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This little electric car made history. 25 years ago, GM stopped making it

The EV1 was the first modern, mass-produced electric vehicle from a major automaker — pioneering some technologies you can still find in today's EVs. But the model was controversial, and short-lived.

Students at Principia College splash water on a Mastodon skeleton Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, at the campus in Elsah, Illinois.

'Dramatic way to go': Lightning likely killed mastodon found on Principia College campus

Students and faculty at the Elsah, Illinois, college concluded the excavation of the mastodon’s skull on Thursday. A college staff member found the ancient creature’s remains in 2022 by accident.

Don't think you're photogenic? Surprise yourself with these tried-and-true techniques

A model and a posing coach share poses, postures and facial expressions to help you take your best photo yet. Give them a try and let us know how they go!

At Miami's Art Basel fair, elephants and a buried ship are bringing out the locals

Rising from the sand on Miami Beach are what appear to be the sails of a buried Spanish galleon. It's a piece created by Tlingit/Unangax artist Nicholas Galanin.

France's toppled government adds to the European Union's bigger political problems

The political instability in France — and simultaneously in Germany, where the governing coalition collapsed a month ago — could have wide-ranging consequences.

A farmer harvests a soybean field, October 17, 2020. USDA/FPAC photo by Preston Keres

Farm groups say producers need a new farm bill, but many expect another extension as time runs out

The clock is ticking for Congress to address the expired farm bill. Several groups are urging lawmakers to get an updated bill to the finish line before the end of the year.

Liz Graznak sets up Happy Hollows Farms booth at Columbia Farmers Market, Saturday Sept. 14, 2024. Liz wears a bright orange shirt and an orange baseball cap. She's leaning over a wooden crate, reaching for produce to put in small bins for display.

You get what you pay for: Customers must weigh sustainability against food costs

Farmers say higher prices are essential to grow food that’s good for the environment.

An unknown infant was rushed to a Gaza hospital. A nurse gave her a name, and a home

The newborn, found by rescuers after an Israeli attack, was rushed to a hospital. Nurse Amal Abu Khatleh gave her the name Malak, meaning angel. She is raising the baby until relatives can be found.

Sam and Marilyn Fox at Variety the Children's Charity of St. Louis 80th anniversary gala at Peabody Opera House in St. Louis on April 28, 2012. Fox became widely known as U.S. ambassador to Belgium. Former President George W. Bush named the businessman and philanthropist to the role at age 80 in 2007.

Sam Fox, St. Louis entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as a U.S. ambassador, dies at 95

Fox founded the Harbour Group, was a donor to St. Louis educational and cultural institutions and served as a U.S. ambassador to Belgium.

Steel moves through the production process as it is thinned and then coiled at U.S. Steel.

Granite City plant could be responsible for 6 to 11 premature deaths annually, report finds

Industrious Labs, a Washington D.C.-based climate advocacy nonprofit, found that SunCoke Energy’s Metro East facility, located adjacent to Granite City Works, could be responsible for $87 million to $161 million in total health costs every year.

Governor-elect Mike Kehoe stops by the State Board of Education meeting Tuesday.

Missouri lowers GPA requirement for teacher certification

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education believes that lowering a GPA requirement for teachers will improve teacher recruitment and retention without reducing educator quality.

Once an elf, now a hottie: A brief history of Santa Claus

New advertisements from Target depict Santa Claus as fit and ruggedly handsome. We explore the many faces of Santa Claus with Christmas historian Bruce Forbes.

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