AP-GfK Poll: Most Americans favor a higher minimum wage
By EMILY SWANSON By EMILY SWANSON Most Americans support increasing the minimum wage, as well as requiring employers to provide paid sick leave and parental leave, according to a new…
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Interview with 5th District City Council Candidate Edward Bell
Interview with 5th District City Council Candidate Edward Bell
At summit, Obama aims to broaden world approach to extremism
By JOSH LEDERMAN President Barack Obama gathered police leaders, lawmakers and mayors from around the world Wednesday to address the threat of violent extremism at a White House summit that…
Jeb Bush to note differences with former president brother
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says his views about America’s place in the world will often be compared to those of his father and brother, but plans…
Turkey police bill raises fears of new clampdown on dissent
By SUZAN FRASER and DESMOND BUTLER Chairs flew and lawmakers traded punches. A brawl in Parliament over a new security bill has forced the spotlight on mounting suspicions that President…
W.Va. oil train derailment was 1 of 3 with safer tank cars
By JOHN RABY and JONATHAN MATTISE The fiery derailment of a train carrying crude oil in West Virginia is one of three in the past year involving tank cars that…
Interview with Carmaletta Williams as Zora Neale Hurston
Retired Professor Carmaletta Williams Talks With What’s Up Kansas City as Zora Neale Hurston.
Key issues in the states’ lawsuit over immigration
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL President Barack Obama’s plan to shield more than 4 million immigrants living in the country illegally from deportation is on hold after a judge temporarily blocked…