St Louis Star news St Louis Star news Rss feed

  • Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed

    Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body. Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can ...

  • Mardy Fish Brian Baker pull out of French Open

    American players Brian Baker and Mardy Fish have pulled out of the upcoming French Open.Organizers said Wednesday that Baker has not recovered from a right knee operation and Fish is unfit because of heart problems. They will be replaced in Friday's draw by Joao Sousa of Portugal and Guido Pella of Argentina.John Millan, an Australian wild-card entry, withdrew because of a shoulder injury ...

  • AAA 31.2M drivers to take Memorial Day road trip

    It's going to be another busy Memorial Day weekend on the nation's highways.During Thursday and Monday, 31.2 million Americans will drive 50 miles or more to a beach, campground or other getaway, according to car lobbying group AAA. That's a small increase from last year but still well short of the record 37.3 million people who drove during the holiday in 2005.Gas will cost ...

  • Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012

    CEO pay has been going one direction for the past three years: up.The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year earlier that was aided by a rising stock market, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm.CEO pay, which fell two years straight during the Great Recession but ...

  • Stink-fighting work begins on Bridgeton landfill

    rain delay earlier in the week. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources said the landfill's owner, Republic Services Inc., notified the state that work was set to begin Wednesday morning. "Due to heavy rains in the last few days some preparation work will be completed this morning prior to the intrusive work into the cap of the landfill beginning, which is now planned to start at ...


mostlycloudy
Saint Louis Weather
65.4°F Mostly Cloudy
Winds: Calm
Thu
chancetstorms
79° 57°
Fri
partlycloudy
72° 48°
Sat
partlycloudy
70° 54°
Last Updated on May 22, 8:21 AM CDT
Weather sourced from Weather Underground

Movie Review

The Wrestler [Blu-Ray]

The Wrestler [Blu-Ray]

The defining shot in Darren Aronofskys The Wrestler, a bittersweet story about a man struggling through lifes second act, is a tracking shot that follows right behind the titular character, a decaying former superstar named Randy The Ram Robinson, as he walks down various hallways a ... ...

On Facebook

  • FBI Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe

    Investigators stand outside an apartment complex where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John ...

  • Woods Garcia comment hurtful time to move on

    VIRGINIA WATER, England -- Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods on Wednesday for saying he would have "fried chicken" at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful and inappropriate."I want to send an unreserved apology. I did not want to offend anyone," Garcia said Wednesday. "My answer was totally stupid and out of place."Garcia was at a ...

  • Front desks at some hotels are checking out

    ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - When you walk into a hotel, the first thing you do is go to the front desk, get your keys, and go to your room. But the front desk may not be staying for long. At the St. Louis Airport Marriott, they're in the process of getting rid of the front desk. The reason is because it's big and some hotels believe it's a barrier between guests and employees. So, the ...

  • BizNext 7 things you need to know 05.22.13

    Apple is spending $100 million to set up a plant in Texas to manufacture Mac computers, with some of the components coming from Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Florida. Microsoft unveiled its new Xbox at an event Tuesday. The new console is billed less as a gaming machine and more as an entertainment and television box. Wall Street wasn't impressed. The NFL just signed Microsoft to a ...

  • Tipsheet Remembering the Eduardo Sanchez Era

    , the latest prospect to arrive ahead of schedule this season.Back in 2011, Sanchez was really something. He helped save a battered bullpen. He filled in as the Cardinals closer and excelled as a set-up man.He was 3-1 with five saves and a 1.80 earned-run average. His lively fastball and nasty slider gave him the tools to fill a late-inning role for years to come.But Sanchez, a product of the ...

More St Louis Star news