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LOS ANGELES • Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office.

WASHINGTON PARK • The man who died Friday in a fire at his home in the 6000 block of Forest Boulevard was identified by authorities as Alfredo Coates, 59.

Underperforming money managers are losing their most reliable scapegoat.

WASHINGTON • A second term for President Barack Obama would allow him to expand his replacement of Republican-appointed majorities with Democratic ones on the nation's appeals courts, the final stop f

ST. LOUIS • It's a good thing most people plan their Super Bowl parties inside. Today is a good day for staying there, the National Weather Service says.

Tigers' 11-0 run to end the game produces 74-71 victory over Jayhawks.

Peabody hired consultants to survey the land for endangered bats last summer.

Graduate students play in an old gym with no bleachers, no concession stand and no programs. 

At places like UMSL, however, they represent three out of every four students

Singer became a sultry sensation in France. 

Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul vied for a distant second in Nevada.

The NFL is continuing a temporary postponement of ticket sales for the Rams' Oct. 28 game.

Tuesday's primary will be meaningless for Republicans and irrelevant for Democats.

If steps count, the foursome has traversed more than halfway around the world in 2 1/2 years.

Steve Zwolak, 59, executive director of the University City Children's Center, 6646 Vernon Avenue, and CEO of the Lume Institute, which was founded by Zwolak and the children's center in 2008 to offer

Edward A. DeBrecht, one of the first major importers of foreign cars here, died Friday (Feb. 3, 2012) at the Cedars at the JCA in Chesterfield. He was 93 and had lived in Webster Groves.

Imagine long, articulated buses churning up and down Grand Boulevard — the St. Louis region's busiest line — where buses often are standing room only.

His tongue may have problems with words, but his hands are adept and at home on a keyboard. 

In a way, it was much ado about nothing.

The annual event benefits the Special Olympics.