In an ideal world, when a person falls ill, there’s a support system to help pull them through. Charlie Murphey lives in that world. On Jan. 12, he tested positive for COVID-19. Four days later,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wages and benefits for U.S. workers grew slowly this summer as employers sought to hold the line on pay gains in the midst of the pandemic.  U.S. workers’ total compensation rose 0.5%…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas collected nearly $73 million more in taxes than expected in September, suggesting that its economy is bouncing back faster than the state had initially anticipated, though officials still warned Thursday…

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — People in China are back to buying German luxury cars. Europe’s assembly lines are accelerating. Now the global economy is waiting for the United States to get its coronavirus outbreak under…

The aversion of many Americans to wearing a thin piece of cloth across their faces is restraining an already-shaky economic rebound. In Texas, the second most-populous state and a hotspot of the resurgent COVID-19, Republican…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month, yet still remained far short…

TOPEKA — Kansas Governor Laura Kelly will visit the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump Wednesday. The two leaders are scheduled to talk about a variety of coronavirus related topics, KSNW reported.…

It’s been a trying few weeks for Kimmee Garnica, one of the first known COVID-19 patients in the region. The Chanute woman was sent home from work at Russell Stover Candies in Iola March 23…

BALTIMORE (AP) — President Donald Trump has been telling voters that the U.S. economy will leap back to life “like a rocket,”  stronger than ever after its bout with the coronavirus. But there is a…