The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and other members have been charged with seditious conspiracy for what federal prosecutors say was a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory, authorities said Monday.
New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, making the state one of the first to enact a major gun control initiative following a wave of deadly mass shootings.
If Donovan Atterberry thought about abortion at all as a young man, it was perhaps with some vague discomfort, or a memory of the anti-abortion protesters outside the clinic that he would pass on his way to the park as a child.
When leaders gather at the Summit of the Americas this week, the focus is likely to veer from policy issues — migration, climate change and galloping inflation — and instead shift to something Hollywood thrives on: the drama of the red carpet.
Bill Robinson (left) and Ron Dixon (right) provide entertainment and great music with Timeless Soul and Classics at the Senior Picnic. A fun time was had by all at our annual Senior Picnic on May 13th; commemorating Older Americans Month.
Lansing City Council members approved a ward boundary update Thursday that is in keeping with U.S. Census Bureau guidelines.
Two men from Leavenworth are running for the Kansas State Board of Education. Democrat Jeff Howards and Republican Danny Zeck are candidates for the state school board’s 1st District.
• The Leavenworth City Commission will not meet today. City commissioners typically meet on Tuesdays but no meeting is planned for this week.
When D-Day veterans set foot on the Normandy beaches and other World War II sites, they express a mix of joy and sadness. Joy at seeing the gratitude and friendliness of the French toward those who landed on June 6, 1944. Sadness as they think of their fallen comrades and of another battle now being waged in Europe: the war in Ukraine.
Recent blooms of a yellow peony bush and black hollyhocks are shown in the garden of Carol and Gary Russell in Lansing. Photographs by Carol Russell Do you have a photo to share with the Times? Email the photo and information to MRountree@cherryroad.com .