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Jael Watts of New Jersey and Luis Pino-Copete have been convicted. UTICA, NY – October 3, 2026 (STL.News) A federal jury has convicted a New Jersey woman and her Colombian husband in a sprawling, multiyear fraud scheme that prosecutors say targeted government programs intended to transport elderly and disabled Americans and assist people experiencing homelessness. […]

MONTREAL – October 3, 2026 (STL.News) Gildan Activewear Inc. is facing widening securities-law scrutiny after a short seller questioned the apparel manufacturer’s revenue growth and sales practices, triggering a sharp decline in its shares and subsequently prompting shareholder investigations and proposed class-action litigation. The latest development came Oct. 2, when Rosen Law Firm said it […]

WASHINGTON, DC – October 3, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump‘s designation of illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction is more than a change in terminology. It places the fentanyl crisis deeper inside the United States’ national-security apparatus and could significantly alter how Washington confronts Chinese chemical suppliers, Mexican drug […]

DETROIT, MI – October 3, 2026 (STL.News) There was a time when three words were familiar to generations of American consumers: Made in U.S.A. They appeared stamped into tools, printed on packaging, sewn into clothing, and attached to products manufactured in American factories. For many consumers, the words represented more than a country-of-origin statement. American […]

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) Terrance McKinnies – A Pine Lawn man pleaded guilty Friday to a federal firearm charge stemming from a fentanyl transaction in St. Louis that erupted in gunfire and left two men wounded. Terrance McKinnies, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of discharge of a firearm in furtherance […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) California – Federal authorities have arrested a California technology company owner accused of participating in an international scheme to illegally send more than $300 million in export-controlled high-end computer servers to China, allegedly using false documents, third-country shipping routes and staged dummy servers to conceal the equipment’s […]

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office will not file criminal charges against the police officer who fatally shot 17-year-old Emeshyon Wilkins in 2024, concluding that prosecutors could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer’s decision to use deadly force was objectively unreasonable. The decision resolves […]

NEW YORK – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) Stock Market – U.S. stocks rallied Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite leading Wall Street higher after a surprisingly weak September employment report substantially reduced expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again at its October meeting. The rally gave investors an upbeat finish to a volatile […]

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer‘s decision to walk out of a Board of Police Commissioners community meeting Wednesday night appears more complicated than the brief image of a mayor leaving a public meeting might initially suggest. A closer look at available reporting indicates Spencer did not leave […]

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 2, 2026 (STL.News) Cops and Cold Beer – St. Louis has always been a city of neighborhood taverns, breweries, and people who work hours that don’t necessarily end at 5 p.m. Police officers have been part of that culture. Over the years, certain St. Louis taverns became particularly well known […]