SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A $13.5 billion settlement between victims of California’s catastrophic wildfires and the utility blamed for causing them was supposed to bring some peace and hope to people still reeling from the…

Mars may look dry and dusty from the outside, but it has a surprisingly vibrant inner life, according to new findings from NASA’s quake-hunting InSight mission. The lander, which touched down on the red planet…

ROME (AP) — After months in a Rome jail, a pair of boyhood pals from California went on trial Wednesday, accused of murdering an Italian policeman during a summer vacation in Italy. The Carabinieri paramilitary…

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals doled out lavish perks for top U.S. employees who hit or beat sales goals for prescription opioids and other drugs: six-figure bonuses and a chance to snag a coveted “President’s Club” award, which…

Small businesses in Kansas have a distinct competitive disadvantage, and the Legislature should act in this session to make Kansas tax policy consistent with other states. Last year’s Wayfair decision from the U.S. Supreme Court…

NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 22 people were killed and 189 injured in three days of clashes in New Delhi that coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump’s first state visit to India, with the…

If women and girls in this country are making any progress on shattering the negative stereotypes of what they can do in mathematics and engineering, they have Katherine Johnson to thank for helping to pave…

BUFFALO — Good things are coming in threes for Marmaton Valley High School’s Forensics team. Marmaton Valley picked up its third consecutive Three Rivers League championship over the weekend in various competitive speaking and acting…

LAWRENCE — Clara Boyd, a sophomore at the University of Kansas and 2018 graduate of Marmaton Valley High School,  has been named one of 30 University Scholars at KU. Scholars receive a $1,500 scholarship and…

Before EPA officials get their hands dirty cleaning up the site of a new elementary school, they want to talk it over with USD 257 administrators.  “They consider this a very high profile project and…