Over the years, some of the cast of the 1996 sci-fi action movie Independence Day has died. Here are the cast members who have passed away.

Students returned to Nowlin Middle School in Independence for the first day of school in 2022, amid a metro-wide teacher shortage. The following year, the Independence School District adopted a ...

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The alien invasion subgenre of science fiction took root in Hollywood in the mid-20th century, with some of the earliest ...

India has sent in its largest-ever contingent of 117 athletes across 16 diverse sports disciplines to the Paris Olympics, ...

Few politicians have had the roller-coaster career that Alexander Downer did, from being born into the establishment, ...

Truman High School teacher Shelley Lauber addresses the Independence School Board in 2022 ahead of their vote on a four-day school week. A new Missouri law requires certain school districts to get ...

Some of the best lines in '90s country can be found in these three songs. Revisit these classic country songs for a dose of nostalgia.

The country’s longest-serving leader ordered the ‘ruthless, state-led crackdown’ on protesters and faces extradition from ...

The show wasn’t an obvious draw for a Bengali immigrant and her teenage son. But the characters’ needs were things we needed, too.

The tech-induced selloff across global stocks accelerated on Tuesday and soft U.S. labor market indicators also weighed on ...

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteer has released the results of its 30th season, which engaged 1,996 unique volunteers to steward ...