AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NASCAR on Friday dismissed the sentiment that this weekend’s championship finale lacks the pizzazz and star power of a major event. The final four — Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw had left shoulder surgery Friday and anticipates being sidelined until next summer. The 35-year-old in a social media post wrote the surgery with Dodgers head…

Dear Carolyn: A good friend I have known since college, 20 years ago, recently started dating a woman who is about 15 years younger than he is. While that age difference is relatively significant, the…

LOS ANGELES — The World Series is over. Shohei Ohtani is officially a free agent. What now? It’s the root question many around baseball — fans, reporters and pundits alike — will ponder until the…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tens of thousands Texas Rangers fans lined up and stacked dozens deep in some areas along a 2-mile route near the team’s ballpark for a parade Friday to celebrate the franchise’s…

Health care reform legislation won’t be enacted “anytime soon,” Sen. Nancy Kassebaum told Iola area residents Saturday night at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. Kassebaum spoke at the Allen County Farm Bureau meeting. “It’s such…

Those who argue that helping our allies means it shortchanges Americans, are misguided. In defending her vote against sending aid to Israel, firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, said she doesn’t believe using “Americans’ hard…

After several weeks of publishing profiles on candidates and covering the issues on next Tuesday’s ballot, our election preview coverage concludes today. I admire our news team’s work. We reached out to dozens of candidates…

A number of local races will be decided Tuesday, most notably a countywide vote on whether to approve a $9.95 million renovation to the Allen County Courthouse. On top of the courthouse vote, Iolans will…

Sometimes, fate lends a hand. Leonardo Lee came to Kansas about four years ago, ready to make a living by serving hibachi and sushi cuisine. Lee was living in New York, working with his brother,…