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America's worker shortage is far from being fixed

The worker shortage has been a hallmark of the pandemic economy -- and it's far from getting resolved. In February, US businesses had 11.3 million job openings to fill, slightly more than economists had predicted.

Gone to Dallas Offers Unbridled Entertainment Fueled by Texas History

Join author Laurie Moore-Moore as she masterfully draws you into the world of 1850s Texas in Gone to Dallas: The Storekeeper 1856-1861, her richly entertaining tale of migration, betrayal, dreams and determination. Salted with historically accurate events and populated with real characters, the book features a plucky female protagonist with a dream and begins the way many tales of the West do—with a dead body.

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St. Louis Fed President James Bullard is stepping down

St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard announced Thursday he is stepping down from his position in mid-August.

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Man says he has no electricty bill in his home from the future

There is a growing push at the state and local level to shake off our reliance on fossil fuels and power our homes with electricity.

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Advocates plea to stop execution of Missouri man

Leonard "Raheem" Taylor is set to be executed next Tuesday. He was convicted of the quadruple murder of his girlfriend and her three young children.

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Ray Epps: Man at center of right-wing conspiracy theories sentenced to one year probation for his actions on January 6

The man who became an unwitting figurehead of false conspiracy theories around the January 6 US Capitol attack has been sentenced for his actions that day to one year of probation.

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Community shows support - family who lost home in fire

The community is coming together to support a family after they lost everything in a house fire over the weekend.

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Ocasio-Cortez Under Fire -- Because She's Right

The big guns are out for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the charismatic first term legislator from New York.

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Derek Chauvin's sentencing date is changed to June 25

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd last week, will be sentenced at 2:30 p.m. ET June 25, according to an updated entry on the court docket.

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Kinzinger encouraged by latest news of Justice Department investigation into January 6

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of the two Republicans serving on the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, said Tuesday he is seeing some positive developments out of the Justice Department's investigation into the riot.

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More than 40% of parents of young kids say they will not get their child a Covid-19 vaccine, survey finds

New survey results published Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation indicate that 43% of parents of children under 5 in the US say they will not get their child vaccinated against Covid-19, the highest percentage in the year that KFF's Vaccine Monitor survey has been asking the question.

Restaurant cook discovers, films hours of rare Yellow Cardinal

A flash of bright yellow in the trees — it was the recent reappearance of a one-in-a-million bird: the Yellow Cardinal.

Florida Senate passes ban on schools and businesses teaching people to feel guilty for racist history

The Florida Senate voted Thursday to ban public schools and private businesses from teaching people to feel guilty for historical events committed by people of their race, addressing a top priority of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Jacklyn Zeman, beloved 'General Hospital' star, dead at 70

Jacklyn Zeman, who starred on the soap opera "General Hospital" for more than four decades portraying Bobbie Spencer, has died, the show's executive producer, Frank Valentini, announced on Wednesday. She was 70.

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Cycle of giving back: Firefighter battling cancer giving back for kind efforts

Firefighters are heroes, serving the community any time they get a call.

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Nearly all hospital pharmacists say drug shortages are negatively impacting care; a third say impacts are ‘critical’

As drug shortages near record levels in the United States, a new survey shows how widespread — and serious — the effects are.

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Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, seven-time national champion, is retiring

Alabama football coach Nick Saban, whose seven career national championships are the most by a head coach at NCAA football’s highest level, is retiring, the school said Wednesday in a news release.

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Meet The New Kid On ‘Sesame Street’: Julia, A Muppet With Autism

Big Bird learns that his new friend does things a bit differently, and that’s OK.

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'Presidential Alert': Trump text slides to October 3

You'll soon be getting a message on your phone from the President of the United States -- whether you are a supporter or not.

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Woman saves man's life along trail

Kelsey Davis and her mother were getting lunch in Carmel, near the Monon Trail, when they heard a man crash on a motorized scooter.