Saudi allies scale back ties with Iran as tensions soar
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and JON GAMBRELL Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom’s lead and began scaling back diplomatic ties to Iran on Monday after the ransacking of Saudi…
Interview with Ash R. Allee
Interview with Ash R. Lee as he discusses the importance of being true to yourself and his transition as a trans-man. He also informs us on the many organizations he’s…
Interview With Allan Tunis, Interim Superintendent Kansas City Public Schools
Allan Tunis talks to What’s Up Kansas City about leading the District, the proposed Master Plan, increasing achievement, Kansas City Neighborhood Academy, and Every Student Succeeds Act.
Latest: Sheriff says Couch, mother drove to Mexico
The latest in the case of a Texas teenager serving probation for killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck after invoking an “affluenza” defense (all times local): 11 a.m. A…
Belgium: 2 suspected of plotting attacks arrested
By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Belgian authorities announced Tuesday they have arrested two men and seized military-type uniforms and Islamic State group propaganda in connection with a suspected plot to unleash holiday…
Large storm brings twisters, floods, now snow and ice
By DAVID WARREN and REESE DUNKLIN Residents surveyed the destruction from deadly tornadoes in North Texas as the same storm system brought winter woes to the Midwest on Monday, amplifying…
1 dead after fight at North Carolina mall
By STEVE REED One person was killed after an argument erupted at a crowded shopping mall in North Carolina on the afternoon before Christmas, police said Thursday. Detectives from the…
Paris climate goals mean emissions need to drop below zero
If governments are serious about the global warming targets they adopted in Paris, scientists say they have two options: eliminating fossil fuels immediately or finding ways to undo their damage…