Missouri State University Athletics is preparing for its second season in Conference USA, and the Bears are inviting Springfield to help celebrate.
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"The fifth and final season of the HBO Max series Hacks is nominated for 24 Emmys, including one for Smart as best actress in a comedy series. The writers "raised the bar every single season," Smart says."
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Efrem Lukatsky/APThe U.S. and its partners depend on Patriot interceptors to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles. But Russia and Iran are firing their weapons at rates far higher than Patriots can be produced.
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Martin Bureau/AFPA report from Senate Democrats accuses big banks of failing to report suspicious money transfers made by Jeffrey Epstein until after his arrest in 2019. -
Darko Vojinovic/APEurope's heat wave exposes buried history and new threats — Nazi-era wrecks emerge from the Danube, nuclear reactors face cooling risks, and Greece battles deadly wildfires.
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Daniel Mason's new novel is a spin on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, in which academics collide with locals — and a few seductive fairies — in the woods of Vermont. -
This month brings riveting novels about dogs, Hollywood stars, small towns and characters with bigger woes than just the sweltering summer heat and humidity. -
Drones carrying medical supplies constantly crisscross the skies of Rwanda. The Trump administration is giving a major grant to the effort — and at the same time cutting aid to the country. -
The suspect was arrested in connection with one of three wildfires in Spokane, Wash., that have destroyed hundreds of homes and displaced nearly a quarter of the city's residents. -
The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general after Blanche assuaged concerns from two Republican senators.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., about the Senate Judiciary Committee's anticipated vote on Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.
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Why food companies love labels like "organic" and "high protein," why our brains are misled by them — and how to avoid paying extra for marketing. -
As soon as the weather warms up, fans of the Grateful Dead partake in an important summer tradition: gathering together to experience the band's music. -
Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three guard members assaulted her while detaining her in front of her home. -
Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the federal government's list of exemptions left off homeless people.
