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Moran, Marshall travel to Europe for NATO briefings amid invasion of Ukraine

TOPEKA — U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are part of a bipartisan 10-member entourage of senators traveling to Poland and Germany to gather information about NATO and the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, the Iowa Republican leading the delegation, ...

Kansan embarks on risky journey to retrieve sister’s kids from Ukraine

Topeka — Oksana Seitz left Kansas on Tuesday with plans to travel to Romania and return with her Ukrainian sister’s two children by persuading embassy officials to expedite visas — or, if necessary, by taking the kids to Mexico and slipping across the U.S. border on foot. The daring ...

Near-threatened maned wolves have 4 pups; father wolf is from Kansas zoo

NEW ORLEANS — Near-threatened maned wolves brought to New Orleans to breed have done just that, and are rearing four puppies, the Audubon Zoo announced Thursday. Three are black and one is silver, but they'll mature to their parents' coloration — red coats shading to black on muzzles and ...

Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson, first Black woman, to U.S. Supreme Court

Updated at 3:05 p.m. Friday WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed ...