Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a child care center where they read to preschoolers and led a singalong. The meeting comes as Mamdani, a democratic socialist who marked his 100th day in office just over a week ago, is also ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The only thing standing between President Donald Trump and his revenge on Indiana state senators are people like Julie Wise. She's 48 years old, works at a hospital, describes herself as a conservative and voted for Trump in the last election. But that doesn't mean ...
It's 5:45 a.m. at Lawrence's Solid Waste facility, and the noise would wake anyone up. “You haven’t seen all the people yet,” says Mike Lawless, deputy director of Lawrence’s Municipal Services and Operations, as dozens and dozens of workers in yellow gear chatter and get ready for ...
A trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the U.S. on Saturday after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees and rendered rural roads impassable with debris. No deaths were reported following Friday's storms, which barreled ...
Heather Coates of the United Way of Kaw Valley knows there are so many nonprofit groups in the community that do amazing work. But she also knows it can be difficult for people in need of assistance to figure out where to turn. Coates and the United Way are working to make that process ...
Lawrence police officers arrested a man overnight who said he killed his grandmother by strangling her, according to a news release from the department. Officers were dispatched to a home just southwest of Clinton Parkway and Crestline Drive a little before 2 a.m. Saturday. Dispatchers told ...
