Biden: Dole a ‘giant of our history’
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden honored former Sen. Bob Dole on Thursday with the longtime Republican conference leader’s own words.
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Volunteers needed for Community Christmas Dinner
Between 70 and 80 volunteers are needed for the 12th Annual Community Christmas Dinner, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Biden sounds alarm at summit for democracy
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said preserving and strengthening the world’s democracies is “the defining challenge of our time” Thursday morning as he kicked off an inaugural summit of global leaders to push back at the rise of authoritarianism.
District faces suits after school shootings
Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent and others after four students were fatally shot and others wounded at Oxford High School, a lawyer announced Thursday.
FHSU fall commencement set for Dec. 17-18
HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State University will recognize approximately 1,300 graduates during its third annual fall commencement Friday and Saturday, Dec.
Kansas universities pause vaccine mandate
The state's three largest universities are pausing efforts to require CO- VID-19 vaccination for their staff after a federal judge in Georgia blocked implementation of a Biden Administration directive that federal contractors be immunized against the virus.
Preparing for an endemic
COVID-19 has become a fact of life in Kansas. In many parts of the state, mask wearing is still present in supermarkets, public buildings and doctor’s offices.
NYC may give noncitizens a vote
NEW YORK – New York City, long a beacon for immigrants, is on the cusp of becoming the largest places in the country to give noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. Legally documented, voting-age noncitizens comprise nearly one in nine of the city’s 7 million voting-age inhabitants.
Defendant wins dispute over $50 billion in Bitcoin
NEW YORK – Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, prevailed in a civil trial verdict Monday against the family of a deceased business partner that claimed it was owed half of a cryptocurrency fortune worth tens of billions.
Canadian drugmaker says its COVID-19 vaccine is effective
A Canadian drugmaker said its plant-based COVID-19 vaccine showed strong protection against the virus and will soon seek authorization at home and elsewhere. Medicago announced Tuesday that its two-dose vaccine was 71% effective at preventing COVID-19 infection in a large, late-stage study that included several variants including the delta variant.