• Belleville News-Democrat

    Nonprofit wants to attract middle-class residents to East St. Louis with $360,000 homes

    “East St. Louis used to be a predominantly middle-class city, and we want to see a return back to that,” organization official said.

  • Cover Media

    NEWS OF THE WEEK: Charli XCX will 'not tolerate' her fans shading Taylor Swift

    The 360 hitmaker issued the plea on her Instagram Stories after some of her fans yelled, "Taylor is dead" in Portuguese during her PARTYGIRL DJ set at a nightclub in São Paulo, Brazil over the weekend. "Can the people who do this please stop. Online or at my shows," she wrote alongside a screenshot of video footage. "It is the opposite of what I want and it disturbs me that anyone would think there is room for this in this community. I will not tolerate it."

  • Associated Press

    Photo Gallery: India celebrates T20 World Cup final triumph over South Africa

    Cricket fans across India came out onto the streets, waving the national flag and setting off firecrackers to celebrate the national team's seven-run win against South Africa in a gripping final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday. It was India's second T20 World Cup but its first title in 13 years and the frustration had been building. Over the last 12 months, India lost the World Test Championship final and also the 50-over World Cup final at home.