KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — On a day of give and take, Western nations made more pledges to send arms to Ukraine while the European Union’s full ban on Russian coal imports kicked in Thursday amid…

BEIRUT (AP) — A hostage standoff in which a gunman demanded a Beirut bank let him withdraw his trapped savings so that he could pay his father’s medical bills ended seven hours later with the…

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Today’s hyper-transmissible strain of the COVID-19 virus has sent cases soaring across the country. But rising deaths — the grim marker of earlier dangerous surges — haven’t kept pace, and the…

Telexistence Inc. and FamilyMart Co. are rolling out a fleet of AI-driven robots to restock shelves in 300 convenience stores across Japan. The robot arms are designed to replenish drinks in refrigerators and are now…

A massive cloud of Saharan Desert dust that spent a week crossing the Atlantic is being blamed for changes in the skies off South Carolina and Georgia in recent days. The cloud first hit the…

TOPEKA — Federal prosecutors acting on disclosures of a whistleblower moved to seize $700,000 in a civil asset forfeiture case alleging a former information technology employee defrauded Saint Francis Ministries of millions of dollars while…

U.S. average retail gasoline prices fell below $4 a gallon to the lowest level since early March, according to data from AAA. In Kansas, the average price is $3.611. Prices were at $3.99 figures released…

James “Jim” Neil, 69, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas.  Jim was born Jan. 19, 1953, to Robert Eugene and Mary Elaine (Burns) Neil in Fort Worth. Jim…

WASHINGTON (AP) — After decades of inaction in the face of escalating natural disasters and sustained global warming, Congress hopes to make clean energy so cheap in all aspects of life that it’s nearly irresistible.…

HUMBOLDT — Downtown Humboldt promises to be foamier, more rollicking and wetter than ever Saturday. Water Wars returns with activities for folks of all ages starting at 11 a.m. with the water battle parade, in…