Daily Brief: Sunday, July 12, 2026

St. Louis news worth your time today — curated by PubDef, with receipts from the archive. Click through for the full stories.

President Trump has won nothing

After listening to President Donald Trump try to explain that he won in Iran — while he couldn’t explain what he won — I was confused. I’ve figured it out. Even while he was standing with the French… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Irene, Maida and Mike — a Tale of Delusion, Promise and Possibility” (Nov 2008)

Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Actor and activist Danny Glover disclosed that he has been living with Alzheimer’s disease for the past four years. Glover revealed the news in a sit down interview on “Today” with former “NBC… — St. Louis American

📼 From the PubDef archive: “Percy Green On Recalling Mayor Slay” (Mar 2008)

A summer of discovery 

For two weeks this summer, Little Creek Nature Area became a classroom without walls as students explored science, technology, engineering and mathematics through the St. Louis American Foundation’s… — St. Louis American

The Daily Brief runs every morning. Headlines and excerpts belong to the linked outlets — click through and support them. Missouri Independent stories are republishable under Creative Commons.