Under statutes that took effect Sunday, Missouri has an updated criminal code and new levels of punishment for people who drive while intoxicated or molest family members. Changes are few in Kansas.
President-elect Donald Trump says that "no computer is safe" when it comes to keeping information private, expressing new skepticism about the security of online communications his administration is likely to use for everything from day-to-day planning to international relations.
Wyandotte High School — where students pose an added challenges for teachers, administrators and staff — is at the heart of the Kansas school funding debate.
Jimmy Soni stepped down as managing editor of the Huffington Post in 2014 amid allegations that he sexually harassed interns. He’s now working for Gov.-elect Eric Greitens, and Democrats are criticizing the hire following two years of harassment scandals in Missouri government.
President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet selections might seem an unorthodox mix for most politicians, but they appear surprisingly conventional compared with the campaign that vaulted the New Yorker to the White House.
Sean Henry, the president of Tennessee's NHL team, is stunned he even has to explain why he hopes state legislators will snub bills similar to North Carolina's transgender bathroom law, which has consumed that state for months and scared off businesses and sporting events.
President-elect Donald Trump says that "no computer is safe" when it comes to keeping information private, expressing new skepticism about the security of online communications his administration is likely to use for everything from day-to-day planning to international relations.
As Barack Obama began preparing to leave office, the first smartphone-toting U.S. president ordered his team to upgrade the White House's aging technology for his successor. New computers were purchased and faster internet was installed.
Katherine Snedaker says she has had 20 concussions, the first three decades ago from a car accident when she was 16. But it wasn't until her son suffered a series of concussions in the sixth grade, around 2008, that she felt compelled to learn all she could about head injuries to help him recover.
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said he's confident that the state can reduce income and property taxes and balance the budget, despite its $895 million projected revenue shortfall.
Dallas Mavericks center Andrew Bogut has not openly said he believes the discredited conspiracy theory, but social media commenters on Reddit believe he was still punished for tweeting that it could be true.
In yet another weird political comment on social media, controversial actor Charlie Sheen asked Republican senator Ted Cruz to be his running mate on a presidential ticket in 2020.
The power brokers in the House are the committee chairmen, all Republicans who will steer President-elect Donald Trump's agenda. Some are back at the helm this year, others are new:
Confirming Donald Trump's presidential Cabinet tops the immediate agenda for the Senate committees and their Republican chairmen, who then will focus on fulfilling long-sought goals by implementing a conservative agenda.
