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U.S. 2019 Chess Championship winners, Jennifer Yu and Hikaru Nakamura.

On Chess: Teen Dominates US Women’s Championship While Veteran Claims Fifth Title In Open Section

The U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship are the marquee events of American chess and for the last 11 years, the St. Louis Chess Club...

Meramec Elementary School Principal Jonathan Strong works with a preschool student on writing letters. Strong will have more flexibility next year to improve the St. Louis school.

To Help 2 Struggling Schools, SLPS Gives Them More Autonomy

St. Louis Public Schools is granting more freedom to two neighborhood elementary schools in hopes the formula to improve their performance lies within....

Handout photo issued by UK Parliament of Prime Minister Theresa May during the Brexit debate in the House of Commons, London. (UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor /PA Wire)

Week In The News: Border Emergency, Boeing, Brexit, Buying Your Way To College And More

Senate rejects Trump's border emergency declaration. Boeing jets. No Brexit deal. The college entrance scam. Pelosi on impeachment. Venezuela in the dark.

Sam Shankland, the 2018 U.S. Chess Champion.

On Chess: The Best American Chess Players Reunite In St. Louis

It is that time of year again at the St. Louis Chess Club. The most coveted event in American chess is upon us: the 2019 U.S. Chess Championship and U.S...

At the State Department, employees are expressing concern via an official dissent channel about the Trump administration's temporary visa and refugee ban.

At State Department, 'Dissent Channel' In High Gear With Refugee Ban Protests

State Department employees are using the channel to register objection to the executive action temporarily blocking refugees and visas for citizens of seven mainly Muslim countries.

Anastasiya Grigoryeva (center) during a 60-meter heat at the Russian Winter national athletics meet in Moscow on Sunday.

World Track And Field Body Maintains Russian Suspension From Competition

The International Association of Athletics Federations found Russia had not reformed its state-sponsored track and field programs sufficiently to warrant reinstatement into international competition.

Radney Foster (left) and Zach Seabaugh star in the Alliance Theatre's production of <em>Troubadour</em>.

Nashville, By Way Of Atlanta: 'Troubadour' Brings Country To The Theater Stage

The musical about 1950s country artists springs from a collaboration between a playwright and a modern country star, Kristian Bush of Sugarland.

Sen. Jeff Sessions speaks to members of the media at Trump Tower in New York in November. Fears were raised that the Trump administration could crack down on marijuana tolerant states after Sessions was nominated as U.S. attorney general. Sessions has said he's not a fan of expanded use of marijuana.

Legal Marijuana Advocates Are Uneasy With Sessions' Stance

Drug legalization advocates and former prosecutors are watching the Justice Department to see how it shifts emphasis on marijuana prosecutions. Attorney General Sessions takes a hard line on the drug.

Arriving in the United States after age 10 makes it harder to learn English.

A Surprising Explanation For Why Some Immigrants Excel In Science

It has to do with language learning, according to a new study from Duke University.

Nayarit state Attorney General Edgar Veytia was arrested on drug trafficking charges at the U.S.-Mexico border this week. Here, the Nayarit state attorney general's headquarters is seen in Tepic, Mexico.

U.S. Arrests Mexican State Prosecutor, Says He's Also A Drug Smuggler Named 'Diablo'

U.S. prosecutors say they'll seek to compel Edgar Veytia to forfeit some $250 million if he's convicted. The attorney general of Nayarit state was arrested this week in San Diego.

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