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Kansas social work advocate loses job in national restructure

TOPEKA — A national organization supporting social workers restructured, stripping Kansas of its local executive director and leaving a long-time system advocate without a job. Becky Fast, who has led the Kansas chapter of the National Association of Social Workers since 2017, was let go ...

Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first-degree murder charge

WASHINGTON — Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announced Friday. Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24 were ...

Long-awaited $3.6B in heating assistance released to states and tribes

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Approximately $3.6 billion in delayed funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, was released Friday to states and tribes, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association. The federal funding for LIHEAP, which helps millions ...