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On Wednesday, Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall called those who want to mitigate the already catastrophic effects of our global environmental crisis ‘climate demagogues.’

The national test considered the gold standard of whether schoolchildren are gaining or slipping has delivered alarming news: Kids are backsliding in both math and reading. Thirteen-year-olds assessed in the fall of 2022 scored about the same in reading as those who took the test in 1971, when it was…

During the failed August 1991 putsch in Russia, the good guys were reformers Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. The bad guys were an incompetent claque of the military and KGB within the Politburo and the rebellion fizzled when Yeltsin climbed on that tank in Moscow. The Kremlin’s nukes were kept…

SEATTLE — Ruled out, initially, Jarred Kelenic took off his helmet, then his batting gloves, and sat on his rear end on the infield dirt, leaning back on his hands, his right leg stretched out over second base.

BALTIMORE — Brandon Hyde said he doesn’t have words of wisdom for young players making their major league debuts.

ARLINGTON, Texas — It defies logical explanation.

Need-based financial aid is money that’s awarded to you based on your family’s income and finances. If you need additional funds to pay for school and can demonstrate financial need, you may qualify for different types of need-based federal aid, like work-study and Direct Subsidized Loans. To check your eligibility,…

When the time comes to purchase your next vehicle, you want to focus on finding your dream car, not fighting for affordable financing. But since the pandemic’s early days, the car market has shifted. Inflation made finding competitive rates challenging, and supply chain issues pushed average car prices above MSRP.

In a move described as “unprecedented,” Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is trying to overturn the convictions of Eric DeValkenaere, Kansas City’s first police officer to be found guilty in the killing of a Black man.