PONGARA NATIONAL PARK, Gabon (AP) — Loss of habitat and poaching have made African forest elephants a critically endangered species. Yet the dense forests of sparsely populated Gabon in the Congo River Basin remain a…

The U.S. government will pay drugmaker Pfizer $5.29 billion for 10 million treatment courses of its potential COVID-19 treatment if regulators authorize it, the nation’s largest purchase agreement yet for a coronavirus therapy. Pfizer asked…

Jonathon Goering is laying the ground to bring a land bank to Allen County. To get started, county commissioners gave Goering, economic development director for Thrive Allen County, permission to explore a framework for a…

Jacob Chansley, better known as the “QAnon Shaman,” was sentenced to 41 months in prison Wednesday afternoon for his role in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. A former actor, Chansley knew how…

We asked readers to channel their inner Carolyn Hax and answer this question. Some of the best responses are below. Dear Carolyn: I hate large parties and gatherings in which I have to mingle with…

Iola Rotarians have successfully kept tons of recyclable materials out of the Allen County Landfill over the past 26 years. The effort — which started solely with paper, but eventually expanded to include cardboard, plastic,…

Annual deaths from drug overdoses in the U.S. topped 100,000 for the first time, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, a harrowing statistic as the nation continues to cope with the…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — All Kansas adults who had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are now eligible for booster shots.  Gov. Laura Kelly announced the expansion of eligibility Wednesday, two days before an influential U.S.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week to a pandemic low of 268,000. U.S. jobless claims dipped by 1,000 last week from the week before,…

The area saw a lot of great football this season and with it came a lot of great performances by local players. While no area teams will be bringing home state championships, the competition was…