Missouri’s education board was designed to resist politics. Transparency is essential
The Missouri State Board of Education discusses a proposed change to the state’s standardized test during its meeting March 24,…
Trump pressed states for info on millions of voters in the midterms. It’s mostly failed.
A recent court decision on voter rolls marks the latest rebuke of the Trump administration during more than a year…
Trump may backtrack on livestreamed execution of Fort Hood shooter
The main gate at Fort Hood can be seen on South Fort Hood Street in Killeen, Texas. (Photo credit: U.S.…
As AI takes on more tasks, what happens when people have to jump in to clean up after it?
If AI systems have been humming along nicely for weeks or months at a stretch, will the human overseeing them…
People Say These Peptides Hurt Them. Their Stories Are Muffled in MAHA’s Push for Medical Freedom.
After the third day of squirting an experimental drug up his nose, Dylan Meetze felt horrible. “It was like I…
Fears About Kids’ Online Safety Unite Democrats and Republicans
The U.S. Senate candidates in Texas could hardly be more different: James Talarico, a former seminarian turned Democratic state lawmaker…
Powered by spikes in energy prices, inflation surges to 3.7%
A gas station advertises gas and diesel prices in Forest Glen, Md., on Oct. 5, 2026. More than half a…
Missouri Democrats aim to break Republicans’ streak of House supermajorities
Dr. Hope Tinker, left, Democratic candidate in the 48th Missouri House District, and state Rep. Tim Taylor, the Republican incumbent,…
Some of us never left Ukraine’s side — even if Washington did
President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler High School near Marietta, Georgia, on July 22. Trump spoke about Trump accounts for…
Next Governor To Face Thorny Choices After California’s Rapid Medicaid Expansion
In March 2025, when California ran out of Medicaid funds to pay doctors and hospitals, the state borrowed $3.4 billion…
After Booting 760K People From ACA Plans, Trump Administration Has Added Some Back
Late last month, the Trump administration announced that it had cut 760,000 people from the Affordable Care Act rolls, claiming…
Using light to control brain cells – neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth explains how he made his Nobel-winning discovery
Optogenetics involves the use of light to alter the activity of neurons. Westend61/Getty Images The 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology…