Missouri’s long fight over who gets the last word
(Getty Images). Fourteen Republican lawmakers sent the Missouri Supreme Court a letter last week. It was not a fan letter.…
Lawsuit seeks $80 million from Denny Hoskins over Missouri congressional map referendum
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks to reporters following Missouri Supreme Court arguments Sept. 2 (Annelise Hanshaw/MissouriIndependent). Five Missouri…
Missouri GOP still see path for gerrymandered congressional map. Legal experts see little hope.
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, right, speaks to reporters on Sept. 10 after the Missouri Supreme Court found Secretary of State…
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…
A Generation of Kids Suffer as Trump Destabilizes Immigrant Families
The little girl stared up at Norma Gómez from the doorway of her neighbor’s apartment, her sad, brown eyes suddenly…
Here’s how teachers and parents can collaborate and help Michigan’s 1.4M students succeed
Family engagement can help students regularly attend classes, according to researchers. Paul Sancya/AP About 1.4 million Michigan students returned to…
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…