Medicaid expansion has been a hot topic over the past decade. Despite many states across the country expanding their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act, Kansas has yet to do so. According to the…

They believed her. A jury of ordinary New Yorkers, including a janitor, an employee of a high school, a public library and a health care facility, believed that E. Jean Carroll was sexually abused by…

At a time when the Biden administration has its hands full trying to reverse Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and manage a U.S.-China relationship stuck in the doldrums, America’s vast, lethal counterterrorism machine continues to be…

The American Psychological Association has issued its first advisory on social media use in adolescence. What’s most striking in its data-based recommendations is how little we really know about how these apps affect our kids.…

As spring gives way to summer, nature’s treasure chest awakens. Earth’s biological wealth sprouts, blooms and clamors. These contents once blanketed the landscape with a thin, life-sustaining fabric, the biosphere. But human activity has contributed…

It’s time to start worrying about the debt ceiling. The federal government is careening toward its borrowing credit limit, beyond which the Treasury won’t be able to pay all its bills. The consequences could be…

According to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the United States government will default on its national debt by June 1 if Congress does not act to raise the country’s $31 trillion national debt limit. Late last…

A dozen years ago I was so intrigued with Larry Manes’s flashy wardrobe that I invited myself to his and wife Nelda Cuppy’s home in Moran to learn what was behind it. She was.  Nelda…

NBA stars are known for their highflying feats on the court. Now, they might just be high. Reports have suggested the new tentative contract between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association might do…

They waited ’til the midnight hour, almost, it was the evening of the final day of the 2023 legislative session when lawmakers compromised on school funding and school choice voucher bills.  Republicans, Democrats, legislators from…