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…
How anti-bribery laws apply to Trump’s promise of $5,000 payments if Republicans keep control of Congress
President Donald Trump speaks at the RNC midterm convention in Dallas on Sept. 9, 2026. Eric Lee/Pool photo via AP…
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…
Your memories of how you heard about 9/11 may well be wrong – we’ve been asking the same people what they remember for 25 years
Workers at Los Angeles International Airport on 9/11 watch news coverage of the terrorist attacks. Lee Celano/AFP via Getty Images…
Republicans close out GOP midterm convention vowing to keep control of Congress
President Donald Trump speaks on stage on the second day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines…
CDC program is still focusing on care for 9/11 responders, survivors 25 years later
Vicente Benavidez has blood drawn for testing at the World Trade Center Worker and Volunteer Medical Screening Program Oct. 1,…