Congress looks poised to avoid a futile government shutdown and more political melodrama, which is no small miracle in narrowly divided Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson deserves credit for cutting a deal to fund the…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution supporting “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, calling the measure ambiguous and saying it was not…

TOPEKA — Republican lawmakers on Thursday brought a Medicaid expansion bill to a halt, after one day of discussion, 900 testimonies in support of expansion and dozens of statewide rallies held by Kansans desperate for…

(AP) — Police on Thursday arrested two white supremacist gang members — an Idaho prison inmate and the accomplice who helped him escape — following an attack on corrections officers at a Boise hospital, and…

Tony Hoffman had a lot of questions as a child. His search for answers would lead him down a difficult path, from drug addiction to armed robbery to prison and, ultimately, toward redemption. After a…

LAWRENCE — Inmates in jail in Douglas County who are accused of crimes but unable to stand trial because of mental health struggles may soon receive needed care much sooner. That would allow them to…

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, said Friday she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Her condition was disclosed in a video message recorded on Wednesday and broadcast Friday, coming after weeks of…

UNIONTOWN — Crest High didn’t let the disappointment of a pair of losses in its season-opener linger for long. The Lancers, who fell twice to Iola on Tuesday, were back on the baseball diamond Thursday…

UNIONTOWN — Struggles at the plate and in the field spelled trouble for Crest High’s softball team Thursday. The Lady Lancers were shut down by Uniontown pitcher Addison Hall in the opener, going hitless over…

Late rallies by Kansas City Kansas spelled all the difference in the world for Allen Community College Thursday. Kansas City turned it on in the late innings of both games of their doubleheader, turning a…