Royal Caribbean has partnered with the U.S. Department of State to send a cruise ship to Israel to rescue Americans who have not been able to leave the country. Royal Caribbean Group CEO Jason Liberty…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam, Kyiv officials said Monday, as the Kremlin’s war entered…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year — dropping to about the same level as before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — but property crimes rose substantially, according to…

Dear editor, Today, as I gathered up my carefully cleaned and sorted recycle items, I drove 14 miles to the Allen County Recycling center in Iola to discover that it is no longer open, due…

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in Gaza faced collapse Monday as water, power and medicine neared depletion, and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians searched for dwindling food supplies while Israel maintained punishing airstrikes in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal voting Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Electing Jordan,…

Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died. She was 76. Somers had…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High didn’t let the sting of its first defeat of the season linger. The Cubs bounced back in a big way Friday, steamrolling visiting Cherryvale 66-0. The win lifts Humboldt’s record to…

Iola High wasn’t about to let a little Friday the 13th hijinx ruin its night. Despite losing two early fumbles — both of which resulted in Prairie View touchdowns — the Mustangs were able to…

Iola’s policies regarding past-due utility payments sparked Georgia Masterson to run for City Council. Masterson is  co-founder and interim executive director of Humanity House, a non-profit that helps impoverished residents through a number of means,…