Huckabee to join rally for clerk opposed to gay marriage
By DYLAN LOVAN Presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will join protesters at a Tuesday rally outside the jail where a Kentucky clerk is locked in a cell…
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Austrian leader say accept migrants or pay
By The Associated Press The latest news as countries across Europe cope with the arrival of thousands of migrants and refugees. All times local (CET): 2:30 p.m. Austrian Chancellor Werner…
Marking Labor Day, Obama extends contractors paid sick leave
By JOSH LEDERMAN Showing solidarity with workers on Labor Day, President Barack Obama will sign an executive order Monday requiring paid sick leave for employees of federal contractors, including 300,000…
Merkel demands EU partners share in burden of human tide
By FRANK JORDANS and GEORGE JAHN German Chancellor Angela Merkel, reflecting on “a moving, in some parts breathtaking weekend behind us,” said Monday that all EU countries could help to…
The Latest: Italy retrieves 60 bodies from April disaster
By The Associated Press The latest news as countries across Europe cope with the arrival of thousands of migrants and refugees. All times local (CET): 1:30 p.m. Two Italian navy…
Pope: Vatican will shelter 2 families fleeing war, hunger
By FRANCES D’EMILIO www.whatsupkansascity.net, Cascade Media Group, The Game Changer, The wave of the future, Whats Up Kansas City, latest news, @WhatsUpKCity ,Instagram@ whatsupkansascity, Instagram@ cascademediagroup, Carlos Nelson Sr. announced…
Official: Islamic militants destroy ancient tombs in Syria
By ALBERT AJI Islamic State militants destroyed three ancient tower tombs in the central city of Palmyra in the last few days, a Syrian government official said Friday. Tower tombs,…
With clerk jailed, gay Kentucky couple gets marriage license
By ADAM BEAM A gay couple emerged from a Kentucky county clerk’s office with a marriage license in hand Friday morning, embracing and crying as the defiant clerk who runs…