With the Super Bowl days away, what are you most excited about – the game, the half-time show or the commercials? I have to admit, I’m much more interested in the commercials and half-time show this Sunday. Although Madonna’s half-time show is not expected to be as risqué as Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson’s, Madonna [...]

How much is enough for families who lost loved ones and passengers scarred by the biggest cruise ship accident in recent memory?  Carnival, parent company of Costa Cruises, is finding out.  Today, the cruise ship giant offered passengers a settlement of $14,500 per person, plus full reimbursement for their cruise package and expenses.  It’s a [...]

Last Thursday, MoDOT went a long way toward calming angry drivers who were stuck in hours of traffic because of a mere half-inch of snow. Past storms have dropped much more snow on St. Louis and didn’t cause nearly as many problems. What went wrong this time? MoDOT’s Director Kevin Keith told the [...]

With the UN Security Council sidelined due to vetoes by Russia and China, the Syrian crisis will remain a violent standoff, says Randa Slim.

After world leaders decried the U.N. Security Council's failure to pass a resolution on Syria, reports of violence surged once again in the besieged country.

Demonstrators clashed with police outside the interior ministry in Cairo on Sunday as anger mounts over a deadly stampede at a soccer match that killed dozens last week.