LOS ANGELES — Standing before her bathroom mirror, Elnaz Rahimpour fluffed her curly hair before braiding the tendrils into four pieces. She reached for the scissors and cut each dark lock with tears in her…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — This year’s Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to French author Annie Ernaux. Ernaux, 82, was cited for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and…

BANGKOK (AP) — A former policeman facing a drug charge burst into a day care center in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing dozens of preschoolers and teachers before shooting more people as he fled in…

John Knorp removed all the Tylenol products from his shelves this morning at Knorp Drug as did pharmacists at Iola Pharmacy. Cyanide-contaminated Extra-Strength Tylenol is being linked to five deaths. The product has been recalled…

Scientific understanding is challenging the conventional wisdom about hunger — now framing it as a scourge that afflicts not only people who get too few calories, but also those who consume mostly sugar and refined…

Just when you’re ready to swear off politics, someone gives you pause.  That would be Chris Mann, the Democrat running for Kansas Attorney General, who is “turning my pain into purpose,” in his first-time quest…

LaHarpe PRIDE members Danny Ware Jr., left, and Harry Lee Jr. affix wires to several pieces of rebar Wednesday. The rebar will be used as reinforcement for concrete bases at the LaHarpe City Park to…

TOPEKA — In November, six of Kansas’ seven Supreme Court judges are up for retention votes, and two constitutional amendments will be decided. Advocacy groups say these choices on the November ballot offer voters an…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea flew 12 warplanes near its border with South Korea on Thursday, prompting the South to scramble 30 military aircraft in response, Seoul officials said. The highly unusual incident…