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New 14-memeber St. Louis Board of Aldermen to be sworn in at City Hall today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - It's the start of a new era for the St. Louis Board of Alderman.Tuesday, the board shrinks in half from 28 aldermen to 14. It marks the end of a 109-year run of the city of St. Louis having 28 wards.Things will begin at 9:00 a.m. Mayor Tishaura Jones will start by provide remarks ahead of the inauguration ceremony for the new board of aldermen. She's expected to speak about the importance of continuing collaboration and communication. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW The board is reducing in size from 28 to 14 members. About half consider themselves to be progressives.According to FOX 2's reporting partners at KMOX, outgoing moderate democrat, Jack Coatar, said the amount of progressives on the board concerns him. Outgoing progre...

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Office holding job fair this Saturday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Circuit Attorney's Office plans a job fair this weekend.Just five prosecutors remain for the city's most violent felony cases, after one prosecutor abruptly resigned last Friday. Kim Gardner faces contempt of court after prosecutor no-shows murder trial The job openings include paralegal, administrative, and support staff. It's this Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the first floor of the Carnahan Courthouse.

Broncos Mailbag: Who is Denver’s top breakout candidate in 2023?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:42 GMT

Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question.Wouldn’t it be wise of the new Broncos organization to temper their position on not providing typical team information that the paying public expects to hear and read in following their team and avoid the developing apathy in a competitive sports market? After all, there are new players and a burgeoning new roster that the fans want to know about and we don’t even have their jersey numbers or recent photos and it’s becoming too easy to not even care about what’s happening. Come on Sean, loosen up some of the information!— A referee, GreeleyHey Ref! Yeah, it’s been pretty quiet over in Dove Valley, hasn’t it? We’ll hear from some decision-makers soon in the form of a pre-draft news conference, but there’s been no coaches or players made available since the start of the offseason program and none of Denver’s new free agent...

Avalanche vs. Kraken Game 1: Three keys to victory for Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:42 GMT

The real Stanley Cup title defense begins now.The Avalanche will host the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday (8 p.m. MT, ESPN) at Ball Arena, beginning a sixth consecutive playoff push. This year, the Avs arrive with their names already on the Cup and increased confidence to double-dip. Regular season? Ho hum. Backup goalie Pavel Francouz called this the “real” hockey.“The 82 games we just played, for me, are just preparation to get this point,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said.Here are three keys to winning Game 1.1. Don’t let Gruby feel at home. Philipp Grubauer is in the playoffs for the first time since 2021, when he was the starting goalie for an Avalanche team that blew a 2-0 series lead vs. Vegas. In fact, he was Colorado’s netminder for all three years of second-round misery. Now in his second season with the Kraken, Grubauer returns to Denver trying to turn around a shaky season. On a team that does him favors by limiting scoring chances, his save perc...

Opinion: How to protect teens from the harmful effects of social media

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:42 GMT

Turn off your computer and cellphone, and regain your sanity.How did daily life go so awry in the world’s richest nation? How is it that this planet’s most progressive country has so much misery inside its borders and its children’s heads?American teenagers are in a mental health crisis that makes it easy for social media bullies to abuse them with negative and insulting judgments about their physical appearances and much more.The state of Utah as well as online service provider Verizon hope to change things for the better. More on them later.The Center for Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed 42% of high school students report persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness and 22% say they seriously considered committing suicide in 2021.Yes, social media has many benefits. But it is also undermining teens’ mental health. Young people in particular have embraced these platforms to stay connected with friends and family, sharing their thoughts and experiences, and stayin...

More Cal Maritime cadets allege sexual abuse, harassment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:42 GMT

For nearly three decades, the navy-and-gold Training Ship Golden Bear has plied oceans around the globe for California State University’s Maritime Academy, providing a unique classroom for students training to be leaders in the seafaring industry.In recent years, however, things have taken a dark turn on the venerable ship.Cal Maritime students and employees reported accusations of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment aboard the 500-foot ship to officials at the Vallejo campus.Recent interviews and internal campus records reviewed by the Los Angeles Times showed the allegations included two rapes reported in 2019, a sexual assault in 2022 and accusations that a captain sexually harassed women and made disparaging remarks about the LGBTQ community and women during a 2021 training cruise.The school did not report those allegations to federal maritime authorities and has not followed consistent procedures for handling wrongdoing on the vessel, a Times investigation has found.Cal ...

Warriors embracing ‘new challenge’ as they head home down 2-0 in series vs. Kings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:42 GMT

SACRAMENTO — The Warriors find themselves in unfamiliar territory.Golden State has trailed a playoff series before but never has the team fallen 2-0 in any of its 27 series with Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson leading the charge.However, that’s the reality the Warriors are facing as the first-round series heads to San Francisco later this week for Games 3 and 4.“It’s exciting, right?” Green said Monday night as a menacing smile appeared on his face. “A new challenge.”Green was ejected in the fourth quarter of Monday’s 114-106 loss to the Sacramento Kings after getting entangled with Kings big man Damontas Sabonis. His premature exit gave him plenty of time to ponder the rarity of his team’s situation.“I was actually thinking about that, like, ‘Man, this is one we haven’t seen yet,'” Green said. “And we’ve conquered all the rest of them, so why not go conquer this one? Would be a...

Wilkinson: The gun debate isn’t hopeless. Just look at Tennessee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:42 GMT

“We’re not going to fix it.” That instantly infamous line, delivered by a Republican congressman in the wake of a mass shooting at a private school in Nashville last month, was supposed to be the lesson learned by anyone hoping for a robust response to another mass murder.Dispensing with thoughts, prayers and other feints in the direction of social or political responsibility, Rep. Tim Burchett spoke truth to powerlessness, and did so unambiguously: It’s unfortunate that so many of you will die, but we won’t take any of the actions that we know could help you live.Yet that ugly lesson went decisively unlearned. Instead, young activists marched to the Tennessee Capitol demanding laws that value human life more than the convenience of firearm consumers.In response, Republican leaders in the state Legislature decided enough was enough; they would deliver a lesson that the kids wouldn’t soon forget. They expelled two Black lawmakers who had joined the protests and re-established the Leg...

McDonald’s tests cold brew in California and goes big with Big Mac sauce

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:42 GMT

McDonald’s has begun testing cold brew coffees in 600 restaurants throughout Southern California, according to a news release.The chain is offering two beverages: cold brew served black over ice, and cold brew with a creamy syrup.They will be available while supplies last at company-owned and franchise restaurants in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties, the new release said.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | 5 stellar new spring cookbooks by John Ash, Andrea Nguyen and more Restaurants, Food and Drink | A short history of the long fight over breakfast tacos Restaurants, Food and Drink | New businesses open, old ones reopen in downtown Saratoga Restaurants, Food and Drink | Poor House Bistro closer to opening in San Jose’s Little Italy Restaurants, Food and Drink | Silicon Valley ‘placemaker’ looks to bring people together with food-based ...

US reporter held by Russia on spying charges to stay in jail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:48:42 GMT

A Russian judge on Tuesday upheld the detention of jailed American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested on spying charges as part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on dissent and press freedom amid the war in Ukraine. He and the U.S. government vehemently deny the allegations.The Wall Street Journal reporter is the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained in Russia on spying allegations and his arrest rattled journalists in the country and elicited outrage in the West. Dozens of journalists crowded into the courtroom to catch a glimpse of Gershkovich, who looked calm as he stood inside a glass cage to appeal his detention.Russia’s Federal Security Service detained the 31-year-old in Yekaterinburg in March and accused him of trying to obtain classified information about a Russian arms factory.Gershkovich, his employer and the U. S. government deny he was involved in spying and have demanded his release.“Evan is a member of the free press who right up until he...