Missouri Supreme Court finds Denny Hoskins “was in contempt” over congressional maps
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks with reporters in the Missouri Supreme Court Building on Thursday (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). The…
Trump administration aims to exclude many noncitizens from the census
A Trump administration plan for overhauling the census could mean major changes for how millions in federal funding is allocated…
Missouri Supreme Court orders Denny Hoskins to answer on contempt charge
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins listens to three cases during Missouri Supreme Court arguments Sept. 2 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).…
What the settlement left out: Meta can still collect data from kids
Meta's surveillance business model has kids as well as adults in its sights. AP Photo/Noah Berger In August 2026, Meta…
Readers Wrestle With Healthcare Inequalities and Want a Word With Congress
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity…
Learning without a brain – how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks
_E. coli_ uses memories of the past to inform its present behavior. Cavallini JamesBSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Learning…
At midterm convention, Trump pledges cash to voters if Republicans hold Congress
President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on…
Missouri schools deserve better than a single letter grade
A classroom at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 12, 2024 (Spenser Heaps/Utah News…
Trump’s beef import plan: The trade off facing Missouri farmers and consumers
USDA Supervisory Agricultural Meat Graders at the annual national beef correlation event, Aug. 13, 2019. In 2019, the top four…
Mixed-status immigrant households expected to lose benefits under new public charge rule
A 10-year-old Honduran immigrant who came into the United States as an unaccompanied minor carries her baby cousin in 2021…
‘You still live in my heart’: Families mark 9/11 attacks with stories, calls for justice
People hold up photos of their loved who were victims of the 9/11 attacks during the commemoration ceremony on the…
Journalists Detail Data on Suicide, Primary Care Shortages, and Gun Violence
KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Louisiana sheriffs’ spending of opioid settlement payouts on Attitude With Arnie Arnesen on…