Some Missouri Republicans are stressing independence from GOP in 2026 campaign ads
(Getty images). There are plenty of ways to tell when a political party is worried heading into an election. One…
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FEC questions thousands of donations to Eric Schmitt tied to prolific online donors
U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt speaks to reporters after the Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia in…
Want to use AI to improve your work? Have it disagree with you
Prompting an AI model to fight with your point of view can raise novel solutions. wassam siddique/iStock via Getty Images…
Community groups lose HIV-prevention money as feds redirect dollars to states
Participants take part in an HIV/AIDS awareness event held by Big Bend Cares in Tallahassee, Florida. Nearly 100 community-based organizations…
Patient Dies by Suicide After ‘Insurance Issue’ Delayed Medicine for Lung Disease Flare-Ups
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline…
100 years ago, Schrödinger’s equation shed light on quantum physics – scientists use it today to fine-tune chemical reactions
At the quantum level, particles act like waves rather than discrete points. GarryKillian/iStock via Getty Images The objects you interact…
US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 15, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S. senators…
Voters to weigh different approaches to housing affordability in November
A construction worker retrieves plywood sheets lifted to the roof of a an affordable housing complex for seniors under construction…
These 100 Nursing Homes Face Perilous Flood Risk. Minnesota Shows What Can Happen.
NEW RICHLAND, Minn. — Floodwater seeped through the nursing home’s front door just before sunrise. Inside the New Richland Care…
Healthcare Is Scary. Channel Your Fears Into a Haiku.
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) Something wicked this way comes, and it’s 5-7-5. Our annual Halloween haiku contest is back, and…
As AI political deepfakes go viral, lawmakers struggle to keep up – 2 states’ laws show limits of what they can do
A woman views a manipulated video in January 2019 that changes what is said by President Donald Trump and former…
The ‘War Games’ problem: Computer science has long understood what it takes to keep AI under control
In the movie 'War Games' an AI plays a game with the real threat of triggering nuclear Armageddon. Courtesy of…
From lab to life: Why translating AI advances to the real world is a major challenge
An AI system in the real world has to sort out a huge number of objects, human behaviors and environmental…
Food Safety Finds a Place Among ‘Kitchen-Table’ Political Issues
The run-up to the midterm elections is turning into a food fight — literally. The summer was marred by a…
Gen Z communicates differently in the workplace, but older colleagues can still decode them
Young workers often share values with older colleagues, but the environment where they learned about workplace behavior is different. Sebastian…
In ‘NAZA,’ Israeli whistleblowers’ revelations about civilian deaths in Gaza reflect a longer history of Palestinian isolation
'NAZA' filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor conducted interviews with anonymous members of Israeli military and intelligence services from the…