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Researchers say clusters of human brain cells grown in the lab can spontaneously generate electrical patterns similar to the brain waves of a 6-month-old fetus.

Updated at 2:50 p.m. Sept. 6 with comments from court hearing William Miller, the chief of staff to disgraced former St. Louis County Executive Steve...

Updated at 6 p.m. Feb. 4 with more information about the program St. Louis County is expecting to provide tablets to approximately 900 inmates in its...

In an essay, Sharapova says she is stepping away from the sport she's been playing for 28 years. She's a five-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1, who also served a 15-month ban for doping.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Southern California Thursday didn't trigger early warning systems in Los Angeles. For an explanation, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with seismologist Lucy Jones.

Fort Leonard Wood is home to more than 6,000 soldiers and at least three endangered species. Those animals and two more that are threatened are...

President Trump's proposed budget released Tuesday rests on a key assumption: The economy will grow much faster than it has in recent years — and at a more robust pace than most analysts predict.

One year ago, while reporting on infant mortality rates in Kennett, Missouri, I met a 27-year-old expectant mother named Marylouisa Cantu. She was…

Proposition R would raise St. Louis residents' property tax rate by 6 cents, yielding $2.3 million annually for early childhood centers in the city.

Fewer than 2% of people in Missouri who have tested positive for the virus died as of October, compared with more than 6% in May, according to data from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Doctors say younger people with healthier immune systems are getting sick.