis and Clark Community College and play on the tennis squad and also study education. Schrumpf is also an Illinois State Scholar for Alton High School. Allie will attend St. Louis University in the fall and her plans
The Rolling Stones have partnered with the LEGO Group on the creation of a new LEGO set that celebrates the band's classic tongue-and-lips logo in honor of the British rock…