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The University of Missouri Press, founded in 1958, will close up shop, university system President Timothy M. Wolfe announced Thursday. In its 54 years in operation, it has published approximately 2,000 titles. The University of Missouri Press has published books on the topics of American and world history; intellectual history; biography; journalism; African American studies; women's studie...

Nur wenige Tage nach dem Bergdrama am Mount Everest (4 Tote) ist dort erneut ein Deutscher umgekommen. Er hatte sich in 8610 m Höhe ein Bein gebrochen.Foto: FotoliaMehr zum ThemaAtemwegsinfektion - Elton John zu Tests ins Krankenhaus12 Spiele Sperre - Höchststrafe für Englands Fußball-Rüpel BartonVereinsmuseum eröffnet - Willkommen in der Bayern-WeltTornado-Hochzeit - Nach dem Ja-Wort wurde es...

The Missouri Department of Corrections announced last week it will switch to use of propofol, a drug untested for lethal injection, making it the first state ever to use propofol as an execution drug.

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The anesthetic that caused the overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson is now the drug for executions in Missouri. That's causing a stir among critics who say the state can't guarantee a drug untested for lethal injection won't cause pain and suffering for the condemned....

Wednesday is a somber day for the family of a Missouri college student who has been missing for more than five months.It is Phoenix Coldon's 24th birthday.There will be no cake, no presents and no celebration, only a lonely reminder for friends and family that their loved one's disappearance remains a mystery.Read More...More on Photo Galleries

President Obama was on his way to winning his 34th and 35th consecutive Democratic primary contests on Tuesday night, heading for victories in Arkansas and Kentucky. But Obama’s margin was surprisingly small in Arkansas — a state in which he was opposed by Tennessee lawyer John Wolfe, who had previously been on the presidential primary ballot in Louisiana, Missouri and New Hampshire and will b...

An anonymous reader sends this excerpt from Medical Daily: "Researchers led by Sriram Chellappan from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, collected internet usage data from 216 college students enrolled at the university. The usage data was collected anonymously without interfering with the student’s normal internet usage for a month. The students were tested to see if they had s...

A year since a tornado destroyed a third of Joplin, Missouri, three iReporters revisit the scenes of destruction they witnessed in May 2011.

President Obama addressed graduates in Joplin, Mo., marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly tornado that killed 161 people.

WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, May 21, the President will travel to Joplin, Missouri, where he will deliver the commencement address at Joplin High School’s 2011-2012 graduation ceremony.  After devastating tornadoes ravaged the Joplin area nearly a year ago, the Joplin community’s resilience and selflessness in the face of tragedy continues to inspire our nation.  The President looks forward to...

Researchers at the University of Missouri found that depressed students tended to use file-sharing services, send email and chat online more than the other students.

(Phys.org) -- In a new study analyzing Internet usage among college students, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have found that students who show signs of depression tend to use the Internet differently than those who show no symptoms of depression.

ISLAMABAD - Contrary to popular belief that sunscreen protects bodies from overexposure and possibly from skin cancer, researchers are discovering that the product may not be so safe after all. Cell toxicity studies by Dr Yinfa Ma, Curators’ Teaching Professor of chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and his graduate student Qingbo Yang, suggest that when exposed to ...

Rush Limbaugh was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians on Monday during a ceremony in the State Capitol.

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Controversial conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was quietly inducted into a hall of famous Missouri natives on Monday in a ceremony held under tight security at the State Capitol in Jefferson City, a legislative spokesman said. A bust of Limbaugh, who is known for his scathing attacks on President Barack Obama and other Democrats, will join an exclusive group...

Two young children have died this month in Texas and Missouri after parents accidentally left them all day in hot vehicles

Es el nuevo rey de Saint Louis, la ciudad más populosa del estado de Missouri. El gigante mide 4,46 metros de alto y tiene un diametro de 1,83 metros en su base. Los especialistas del Guiness han certificado que se trata de la pieza de ajedrez más grande construída nunca. Está fabricada a base de capas de contrachapado y pesa 1.034 kilogramos.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching ads in Senate races in Florida, Missouri, Hawaii and Ohio and in 17 House contests....

Zinc oxide found in some suncreams could release free radicals when exposed to sunlight which could harm the skin, say scientists from Missouri University.

It’s a cardinal rule among educators: Interacting with students on social media, if it is allowed, requires caution and the same amount o…

For more than 10 years, Susann Bashir worked as a fiber optics network builder for AT&T in Missouri. The Kansas City Star reports that she was subjected to daily religious discrimination and harassment during the last three years of her employment there—co-workers called her a "towelhead," and asked if she planned to blow up the [...]

The realignment saga began Dec. 15, 2009, with a three-paragraph press release in which the Big Ten announced its intention to "conduct a thorough evaluation of options for conference structure and expansion." As the rumor mill began furiously spitting out potential candidates -- from Notre Dame and Missouri to Rutgers and Pittsburgh -- the threat of potential dominoes hovered over other confer...

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A Missouri state lawmaker who is not running for reelection announced on Wednesday that he is gay, the first state-level Republican politician in the nation currently in office to do so, according to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund.

Contemplating death doesn't necessarily lead to morose despondency, fear, aggression or other negative behaviors, as previous research has suggested. Following a review of dozens of studies, University of Missouri researchers found that thoughts of mortality can lead to decreased militaristic attitudes, better health decisions, increased altruism and helpfulness, and reduced divorce rates.

Soulevée par de vents violents, une grande tente s'est effondrée sur des fans de base-ball à Saint Louis dans l'état américain du Missouri, d'après…

Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, challenges outside political ads, but it will be an uphill fight. Republican interest groups are outspending her by 3 to 1.

ZestCash, a company founded by former Google CIO and VP of engineering Douglas Merrill to legitimize the payday loan industry, is announcing a new patent pending credit decisioning model to better analyze credit risk. ZestCash also introduced Hollerith, a new set of underwriting models that allow the company to extend credit to 25 percent more Americans and increase repayment from customers by ...

If a former teacher has his way, the game will change forever in Missouri schools. The students will still have their constitutional rights -- it is the teachers who will have to shed theirs at the door.

For four full innings Saturday and the first two outs of the fifth, Northern’s potent softball lineup could barely touch O’Connell All-Met junior pitcher Tori Finucane. A Missouri recruit with one of the area’s most overpowering fastballs, Finucane faced the minimum number of Northern hitters through 4 2/3 innings, allowing just an infield single in the bottom of the third that was erased on a ...

Today's lesson: be careful where you Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk.

I didn't think Brad Pitt could ever top this picture, or this picture, or this picture, or this picture and he still hasn't, but this stunning portrait from his high school basketball days comes close. We know who was brushing his golden hair mane 100 times with a Helene Curtis brush in the locker room before every game. Brad's secret defense move was probably knocking his rivals' to the...

The two carriers are exchanging spectrum in several states in moves both companies say should aid in their efforts to launch high-speed LTE service.

The oil boom in North Dakota is sparking a high-stakes legal battle over land few people would think to fight for: the muddy banks of the Missouri River.

translate.google.de kann einen soo ratlos hinterlassen (Ein Blick auf den Kalender in Missouri auch - jedenfalls noch). In dem Sinne: Blasen wir zu hoeren Bill Gates, Vater touren: Deowoteo das Wetter heute. Ja, ich lerne Englisch und Japanisch dokileorang. Personally'm studierte Japanisch. Koreanisch und Japanisch mit englischen statt der einfache Teil, denke ich. Aber lerne, desto mehr f...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Frank Haith has capped his first season at Missouri by being selected The Associated Press' Coach of the Year.

According to a new report by the Missouri University of Science and Technology, it takes a website visitor less than two-tenths of a second to form a first impression. Using eye-tracking software and an infrared camera the research found that the sections of a website that drew the most interest were: Logo – users spent 6.48 seconds focused on this area. Main navigation – users spent 6.44 secon...

An influx of talent from the New York City area has bolstered Norfolk State, which knocked second-seeded Missouri out of the N.C.A.A. tournament.

Upsets come fast and furious on the second day of the tournament, with Duke and Missouri getting knocked out by Lehigh and Norfolk State, respectively.Ticketed on Thursday for loitering, the NCAA tournament started moving it along midday Friday when a last-second missed shot denied No. 9 Alabama a mild upset victory over No. 8 Creighton in the Midwest Regional.

For the fifth straight year, Barack Obama has released his NCAA basketball tournament bracket. And for the fifth straight year, he has the same message for all of the would-be giant killers in the field: No, you can't.Obama's picks are, as usual, devoid of the sort of seismic upsets and unlikely runs by low-profile teams that give the tournament its flavor. His Final Four is composed of two No....

The Titanic Museum will hold dual ceremonies at its two sites in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Branson, Missouri, on April 14 - exactly 100 years after the liner sunk after colliding with an iceberg.

Though being Mormon is in many ways an obstacle, it also presents an advantage that could help him secure the Republican presidential nomination.Mitt Romney must be bracing for a few bad weeks in uber-evangelical states in the South and Midwest. He already lost big in Kansas to Rick Santorum. The Alabama and Mississippi primaries Tuesday, and the Missouri caucuses this weekend, will probably go...

What do conservative talk show shot Rush Limbaugh and sultry jazz singer Josephine Baker have in common?

Un divertido cuento y un sesudo estudio de un profesor universitario abordan desde perspectivas muy diferentes la 'gauche divine', ese grupo de hijos de la burguesía catalana que desafiaron la grisura y la mezquindad de la caverna franquista. 'Noches de Bocaccio' (Alfabia), de Juan Marsé, y 'El discreto encanto de la subversión. Una crítica cultural de la 'gauche divine'' (Laetoli), de Alberto...

In den USA sind erneut mehrere Bundesstaaten von einer Serie zerstörerischer Tornados heimgesucht worden. Die Behörden von Indiana meldeten am Freitag mindestes sieben Todesopfer, drei im Bezirk Jefferson und vier in der Stadt Holton. Insgesamt wurden am Freitagnachmittag rund 50 Tornados in sieben Bundesstaaten registriert, insbesondere in Alabama, Tennessee und Illinois. Tornado-Warnungen gab...

Durch die US-Bundesstaaten Kansas und Missouri sind mehrere Tornados gerast.

Missouri resort city of Branson sustains damage to theatres

Ten people die and dozens are injured as a storm hits the US Midwest, bringing devastation to parts of Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.

Hey, you might not know this, but I wrote a book... The official release date for How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog isn't until Tuesday, but a friend reported buying a copy in Missouri, so when I was headed out to do some work this afternoon, I went to the cafe at the local Barnes&Noble so I could check for myself, and there it was: That's How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog spotted ...

Tyshawn Taylor and Thomas Robinson push Jayhawks past Tigers

Der US-Konzern Google drängt auf den heimischen Fernsehmarkt. Das Unternehmen hat in Missouri eine Lizenz beantragt, um Haushalte mit einem Kabelfernsehangebot zu versorgen.

Only minor damage is reported after an earthquake centered in southeast Missouri shook at least nine states.

Edward Maher, a suspect in a million-pound robbery in England in 1993, was arrested last week in a mostly rural corner of southwest Missouri.

An article in last Saturday’s edition on the Republican race for the US presidential nomination referred to a Republican caucus in Missouri.

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Former senator revives US presidential hopes with victories in Republican contests in Missouri and Minnesota.

Former US senator Rick Santorum rejuvenated his presidential hopes on Tuesday with overwhelming victories over front-runner Mitt Romney in Republican nominating contests in Missouri and Minnesota.

El ex senador ganó también en la elección de Missouri, que no reparte ningún delegado, y mantiene ventaja en Colorado

Washington (dpa) - Im Rennen der US-Republikaner um die Präsidentschaftskandidatur kann Außenseiter Rick Santorum auf überraschende Erfolge hoffen. Bei den Vorwahlen in Minnesota und Missouri liegt d...

Letzte Umfragewerte einer Wahl in zwei Zeitzonen und drei Bundesstaaten: Ex-Senator Rick Santorum in Minnesota vorne. Der favorisierte Mitt Romney liegt in Colorado an der Spitze. Ergebnisse aus Missouri sind noch nicht bekannt.Mehr zum ThemaKretschmann nennt Reform unausweichlich - "Der Länderfinanzausgleich ist ein absolut bescheuertes System"Kindesmissbrauch in Russland - Kreml erlaubt chemi...

There's been talk of Google rolling out a gigabit fiber network across Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri for a while. But it's now official: Google engineers are laying cable as of today. That will bring with it not just high-speed browsing but probably Google's own cable TV, too. [Google; Image: lolloj/Shutterstock] More »

The charges against DocX, which provided home foreclosure services to lenders across the nation, are one of the few criminal actions to follow reports of widespread improprieties against homeowners.

HALLSVILLE, Missouri (Reuters) - Dan Pugh wishes he had a bigger tractor and his wife Laura worries about their chickens in the winter weather. But as new farmers putting down roots in rural Missouri, the Pughs are counting on more rewards than regrets in trading their city lives for the country.

As the birthplace of two of the world's best-selling beers -- Budweiser and Bud Light -- St. Louis, Missouri is something of a beer capital. But three years since the merger of Anheuser Busch and InBev change is not brewing.

Age-related hearing loss often results from damage to the outer hair cells in a highly specialized component of the inner ear called the organ of Corti. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, looked at how the development of these cells is regulated and

A MISSOURI teenager who told authorities she wanted to know what it felt like to kill has pleaded guilty to murder.

Missouri isn't the only state addressing NFL coaching unemployment. All three Florida teams are presently undergoing searches.

One of the foremost experts on Japanese organized crime is Jake Adelstein, who grew up on a farm in Missouri, worked as the only American on the crime beat for Japan’s largest newspaper, and currently lives in central Tokyo under police protection. Japanese police protection means that the . . . (Subscription required.)

The bank has been trading at a discount and has strong prospects.

Well, now you can! And all for the very reasonable price of $61,000! That's right, in honor of the centenary of the Titanic's 1912 sinking, Deep Ocean Expeditions are now offering the public the opportunity to see the wreckage of the iconic ocean liner, and so far, a London banker and doctor from Missouri have [...]

Four people were treated at a Westside fitness club after someoen discharged pepper spray in the facility. The patients were treated and released on scene after the incident at The Sports Club/LA on Sepulveda Boulevard and Missouri Avenue Friday afternoon.

Walmart and Supervalu have removed Enfamil, a popular brand of infant formula, from thousands of stores after a Missouri infant who consumed the product died.

After one baby died and another one was stricken with a rare infection, officials in Missouri are testing infant formula to see if it might be ...

Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) shares fell 15% in midday trading after Wal-Mart (WMT) pulled  a batch of the company’s Enfamil baby formula following the death of an infant who had eaten the formula. The baby, who lived in Missouri, tested positive for Cronobacter, a bacteria that is extremely dangerous to babies. Mead Johnson said that [...]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Fresh off its first loss of the season against UNLV and with No. 9 Missouri looming on Thursday, Illinois could have used an easy win against Cornell....

Wang Jiarui, visiting head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, held talks on Wednesday with Missouri Governor.

It appears winners of the Miss Missouri USA title have a gift for getting to the wedding altar with well-known pro athletes.

American singer Andy Williams tells fans he has cancer of the bladder, at a concert in his hometown of Branson, Missouri.