Russia-backed separatists claimed they captured a railway hub city in eastern Ukraine as Moscow’s forces pushed to gain more ground Friday by pounding another Ukrainian-held area where authorities say 1,500 people have died since the start of the war.
A Leavenworth man who is charged with second-degree murder in connection to a shooting last week will undergo an evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial. A judge ordered the evaluation of Ryan C.
Dear Amy: My son and his girlfriend just announced their plans to marry this year. It is the first marriage for both of them and we couldn't be happier.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was quick to react to this week’s carnage at a Texas elementary school, sending a tweet listing the gun control measures the Democratic-controlled state has taken. He finished with: “Your turn Congress.”
Capri Isidoro broke down in tears in the office of a lactation consultant. The mother of two had been struggling to breastfeed her 1-month-old daughter ever since she was born, when the hospital gave the baby formula first without consulting her on her desire to breastfeed.
Castroneves lost his first battle for position in the parking lot of Global Preparatory Academy, a dual language school located less than 10 minutes from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He’d been to the school before, knew he was supposed to park in an alley around back and knew he’d lead passenger Romain Grosjean through a cafeteria door into their appearance.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes controlled long stretches of play, stayed aggressive and even got a breakthrough in a twomonth struggle on the power play.
To the editor: In an April 29 letter to the editor, the writer introduced county readers to the upcoming August vote on Kansas bills SCR1602 and HCR5003, approved by both houses of the Kansas Legislature in support of an amendment to the Bill of Rights of the Kansas state constitution. This amendment, now commonly called the “Value Them Both” (VTB) amendment, would ensure that Kansas lawmakers can define, regulate and ultimately oversee abortion in all its aspects in the state of Kansas.
This letter is in response to Mr. Howards’ remarks regarding politics and churches in the May 12 issue of the Times. Mr. Howards says that we should take a deep look into the Bible and locate chapter and verse where it condemns abortion. Here is your answer Mr. Howards: “Thou shall not kill.”
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson shimmied his way to 32 points and the Golden State Warriors advanced to their sixth NBA Finals in the past eight seasons by beating the Dallas Mavericks 120-110 in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.