NEW YORK – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) U.S. stocks finished higher Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite closing at a record as gains in major technology companies helped Wall Street advance despite another increase in Treasury yields. Preliminary closing data reported... Read more

PARIS, France – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) French Schools – Hundreds of high schools across France were disrupted Monday as a nationwide student protest movement over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating school conditions continued, while serious violence surrounding some... Read more

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) Colombo’s Cafe & Tavern, a longtime family-owned neighborhood establishment on Manchester Avenue in St. Louis, has expanded its digital presence with listings in three locally focused business and restaurant directories operated by... Read more

CHICAGO, IL – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) A 48-year-old Chicago woman has been charged with first-degree murder after authorities say a 7-year-old girl was stabbed multiple times in the back while walking along a busy commercial stretch of Chicago’s South... Read more

CLAYTON, MO – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) A locally owned St. Louis-area sweets shop that began with a small storefront in Webster Groves just over two years ago has expanded again, opening its third and most ambitious location in downtown... Read more

ST. LOUIS, MO – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) Katie’s Pizza – A frozen-pizza business created during the COVID-19 pandemic to help a St. Louis restaurant company survive has grown into a rapidly expanding national consumer brand, and Katie’s is preparing... Read more

(STL.News) Being financially ready to begin a new business is an exciting journey, but keeping constant liquidity over the first year poses an unforeseen operational challenge; revenue rarely arrives in a completely smooth stream, while overhead, payroll, and vendor invoices... Read more

LONDON – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) The United States has prudently withdrawn B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in England and returned the deployed aircraft to their home stations in the United States as British counterterrorism police investigate suspected terrorist activity... Read more

CHICAGO, IL – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) The broad-daylight stabbing death of a 7-year-old girl walking with her older sister on Chicago’s South Side has devastated her family and raised questions about how the woman now charged with killing her... Read more