GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The world’s top carbon polluters, China and the United States, agreed Wednesday to increase their cooperation and speed up action to rein in climate-damaging emissions, signaling a mutual effort on global…

“A world of zero risk is not a world in which American diplomacy can deliver,” U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken said as he introduced his plan for modernizing American diplomacy at the Foreign Service…

A high school musical version of “The Little Mermaid” just sounds like a lot of fun. Colorful costumes. Catchy show tunes. Dramatic fight scenes. Glitter. Quirky sidekicks. A love story for the ages. And one…

DETROIT (AP) — After making a promise on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 4.5 million shares of the electric car maker’s stock, raising over $5 billion. The sales, disclosed in 10 regulatory…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, whose son Beau was an Iraq war veteran, is using his first Veterans Day in office to announce an effort to better understand, treat and identify medical conditions suffered…

PECK, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old is getting ready to graduate from Washburn University’s School of Law in Topeka.  Braxton Moral’s parents have long known he was gifted. He skipped fourth grade and then took…

KENOSHA, WIS. — Kyle Rittenhouse broke down sobbing Wednesday as he testified at his murder trial, telling the jurors he felt trapped in the moments before he fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum. “I was cornered,” he…

As a young student, Amber Jewell held on to Fridays because that was the day school cooks distributed extra biscuits at lunch. “I was always so hungry and that gesture really impacted me as an…

Local youngsters ages 5-11 are now eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Department Director Rebecca Johnson announced Wednesday parents can begin scheduling vaccinations for their children by calling the local health…

HUMBOLDT — Sunflower Quilters Guild members will meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Humboldt United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 806 N. Ninth St.  The board meeting leads the activities at 9:30, followed by the…