The Kansas Bioscience Authority revealed Thursday that its directors voted Dec. 18 to “shift the organization’s mission to the private market” in 2016.
Hally Yust was a pretty little girl with big aspirations, a great big smile and a heart to match. So it’s fitting, her mother says, that a floral portrait of her would set among flowers on the Donate Life float in Friday’s Tournament of Roses Parade.
The Kansas City Clerk’s office confirmed Thursday that a group challenging incentives for Shirley Helzberg to redevelop a building in the Crossroads had gathered enough signatures to try to overturn the deal.
Several top aides to Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson resigned on Thursday, citing frustration with the influence of the retired neurosurgeon's business manager and questioning his readiness for the White House.
President Barack Obama is expected to take executive action next week to expand background checks on gun sales, according to an individual whose gun control advocacy group has been briefed by administration officials about the timing.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that Chicago police must be better trained to distinguish between when they can use a gun and when they should use a gun, after a series of shootings by officers sparked protests and complaints that police are too quick to fire their weapons.
Puerto Rico's governor announced Wednesday that the U.S. territory will meet $594 million in bond payments due next week but will still default on $37 million in interest.
The State Department said Thursday that portions of 275 emails released on New Year's Eve from Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state have been newly classified, bringing 2015 to a close for the Democratic presidential front-runner.
The State Department will be delivering a New Year's Eve batch of more emails from Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state, bringing 2015 to a close for the Democratic presidential front-runner.
Final preparations were underway Thursday for the 127th Rose Parade, with hundreds of people claiming front-row spots for the huge New Year's celebration that authorities said would be held under unprecedented security although there were no known threats.
Republican candidate and suburban St. Louis businessman John Brunner on Thursday reported that he poured $3.6 million into his campaign for Missouri governor in 2016.
