New prosecutor tapped to take over Georgia election interference case against Trump

New prosecutor tapped to take over Georgia election interference case against Trump

Peter Skandalakis has appointed himself prosecutor in the 2020 election fraud case against President Donald Trump. Photo via Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia The Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump appears to live on after the head of a nonpartisan state agency appointed himself the new prosecutor in the case. Peter J. Skandalakis,…

Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says

Higher gun ownership rates lead to more gun homicides of pregnant women, new study says

A California Highway Patrol officer puts a confiscated firearm into an evidence box after arresting a suspect last month in Oakland, Calif. Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm ownership, according to a new study. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Homicide rates among pregnant women increase with the rate of firearm…

Trial over referendum on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map delayed again

Trial over referendum on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map delayed again

Richard von Glahn, left, director of People Not Politicians, answers questions from reporters after a trial over referendum petitions was postponed Thursday in Cole County Circuit Court (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). A new political action committee funded by the national Republican Party won a delay Thursday in a trial over the effort to force a statewide…

Boeing strike in St. Louis ends after union approves new contract

Boeing strike in St. Louis ends after union approves new contract

Boeing Defense workers on strike rally on Oct. 1 at the IAM Union Hall in Hazelwood (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). Union mechanics at Boeing Defense in the St. Louis area approved a new contract Thursday, ending a three-month strike.  About 3,200 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers voted to approve Boeing’s latest…

As health costs spike, a sour and divided Congress escapes one shutdown to face another

As health costs spike, a sour and divided Congress escapes one shutdown to face another

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, accompanied by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., points to a poster depicting rising medical costs if Congress allows the Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire in December as he speaks to reporters following a Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C….

Accreditation of colleges, once low key, has gotten political

Accreditation of colleges, once low key, has gotten political

Soon-to-be graduates pose for a photo at the University of North Carolina on May 1, 2024, in Chapel Hill, N.C. The University of North Carolina is one of six Southern public university systems that formed a new accreditation agency this summer, a move that shook the national evaluation model that higher education has relied on…

Missouri tops national averages for veteran-owned business prevalence, revenue

Missouri tops national averages for veteran-owned business prevalence, revenue

(Getty Images) Missouri exceeds the national average for revenue earned by veteran-owned businesses as well as the prevalence of these businesses. A business is considered veteran-owned if a military veteran owns 51% or more of its stock or equity. Luke Dietterle, University of Missouri Extension specialist, released a report in October detailing the state of…

Jeffery Epstein alleged in newly released emails that Trump ‘knew about the girls’

Jeffery Epstein alleged in newly released emails that Trump ‘knew about the girls’

A photograph of President Donald Trump and late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is displayed after being unofficially installed in a bus shelter (Leon Neal/Getty Images). WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released emails Wednesday they say show President Donald Trump knew about the financier’s abuse of underage girls as…

Black homicide victims’ families most likely to be denied compensation

Black homicide victims’ families most likely to be denied compensation

Police tape off a street in Grand Blanc, Mich., after a shooting and fire at a church. Victims of crime often face a maze of legal and administrative barriers, making it hard to secure compensation or other support (Emily Elconin/Getty Images). Families of Black homicide victims in the United States are more likely than any…

The shutdown tug-of-war over SNAP benefits: a timeline

The shutdown tug-of-war over SNAP benefits: a timeline

People walk into a New York City grocery store that accepts food stamps (Spencer Platt/Getty Images). Payments for November for the nation’s main food assistance program have been delayed during the government shutdown, amid a confusing mess of contradicting guidance from the Trump administration and a flurry of court orders in two cases at every…