By PHILIP ELLIOTT (WASHINGTON, AP) — College students taking out new loans for the fall term will see interest rates twice what they were in the spring — unless Congress… Read more »
KC bus passenger sprays others with gas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A woman sprayed Kansas City Metro bus passengers with gasoline and tried to light a fire. The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/13hddcW ) that the… Read more »
Students make the most of summer in the Burg
By NICOLE COOKE (digitalBURG) – Summer is when Warrensburg dips in population with the mass exodus of students heading home. It’s a time for ice cream, swimming, sleeping in and… Read more »
Twins squander chances in 9-8 loss to Royals
By DAVE CAMPBELL (MINNEAPOLIS, AP) — The Minnesota Twins found all kinds of opportunities to win this game, and the series, against the Kansas City Royals. Chris Parmelee was in… Read more »
Federal judge refuses to block Kan. abortion rules
By JOHN HANNA (TOPEKA, Kan., AP) — The chief federal judge in Kansas refused Sunday to temporarily block parts of a new state abortion law, including a requirement that providers’… Read more »
New NSA spying allegations rile European allies
By FRANK JORDANS and LARA JAKES (WASHINGTON, AP) — The Obama administration faced a breakdown in confidence Sunday from key foreign allies who threatened investigations and sanctions against the U.S…. Read more »
Kerry says progress made in peace talks
By DEB RIECHMANN (RAMALLAH, West Bank, AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that “real progress” has been made on Mideast talks but more work is needed…. Read more »
Heat wave intensifies across western US
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Forecasters called for more supercharged temperatures Sunday as a heat wave gripped the Southwest, leaving one man dead and another hospitalized in serious condition in heat-aggravated… Read more »