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Also: Army general agrees to plea deal in sexual assault case; winter storm wallops the mid-Atlantic; mayors and Guinness pull out of St. Patrick's Day parades because of bans on gay marchers.

As 2025 winds down, we've been looking at the year's most important stories in areas ranging from politics to art and culture to science.

JEFFERSON CITY — The cost for Missouri's special legislative session on abortion policies has surpassed $73,000 and is likely to keep growing.Figures…

The year's box office numbers were down, due to the residual effects of actors' and writers' strikes, but quality wasn't dimmed. Bob Mondello's list of the 10 best movies of the year overflows.

MU professor Kathleen Preble received a $100,000 grant from the Missouri Collaborative Against Human Trafficking.Preble will use the money to fund her…

Fighters renew assaults on Gadhafi strongholds. Swiss bank may have to close its investment bank operations after $2 billion loss by rogue trader.

Also: Former French President Chirac convicted of corruption; jobless claims fall to 3 1/2 year low; wrangling continues on Capitol Hill over taxes and spending.

Also: Flooding forces hundreds of thousands to flee in the Philippines; the U.S. presidential race gets even dirtier; it's gold medal day for women's beach volleyball.

News about the October unemployment rate leads the day's headlines.