U.S. Stock Market Today: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
NEW YORK – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) US Stock Market Today – U.S. stocks finished lower Wednesday as rising Treasury yields, persistent inflation concerns, and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate move pulled Wall Street back from record highs. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each declined 0.22%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Coldstuff Ice Cream Goes Viral for Defending Workers
BLACKSTONE, MA – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) A Massachusetts ice cream shop owner has turned a blunt defense of his teenage employees into a viral national conversation about customer behavior, workplace respect, and how much abuse young workers should be expected to tolerate in the name of customer service. Coldstuff Ice Cream in Blackstone, Massachusetts,…
Federal Bankruptcy Rules Change Dec. 1
ST. LOUIS, MO – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) Americans considering bankruptcy will encounter a revised set of federal rules beginning Dec. 1, including changes intended to prevent some debtors from having cases closed without receiving a discharge because they missed a procedural deadline. The changes are real, but they are not a sweeping rewrite of…
Rubio: Iran Has Lost Control of Strait of Hormuz
ATHENS, Greece – October 7, 2026 (STL.News) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Iran has “lost complete control” of the Strait of Hormuz, pointing to a sharp recovery in oil shipments through and around the strategic waterway despite continuing attacks on commercial vessels. “The Straits of Hormuz are open. There’s almost as…
Wednesday Is Missouri Voter Registration Deadline
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Oct. 7, 2026 (STL.News) Wednesday is the final day for eligible Missouri residents to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election, according to the Missouri Secretary of State‘s official 2026 election calendar. The state lists Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, as the last day to register for the general election…
Inside Anduril’s $3.7B Arsenal-2 Shipyard
SPARROWS POINT, MD – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) Defense technology company Anduril Industries is preparing to transform part of the historic Sparrows Point industrial complex outside Baltimore into a massive submarine manufacturing center backed by at least $3.7 billion in private capital and a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $2.9 billion. Known as Arsenal-2,…
2 Men Charged in Washington County Teen Assault
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MO – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) Two men face felony charges in Washington County after authorities allege a juvenile girl was grabbed while walking, forced into a house, and sexually assaulted. Oscar Baltodano Lopez and Benjamin Santez Lopez are each charged with first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree sodomy, according to court records cited…
Trump Announces $6.6B Submarine Production Push
SPARROWS POINT, MD – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump on Tuesday promoted a major expansion of the U.S. submarine industrial base as defense technology company Anduril Industries unveiled plans to invest $3.7 billion in a new Maryland manufacturing facility and secured a U.S. Navy contract valued at up to $2.9 billion. The two…
Albus & Boyce: Cops, Prosecutors and Justice
ST. LOUIS, MO – October 5, 2026 (STL.News) The criminal justice system is often described through its institutions — police departments, prosecutors’ offices, federal agencies, and courts. But institutions do not investigate crimes, interview witnesses, prepare cases or stand before juries. People do. Two men whose careers offer an unusual look at those different sides…
Trump Approves Firing Squad for Fort Hood Shooter
WASHINGTON, DC – October 6, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump has approved the execution of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by a U.S. Army firing squad for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others. The decision moves one of the most consequential military death-penalty cases in…