An Iowa lawmaker's proposal to buy nine Minnesota counties draws some similarities to an 1839 skirmish Iowa had at its ...

A Gaza ceasefire deal has been reached, but 15 months of fighting have had a devastating impact on the coastal Palestinian territory. Israel's bombing campaign and ground invasion came in response to ...

Missouri was admitted as the 24th state to the United States of America on August 10, 1821. As of January 2025, a total of 312 individuals have represented Missouri in the U.S. House. U.S. House ...

More than a century after being acquired by the United States from Spain, the island continues to grapple with its status as a U.S. territory and the legacy of colonialism in the Caribbean.

He said this "plunges the territory into a serious humanitarian crisis" and urged the government to strengthen the capacity of the army in the region. One resident told AFP that the M23 had held a ...

A Chinese Coast Guard ship, known as the "monster ship" due to its size, which is one of the two largest law-enforcement vessels in the world, was deployed to a disputed South China Sea reef in ...

Austop Fisheries was the only company in the Northern Territory catching commercial quantities of bait fish. The company's main vessel sank last year, and the NT has become reliant on bait from ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Safety concerns caused a new Missouri sheriff to close a county jail until issues can be investigated. Sheriff Gary Blackwell said the Ray County Jail has serious issues.

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a ...

According to the Missouri Department of Labor, the state’s minimum wage increased to $13.75 per hour for workers of “all private and non-exempt businesses” as of New Year’s Day. In the November ...

COLUMBIA — Covering things from how much Missourians get paid at work to things to watch out for on the roads on the way into work, many new Missouri laws went into effect on the first day of 2025.