Updated at 4 p.m. Friday TOPEKA - Vice President Mike Pence came to Topeka Friday to rally support and raise money for Republican 2nd District congressional candidate Steve Watkins. Speaking to an audience of about 160 people, who paid $250 each to attend the event, Pence said electing ...

TOPEKA – One year ago, few people in the Kansas political world had ever heard of Steve Watkins. A native of Topeka, Watkins had served in the United States Army since graduating high school in 1995, first as a cadet at West Point, and later stationed in Alaska and deployed in ...

TOPEKA – Democratic congressional candidate Paul Davis reported raising and spending more than $1 million during the third quarter of this year, far more than his Republican opponent Steve Watkins, who reported raising and spending less than one-third that amount, according to campaign ...

TRENTON, N.J. — The federal government said Monday that it wants to force drugmakers to disclose prices for prescription medicines in their TV commercials. The drug industry’s main trade group said drug companies are only willing to disclose the prices on their websites, not in ...

U.S. regulators have expanded the use of Merck's cervical cancer vaccine to adults up to age 45. The vaccine was previously only for preteens and young adults through 26. The Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 5 approved Gardasil 9 for women and men through age 45. The vaccine protects ...

New York — A small but growing proportion of the youngest children in the U.S. have not been vaccinated against any disease, worrying health officials. An estimated 100,000 young children have not had a vaccination against any of the 14 diseases for which shots are recommended, according to ...