A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive operation searched early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the…

BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday called comments by U.S. President Joe Biden referring to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator “extremely absurd and irresponsible,” as a new rift threatened to upset tentative efforts…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two years after a former Gettysburg College student finally saw charges filed over her 2013 campus sexual assault, the man suspected of sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I raped…

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon was sued Wednesday by Federal Trade Commission for what it called a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to…

PARIS (AP) — A strong explosion hit a building in Paris’ Left Bank on Wednesday, leaving at least 16 injured and igniting a fire that sent smoke soaring over city monuments and prompted the evacuation…

OSWEGO — A bridge spanning the Neosho River south of Oswego sustained minor damage after somebody set fire to logs and limbs caught on one of the bridge’s pilings Saturday night. The Parsons Sun reported…

The Iola A Indians came from behind to sweep Independence at home Tuesday night.  The Indians (10-6) were helped out in game one by a Drake Weir two-run single to center field to score the…

TOPEKA — Approximately 100 letters targeting Republican legislators and public officials that contain a suspicious white powder had been received as of Sunday. While the powder has not been identified, a Kansas Bureau of Investigation…

BURLINGTON — Iola’s AA Indians escaped with one win against Burlington Tuesday night. The Indians (12-4) held off a five-run surge from the Wildcats in the second inning of game one and came up with…

Local baseball and softball athletes were recently recognized by Sports in Kansas, an online site. Baseball Iola Senior Jarrett Herrmann took Class 4A All-State First Team honors for his role at third base and on…