A Kansas House committee refused to restore $3.5 million in state money for a Kansas Bureau of Investigation crime laboratory at Washburn University.

President Barack Obama is opening the door to the possibility of a resumption of White House tours, if it can be worked out.

The U.S. Air Force is defending its decision to award a contract for a light air support plane to Sierra Nevada Corp. in the wake of a formal protest by Wichita-based Beechcraft.

Black smoke is billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning Roman Catholic cardinals have not elected a pope in their second or third rounds of balloting.

A New York City dog has undergone emergency surgery to remove more than 100 pennies from his stomach.

The people who bring you The Greatest Show on Earth will be taking Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor and the Fantastic Four on a worldwide road show.

Kansas lawmakers are making progress on drafting a new state budget, hoping to have it ready for debate in the coming weeks.

The Kansas House is preparing to debate two measures backed by gun rights advocates.

Mitch Seavey and 10 dogs crossed the Nome finish line to cheering crowds at 10:38 p.m. Tuesday.

An arrest in Arizona 50 years ago that led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision is the subject of an exhibit in Phoenix that includes the handwritten confession famously thrown out by the nation's highest court.

U.S. employers ramped up hiring in February, adding 236,000 jobs and pushing the unemployment rate down to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. Stronger hiring shows businesses are confident about the economy, despite higher taxes and government spending cuts.

Peeps dioramas. Peeps jousting. Peepshi. With the storied candy brand celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, a quirky new TV ad campaign talks about all the things people do with their Peeps.

A senior al-Qaida leader and member of Osama bin Laden's inner circle is due in a New York City courtroom to face a charge he plotted against Americans.

Seven educators have been named to the 2013 class of Kansas Master Teachers by Emporia State University.

The Kansas Department of Transportation says the last month's back-to-back snowstorms cost the agency an estimated $6.2 million.

A White House official says President Barack Obama has invited Rep. Paul Ryan for lunch at the White House Thursday.

Senator Rand Paul has ended his filibuster blocking Senate confirmation of President Barack Obama's CIA nominee, nearly 13 hours after he began.

It happened late Wednesday in the 400 block of North Clayton.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's office is taking applications from college students for internships in his office and some state agencies.

It happened on I-235 near Meridian.

It happened at the intersection of 47th Street South and Greenwich Road.

Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain say they want answers from the Obama administration and are willing to oppose the administration's choice to be the new CIA director until they get them.

Thirteen bands and individuals will be inducted into the Kansas Music Hall of Fame in Lawrence this weekend.

A police spokesman in Florida says they are starting a recovery effort to find a man who was swallowed up by a sinkhole at his home.

Firefighters have been able to make some progress against a fire at a regional park in Riverside County, Calif., that has threatened nearby homes and buildings and forced some evacuations.