ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Jon Gruden was welcomed back to Oakland as a returning hero when he got hired for his second stint as coach of the Raiders. There was a party he hosted for…

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra might want to consider naming its next album “Songs in the Key of A” — as in airport, abandoned and Amsterdam. The renowned orchestra very nearly missed the…

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in said in a statement Wednesday that the countries planned to jointly bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics. At…

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The leaders of North and South Korea announced a wide range of agreements today which they said was a major step toward peace on the Korean Peninsula. But the premier…

The Iola Middle School Pony football team just keeps winning. After a 22-12 win for the seventh grade and a 36-0 win for the eighth grade on Thursday over Fort Scott, the Ponies hosted Osawatomie…

There were no helicopter rides, powered parachute trips, or even a visit to a local fishing hole for Floy Nelson this week. Nevertheless, Floy’s 100th birthday was jam-packed with special moments with scores of family…

Democratic congressional candidate Paul Davis hosted a round-table discussion with a dozen area health care professionals Thursday in Pittsburg. Davis, who is locked in a neck and neck contest with political rookie Steve Watkins (R-Topeka)…

BEIJING (AP) — China today announced a tariff hike on $60 billion of U.S. products in response to President Donald Trump’s latest duty increase in a dispute over Beijing’s technology policy. The announcement followed a…

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt acknowledges that a multi-state attack on the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, could wipe out some popular consumer protections. But, Schmidt said, he believes Congress will step in to preserve…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are forging ahead with plans for a Senate hearing they had hoped to avoid on a woman’s claims that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were high schoolers, hoping to…