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A fading Missouri monastery finds new life — in Vietnam

Religion

As Assumption Abbey’s monks grew old and few, they found few young Americans willing to take up the cloth. So they looked abroad.

An arrest after student protests in Missouri

At Missouri, ‘right now, we are facing the backlash’

Conflict
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What Ferguson has shown us about race relations in America

Justice
A campaign sign is pictured on November 3, 2014. Republicans are poised to pick up seats and could win control of the US Senate on Tuesday in midterm elections heavily influenced by deep voter dissatisfaction with President Barack Obama's job performance.

American campaign rhetoric stuns overseas observers

Global Politics

Missouri Moves One Step Closer to Nullifying All Federal Gun Laws

VIDEO: GOP Senate candidate from Missouri ignites firestorm over ‘legitimate rape’ comment

Global Politics

U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, (R-Mo.) a candidate for the U.S. Senate, over the weekend explained that he would ban abortion and didn’t believe an exception was necessary in cases of rape — because he’s heard that women’s bodies can shut down their reproductive systems and prevent becoming pregnant if they’re “legitimately” raped.

VIDEO: Joplin marks anniversary of devastating tornado with rebuilding, presidential visit

Global Politics

Joplin, Mo., is a city on the road to recovery. Just one year ago it was devastated by a deadly tornado. Tuesday, it broke ground on new schools and Monday it welcome President Barack Obama to town.

Deals, compromise led to Senate health reform passage

Global Politics

Senate Democrats met their deadline to pass the health care reform bill by Christmas.

Far From the Pacific, Micronesians Increasingly Call Missouri Home

Arts, Culture & Media

Reporter Anna Boiko-Weyrauch has the story of how Micronesians came to Missouri, and how their journey sharply contrasts with the legal struggles faced by other immigrants.

U.S. Sends B-2 Bombers on Practice Run Over South Korea

There was a tranformation on the Korean Penninsula today and maybe not a good one: two American B-2 stealth bombers few above the country in a practice run. These nuclear capable B-2s made a non-stop trip from the Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to South Korea – the first time the U.S. military has […]