DARK SECRETS: 22 - The Real Truth

700! With two homers in LA, Cardinals great Albert Pujols launches himself into exclusive club.

LOS ANGELES — With one swing, that familiar snap of his shoulders, and the signature glare as a baseball vanishes in the distance, Cardinals great Albert Pujols launched himself into one of the most exclusive clubs in baseball.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 24, 2022

Editorial: Trump's no-good, terrible, very bad day was a very good one for America

Perhaps the starkest example of how dramatically Donald Trump’s fortunes have changed in just a matter of days is contained in the opening paragraph of New York Attorney General Leticia James’ financial fraud civil lawsuit against Trump and his family. Gone is any semblance of deference that Trump typically expects…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 23, 2022

Rookie Brendan Donovan's grand slam lifts Cardinals from slump, avoids sweep

SAN DIEGO — The Cardinals had found a way to generate baserunners earlier in the game and even ended the long slog for that missing run with a solo homer.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 22, 2022

Editorial: Teaching students to scrutinize online fact from fiction

Anew Illinois law allows high schools to teach media literacy to students in all subjects. In case skeptics are tempted to portray this as some kind of underground conspiracy to indoctrinate kids, it’s exactly the opposite. There’s no agenda here other than to arm young people with better tools to…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 20, 2022

'Everything's good,' says Post Malone after tumble onstage at St. Louis show

ST. LOUIS — Post Malone fell hard for St. Louis, literally, after he stepped into a hole that took him down in front of a packed house Saturday night at Enterprise Center.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 19, 2022

Editorial: Roberts asks why trust in the court has plunged. He’s seated among the answers

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts lamented recently that he didn’t “understand” why the court’s legitimacy has been diminished in Americans’ eyes merely because it has issued “opinions people disagree with.” If he really thinks that’s the problem, then, no, he doesn’t understand at all. Any sober assessment of the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 19, 2022

Editorial: Stock-trading bans for Congress are common sense. So why won't they do it?

Under the heading of How is this not already illegal? comes the latest effort in Congress to prohibit sitting lawmakers from trading stocks. In an era of rock-bottom public trust in the institutions of government, ending this inherently shady-looking scenario shouldn’t garner a single “no” vote.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 19, 2022

Best Bites: Moon Cheese

This is my No. 1 new favorite snack. Tiny balls of dried cheese are packed with flavor in this treat that is crunchy, high in protein, keto-friendly, gluten-free and requires no refrigeration. Moon Cheese comes in a variety of flavors including White Chedda Black Peppa, Garlickin’ Parmesan, Cheddar Believe It…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 19, 2022

How a St. Louis church is teaching teens to fly. 'It really changed everything for me'

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri — Derreck Beal Jr. sat in the front seat of his mom’s Nissan on a recent Friday morning traveling down Highway 40 when he got the news.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 19, 2022

Cardinals' offense is MIA again in series-ending loss to Reds

ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals took the weekend series from the Cincinnati Reds three games to two but they were fortunate to achieve that result considering the slow-to-warm offense they trotted out for most of the four days at Busch Stadium.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 18, 2022