The mother of Russia’s top opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that she has seen her son’s body and that she is resisting strong pressure by authorities to agree to a secret burial outside the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Tuesday it is preparing additional “major sanctions” on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death last week in an Arctic penal colony. National Security Adviser Jake…

(AP) — Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia’s…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nine children were among 22 people hit by gunfire in a shooting at the end of Wednesday’s parade to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win, authorities said, as…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal who put himself in harm’s way to protect students during a school shooting earlier this month died Sunday, a funeral home confirmed. Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home &…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The family of a 22-year-old woman who died in an apartment fire in Wichita after mistakes by the 911 dispatch center believes the center has “systemic issues,” and the local firefighters…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. She was 93. O’Connor died in…

The recent passing of first lady Rosalynn Carter also brings to a close the 77-year love story with husband former President Jimmy Carter.It was a model marriage in the sense that they regarded each other…

Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an earlier article. An attempt to serve a warrant at an Iola residence ended with a man’s death from a self-inflicted gunshot.  The incident lasted several hours…

ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter was being memorialized Tuesday with classical music and beloved hymns, some of her favorite Biblical passages, and a rare gathering of all living U.S. first ladies and multiple presidents, including…