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A couple of days ago I mentioned that, in general, our prime-age labor force was now almost completely back to work. One smallish exception was prime-age women, many of whom had dropped out of the workforce and were no longer being counted. The most likely explanation for this has to do with the continuing shortage ...continue reading "Raw data: The child day care worker shortage"

The Metropolitan Education and Training Center in Wellston, Missouri and a health non-profit weighed in.

Police expected big groups for "Slideshow Weekend," adding they would address noise ordinance and traffic violations if needed.

A volunteer crew from Washington Park headed up to Pennsylvania earlier this month to pick up two much-needed donated firetrucks.

A federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled the nationwide mask mandate for airports, planes and other public transportation is unlawful. Hours after Monday's ruling was handed down, the Transportation Security Administration said it will no longer enforce the mandate. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled Monday that the mandate exceeded the statutory authority of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which issued the order. Mizelle's ruling was in response to a lawsuit filed in July…

MetroLink leaders said a deadly shooting on a train Sunday morning was a senseless act of violence. It's just one of seven shootings that marked a violent Easter weekend in St. Louis.

Missouri could soon reduce the number of unemployment checks a person receives, meaning laid-off workers could have five fewer weeks to find a job.

Denise Bartlett, 42, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the shooting death of Tyrone Armstrong on April 3.

ST. LOUIS -- Over the next six days, we will hear from the leading Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Roy Blunt. We are airing these interviews in alphabetical order, so we start with Eric Greitens. The former Missouri governor resigned in 2018 over accusations of blackmail, bondage, and sexual assault. [...]

After 28 hours of labor, Adrianne Blakemore felt incredible joy when her first son came into the world in 2017, she remembers.  But she also felt completely exhausted. She wished …

Michael Stipe has collaborated with famed producer Brian Eno on a new single titled "Future If Future" that's one of about 100 songs that will be released by various artists…

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Bridgeton will become the latest municipality to consolidate its 911 service in recent years.

Sensors on a Florida amusement park ride had been adjusted manually on two seats, resulting in a Berkeley teen not being properly secured, a report has found.

We’ve tried to make this point many times before. A few months back I wrote a detailed post in response to a famed economist who kept insisting that repealing Section 230 would hurt Facebook, that the reality is the opposite. If you understand the mechanisms by which Section 230 actually works, the key is that […]