Falcon 9 ushered in the modern space economy – retiring it could leave the industry vulnerable
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on April 19, 2023. AP Photo/John Raoux More than 50% of the nearly 330…
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Rising prices squeeze more Americans ahead of pivotal midterm elections
General Manager Brian Horak walks down an aisle at Post 60 Market in Emerson, Nebraska. A new national report shows…
UN peacekeepers prepare to exit Lebanon after 70 years – leaving behind a worrying security vacuum
For nearly 70 years, the blue helmets of United Nations’ peacekeepers have dotted the landscape of southern Lebanon. But those…
A record number of women are running for state legislatures this year
Members of the Colorado House of Representatives work on the floor during session in May 2022. Colorado has among the…
New temporary leader selected for Missouri education agency
The Missouri State Board of Education, shown at the start of its Tuesday meeting, announced it has selected deputy commissioner…
Commentary: Missouri faces growing North American trade uncertainty
President Donald Trump points into the crowd after headlining a midterms rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Oct. 5, at…
Republicans pour $300,000 into defense of GOP-leaning Senate seat in northwest Missouri
The Missouri Senate at the end of the 2023 legislative session (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). Donald Trump carried Missouri’s 34th Senate…
The next act for the No Kings movement: Early voting in the midterms
Bishop William Barber, of Repairers of the Breach, spoke alongside voting rights advocates from Common Cause, the ACLU, Indivisible, State…
No Kings shifts strategy from streets to ballot boxes with early voting day of action
Emmett Doyle, a folk musician and and one of 15 defendants facing federal felony conspiracy charges stemming from protests against…
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…
Election betting is booming as the midterms near. Do states have the power to curb it?
A growing number of state officials fear prediction markets are opening the door to a new era of gambling on…
Senate Democrats demand apology after Eric Schmitt’s false accusations against Jack Smith
U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri speaks during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing while a poster is displayed purporting…
St. Louis jury awards $10 million in sprawling Missouri cannabis ownership fight
Mel Carnahan Courthouse in St. Louis (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). A St. Louis jury awarded $10 million Tuesday to three plaintiffs…
Starship’s first orbital flight put its heat shield to the test – how it fares could determine if SpaceX’s vision is possible
SpaceX's Starship rocket launched to orbit for the first time on Sept. 28, 2026. AP Photo/Eric Gay SpaceX’s Starship, the…