The U.S. women’s national soccer team is no stranger to winning — yet this week’s victory closing the gender pay gap between the squad and its male counterpart must taste especially sweet. The battle was…

The West — the United States, its NATO allies, and a few other nations — have greatly aided Ukraine in its heroic resistance to the Russian invasion, now in its 11th week. Washington and its…

Even as America topped a million coronavirus deaths on Monday, congressional Republicans continued playing games with vaccine funding, holding it up over an unrelated immigration debate. The same short-sighted politics are also preventing the U.S.…

With no explanation, the Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a state district judge’s ruling that the new state and congressional voting maps violate the state constitution for being overly partisan. In the ruling, the…

Only days ago, Russian foreign ministry officials were warning Finland about “retaliation” if its leaders applied to join NATO. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev spouted dire nuclear threats, and many Western pundits warned about the…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A prolonged road rage incident involving two vehicles led to a shootout in a Lawrence grocery store parking lot that killed two men, police there said. The incident happened Tuesday night…

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for jobless aid last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits is at a 53-year low. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 21,000 to 218,000 for…

All A Honor Roll Third grade Kahleeya Blackwell, Ryan Cress, Bethany Croisant, Grace Cunningham, Morgan Hencey, Hunter Hurt, Kenady Lucke, Quinn Miller, Mason Mueller, Taitum Ryan, Brock Schomaker, Kyleigh Thomas, Kale Weber, Azahlynn Wilkerson Fourth…

On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets — one silver, one white — sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina. The…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flanked by the leaders of Finland and Sweden, President Joe Biden forcefully supported their applications to join NATO on Thursday as Russia’s war in the heart of Europe challenges the continent’s security.…