WASHINGTON (AP) — With no clear strategy, no sure support and not much time left to prevent a government shutdown, Speaker Kevin McCarthy nevertheless vowed on Wednesday he would not give up trying to convince his colleagues…

Allen County commissioners said they had “a very positive meeting” with Iola leaders regarding ambulance service negotiations Wednesday morning. Afterwards, Iola officials announced the City Council was going to gather for a special meeting  of…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian delegations met for talks today amid high hopes but low expectations for any diplomatic breakthrough, after Moscow unleashed the biggest land war in Europe since World War II…

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — With just 3½ days left until Major League Baseball’s deadline for a deal that would ensure a 162-game season, negotiators met for the fifth straight day during a week with no…

BERLIN (AP) — Diplomats negotiating in Vienna to revive Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have paused after five days of talks to consult with their governments and will reconvene next week, officials said…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans revived negotiations over President Joe Biden’s sweeping investment plan, preparing a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal that would be funded with COVID-19 relief money as a counteroffer to the White House…

Iola’s contract to provide emergency medical services to the county is likely to be extended a year under the terms of the current pact. City Council members agreed to extend the contract after Interim City…

Going into Monday evening’s town hall meeting at Allen Community College, several groups are hoping to partner with the school as it plans to build a new activity center. The meeting will be an opportunity…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man who claims he was banished from Kansas as a condition of a plea deal could be allowed back in the state under an agreement reached Monday, although a county…

The world may be heading for an even greater oversupply of oil, and that possibility — which could drive down fuel and energy prices — is hanging over members of the OPEC cartel as they…