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Normale Ansicht

Missouri Man Discovers Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers Is His Biological Father

02. Oktober 2026 um 18:10
Michael Goessling’s first phone call with his biological father brought a shock: He was speaking to Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers.

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A man who was adopted as an infant found out his biological father is Grammy Award-winning singer Michael McDonald.

‘America’s Bishop’ Was Beatified. 50,000 Catholics Showed Up.

25. September 2026 um 02:09
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who was the country’s most visible Roman Catholic clergyman of the 20th century, is one step closer to sainthood after a ceremony in St. Louis.

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Beatification typically requires evidence of a miracle resulting from prayer to the person in question. In Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s case, the parents of a stillborn boy in the diocese of Peoria, Ill., in 2010 prayed to him to intervene.

How Nike’s Diversity Efforts Made It a Trump Target

A civil-rights investigation, which grew out of a 26-page memo by a political appointee, provides a road map for the White House’s assault on D.E.I.

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A Nike Well Collective store in Glendale, Calif. Few major companies had more openly embraced a commitment to diversity than Nike, not only in its advertising campaigns but in its work force.

10-Year-Old Boy Charged With First-Degree Murder in Shooting of Infant Niece

01. Juli 2026 um 00:55
The boy shot his 7-month-old niece at a St. Louis home with a firearm that had been kept under a mattress, the police said. The baby’s father, who owned the weapon, has also been charged.

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The Mel Carnahan Courthouse in St. Louis, one of the two buildings where the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri has offices.

Stench of 20 Tons of Spilled Tofu Hits Missouri Town ‘Like a Brick Wall’

26. März 2026 um 20:00
A truck careened into a ravine in Jerome, Mo., leaving the tofu to stew for weeks. “It was worse than a landfill on a hot July day,” said the general manager of a towing company.

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An insurance snafu delayed the cleanup of the spill, leaving the tofu stewing, before flash floods pushed some of it into a creek.

Monkeys Are on the Loose in St. Louis, City Officials Say

10. Januar 2026 um 21:28
As many as four vervet monkeys were spotted in a neighborhood in North St. Louis on Thursday, city officials said. No one knows how they got there.

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A vervet monkey, part of a colony in Dania Beach, Fla., in 2022. As many as four vervet monkeys have been spotted in St. Louis in recent days, city officials said.
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