ROME (AP) — The first three months of 2023 were the deadliest first quarter in six years for migrants crossing the central Mediterranean Sea in smugglers’ boats, the U.N. migration agency reported Wednesday, citing nations’…

EUREKA — It was a fun night to watch baseball as a fan of the Humboldt High baseball team.  The Cubs (10-0) needed only six innings and two games to take down Eureka on the…

Dear editor, We have recently moved to this area and were so excited about the opportunities for living in a community that supports our disabled adults.  I was shocked to see that at Easter the…

I was born in Kansas but lived in Boston for many years. When the Red Sox were in town, I’d take my kids to Fenway Park early so we could watch batting practice. There’s no…

PLEASANTON — Marmaton Valley, Crest and Southern Coffey County High Schools met at the Pleasanton High School Invitational on Tuesday. The three area schools fielded a dozen athletes who came in first place in their…

MEMPHIS — In January, my former high school classmate Larry Thorn was shot dead. Larry was sweet and beloved and a coach and secretary at a Shelby County, Tenn., middle school when he was killed…

PITTSBURG — The Iola High golf team teed off in Pittsburg Tuesday.  Juniors Xander Sellman and Chris Holloway led the pack while freshmen Brennen Coffield and Baron Folk represented the team’s younger side of the…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Commissioners in Memphis are scheduled to decide whether to return a Black Democrat to the Republican-led Tennessee House.  Justin Pearson and a colleague were kicked out of the Legislature last Thursday…

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Northern Ireland must “not go back” to the violence that scarred it for years before a U.S.-brokered peace deal 25 years ago, nudging politicians…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and food providing some relief to households that have struggled under the weight of surging prices. Yet prices are still rising fast…