WICHITA — An elementary school in south Wichita was locked down Monday morning after a man allegedly shot his wife while they were dropping off kids. The shooting happened just outside Cessna Elementary School near…

TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas put 5,600 miles on his truck visiting constituents during the August congressional break, and the Republican carried a message of despair about the agriculture economy back to…

NEW YORK — President Biden used his final address to the U.N. General Assembly to hail global peacemaking efforts on Tuesday even as Israel clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza and Russia’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles in a military aid package totaling about $375 million, U.S. officials…

BERUIT — Lebanese health authorities on Tuesday raised the death toll from two days of Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah militants to 558. Palestinian officials in Gaza, meanwhile, said new Israeli strikes killed at least two…

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is chiding GOP nominee Donald Trump for not agreeing to another presidential debate before voting ends Nov. 5, though he doesn’t appear inclined to change his mind. “Let’s have…

WASHINGTON — The United States is planning to ban specific components from Russia and China used for the production of connected and autonomous vehicles, the Commerce Department said on Monday, amid fears that cyberattacks could…

BOSTON — Hundreds of current and former national security experts have signed onto a letter endorsing the election of Kamala Harris in 2024, citing a need for “serious leadership” over “vengeful impulsiveness.” In a letter…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane watches were issued for parts of Cuba and Mexico on Monday as a cluster of storms located south of the Cayman Islands is expected to strengthen into a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending additional troops to the Middle East during a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional…