Tax Negotiators Agree On 6 Percent Sales Tax

Courage is often talked about but seldom witnessed

Every American must have the opportunity to pursue college or vocational training.

The most important issue of the legislative session is being hashed out behind closed doors.

After the 2012 election put the entire Legislature under conservative Republican control, Gov. Sam Brownback touted Kansas as a "red-state model" for the nation.

Kansas lawmakers might be at an impasse regarding how to fund public education, but efforts to influence what is taught in the classroom continue unabated.

After a week in virtual hiding and refusing to speak to reporters, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford went on the attack vehemently denying he is a drug user. "I do not use crack-cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack-cocaine. ...

A powerful 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.The quake’s epicenter was in the Sea of Okhotsk, at a depth of nearly 374 miles.No casualtie...

Two passengers aboard a U.K.-bound flight from Pakistan were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft following an apparent incident over British airspace Friday.The British Ministry of Defense launched two RAF...

A British Airways flight from London to Oslo made an emergency landing at Heathrow airport Friday morning after a fire broke out shortly after takeoff. Video of the Airbus A319 coming in to land showed smoke streaming ...

A 20-year-old American named Kevin Dahlgren accused in the grisly murders of a family of four in the Czech Republic has been arrested in the United States. Czech police had targeted Dahlgren and circulated a picture fr...

– 'the last full measure of devotion.'  And because they did, we are who we are today – a free and prosperous nation, the greatest in the world," he said.  "Every time a threat has risen, Americans ...

– with everyone watching us now -- all Americans across the country," Inhofe says."Second-grade teacher Tammy Glasgow kept praying with her students and reminding them how much she loved them as she and her student...

It's almost as if Washington has seen this movie before: a bridge collapses, groups decry the nation's crumbling infrastructure and Congress does nothing.Like the tragic Minneapolis, Minn. bridge collapse in 2007 that ...

The Gang of Eight immigration bill does not yet have a 60-vote majority in the Senate, according to one of its authors, Sen. Bob Menendez.During an interview with Univision's Jorge Ramos, Menendez, D-N.J., appeared con...

President Obama gave a nod to his newly articulated drone policy as he addressed the graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday.“We still face threats from al Qaeda affiliates and individuals caught up ...

An Edison, N.J., police officer is behind bars, accused of setting the home of his captain ablaze while the family of five was asleep inside. Flames, believed to be from a Molotov cocktail thrown at the two-story home,...

First lady Michelle Obama and actress Kerry Washington stopped by Savoy Elementary School in southeast Washington, D.C., Friday to watch a song-and dance performance that included “Who Put the Bop” and a fe...

Three dogs rescued from alleged Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro are in foster care until the three women police say he held captive decide whether any one of them wants to keep the dogs.The Chihuahua and two terrier-p...

Just over a month after Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed during a standoff with police, investigators said they have begun to piece together a picture of what he did during a six-month visit...

Nineteen new names were chiseled into the black granite face of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Fallen Soldiers Memorial at Fort Bragg, N.C. Thursday.A squall washed over dozens of “Gold Star” rela...

Actor Tim Curry is recovering at his Hollywood Hills home after suffering a major stroke.The British actor, beloved by millions of Rocky Horror Picture Show fans for his role as transvestite Dr. Frank-N-Furtur, has bee...

While having Kelly Clarkson sitting on the judges' panel of American Idol sounds like a pretty awesome idea, it's not happening.  That's according to a rep for the singer, who tells The Hollywood Reporter that des...

For the second year in a row, readers of Entertainment Weekly's website EW.com have voted to determine who the best Saturday Night Live host was this past season.  The winner, perhaps to no one's surprise, is Just...

Amanda Bynes was arraigned and released in New York City Friday morning, just hours after being arrested for tampering with physical evidence, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of marijuana.Bynes was just a...

The Hangover Part III opened early Thursday, earning an estimated $3.1 million in late-night screenings, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Two more films arrive in theaters Friday, just in time for the Memorial Day ...

A new report shows it really does pay to give careful attention to your health. A detailed analysis by the American Heart Association (AHA) shows the total annual costs of stroke in the U.S. are projected to increase t...

– their ages ranged from mid-20s to late 80s, and their test results varied -- the health department couldn't find a link among them. "You never want to assume that there isn't a connection, because as soon as you ...

Some patients' fears about being admitted to the hospital overnight might just be valid. A recent study of heart patients linked higher death rates with overnight admissions.Researchers at the University of Colorado re...

Add this to the list of reasons why cockroaches are going to rule the world one day. In only a few years, several German populations of cockroaches have evolved to lose their sweet tooths, according to a new study publ...

Ready to let the kids lead the way on vacation? First lady Michelle Obama suggests that's one way to get everyone more active on vacation this summer. The first lady told Taking the Kids in an exclusive interview, "The...