Month: November 2024

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump put billionaire Elon Musk on the line with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when the Ukrainian leader called to congratulate the incoming U.S. president, according to a Ukrainian official with…

I take solace in the various reasons Americans overwhelmingly voted for President-elect Donald Trump. Yes, he’s a deeply flawed individual, they say, but they think he’s best suited to address the American economy, immigration, or…

Although KUMC professor Karen Weis never dreamed that she would be doing maternity care, that all changed after she was commissioned into the Air Force the day after graduating nursing school. She grew passionate about…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday’s election and lost on three. The losses are the first on statewide reproductive rights ballot measures anywhere in the…

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that students eligible for free or reduced price school meals cannot be charged processing fees beginning in 2027. School districts currently work with processing companies…

When water mixes with dirt it becomes mud, tons of mud, the kind of mud that, in the wake of flash floods on Oct. 29 and 30, has turned the Spanish region of València into…

“These females have served their country. They deserve the respect and honor that we give the men,” said U.S. Army veteran Terri Yetzbacher at Thursday evening’s women in military program at the Iola Public Library. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has already appointed three Supreme Court justices. In his second term, he could well have a chance to name two more, creating a high court with a Trump-appointed majority that…

Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change fuels droughts, storms and other hardships,…

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Donald Trump’s biggest European fan, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, predicted on Friday that a new U.S. administration under Trump will cease providing support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s…