Florida's controversial immigration detention center nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" may be closing soon. It's been very expensive to operate.

A study establishes that "social ties" — a fancy way of saying being nice to other, even those you don't know — has benefits.

Soccer — or football as it's known around the globe — was far from mainstream in the U.S. leading up to the 1994 World Cup.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser, both confirmed the agreement for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.

In a filing, ABC accuses the Trump administration of trying to chill its constitutionally protected free speech. The point of ...

The Virginia Supreme Court has delivered a striking blow to Democrats in the redistricting battle they're waging against Republicans.

SEMO board approves 3.6% tuition and fee hike, textbook rental increases, and academic restructuring that merges departments ...

A new poll from the Missouri Foundation for Health shows strong support among Missouri residents for access to birth control, ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen of Tennessee, who represents that state's 9th Congressional district, which could be eliminated based on a new redistricting map.

The outbreak began in early April on a cruise ship. Now health authorities around the world are working to contain it. Here's ...

President Trump's decision to leave NATO in the dark before launching strikes on Iran has inflamed tensions and is putting ...

Authorities are monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship while tracking down people who came in contact with them.