Walmart is joining the ranks of retailers rethinking self-checkout, with the industry giant in the process of removing the self-service lanes at a store in Missouri.The return to registers staffed by humans at the Walmart store in Shrewsbury, a suburb of St. Louis, comes a month after Target announced only those buying 10 items or less could use the self-checkout lane at its stores, and Dollar General reduced self-checkout at thousands of its locations. The latter removed the option entirely at...
A request to take a deep dive into serious or violent incidents in schools – which sparked more than an hour of trustee debate – was temporarily sidelined by red tape having to do with student privacy issues.
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Growing up, we all dreamt of playing the big leagues, probably with a great debut that made us a hero to the fans. Texas Rangers pitching prospect Jack Leiter got that debut opportunity on Wednesday, but it didn’t go as planned. The son of former star pitcher Al Leiter was the second-overall pick of the […]
The Iowa basketball star claimed the award on Tuesday night. The James E. Sullivan Award goes to the most outstanding athlete at the college or Olympic level in the US.
Manchester United welcome Burnley to Old Trafford this weekend aiming to make it consecutive wins and end the season strongly. The Red Devils were forced to come from behind twice against bot
Gio Reyna has been handed back-to-back starts at club level for the first time in six months, with the USMNT ace figuring again for Nottingham Forest.
Environmental groups say bosses should ‘hang their heads in shame’ as firm bows to pressure from shareholders to cut costsUnilever is to scale back its environmental and social aims, provoking critics to say its board should “hang their heads in shame”.The consumer goods company behind brands ranging from Dove beauty products to Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream was seen as perhaps the foremost proponent of corporate ethics – particularly under the tenure of its Dutch former boss Paul Polman. Continue...
It’s the perfect time to get back into the garden and start getting ready for the summer months ahead. As the soil starts to warm up all sorts of wildlife-friendly plants can be added to the garden to encourage pollinator insects – especially bees. With 25 species of bumblebees and more than 250 species of solitary bees, many can be tempted into your garden if you choose plants carefully. Some of the best include herbs such as rosemary, borage and thyme; annuals like wallflowers, nigella and...
A worker at the Signature Health clinic along Southgate Park Boulevard was injured in a Wednesday afternoon “incident,” according to an executive.
Teacher and artist Isabel Manley reflects on how the modern world warped our relationship to time – and how we can begin to rethink it Continue reading
Thursday, 1st District Councilmember Nathan Willett introduced an ordinance to "affirm to the Missouri State Legislature that Kansas City will not become a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants."