Updated: 10:06 AM Boeing and the Machinists union resume negotiations Thursday in Washington, D.C., under the added pressure that the strike is costing everyone money.

Updated: 10:03 AM Based on the findings of state and FEMA personnel of damage assessments in Kansas counties hit by storms and flooding in September, Governor Sebelius is requesting federal public assistance.

Updated: 8:30 AM Obama was set Thursday to campaign in yet another state that voted Republican in 2004 to argue again that it is he, not GOP rival John McCain, who would provide more new tax relief to middle-class families.

Updated: 8:27 AM From Ormond Beach on the Atlantic Coast to Sarasota on the Gulf Coast, the Republican nominee was traversing the state with stops focused on criticizing Democrat Barack Obama's tax plans.

Updated: 8:24 AM At the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, England, food expert Peter Wilde and colleagues are developing foods that slow down the digestive system, which then triggers a signal to the brain that suppresses appetite.

Updated: 8:21 AM The Department of Labor said new applications for unemployment benefits rose 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 478,000, slightly above analysts' estimates of 470,000.

Posted: 8:16 AM Most people expect the economy to generally be better and the stock market to be rising three months from now, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll

Updated: 8:11 AM Lawmakers have called key players from the past and present to congressional hearings in an effort to find out what caused the biggest financial crisis since the 1930s and determine how the government plans to get the nation out of the mess.

Updated: 7:48 AM India's only gorilla is lonely. Even though Polo is 6 feet tall, dark-haired, bilingual and good-natured, the 36-year-old silverback gorilla is still single after a fruitless eight-year search.

Updated: 7:45 AM Miss Teen Louisiana lost her crown 11 days early after being arrested on charges of leaving a restaurant without paying and carrying marijuana.

Updated: 7:42 AM John McCain may long for the days when Barack Obama got the lion's share of the media attention: Coverage of the Republican candidate has been overwhelmingly negative since the conventions ended, a study released Wednesday found.

Updated: 7:37 AM Rapper 50 Cent has reached a settlement with his ex-girlfriend over visitation of their 11-year-old son.

Updated: 7:34 AM William Shatner is setting his phaser to stun against his old "Star Trek" co-star George Takei. In a video posted on Shatner's Web site Wednesday, he lashed out at Takei for not inviting him to his wedding last month.

Updated: 7:30 AM For the first time, an influential government panel is recommending a vaccination specifically for smokers.

Updated: 7:26 AM Food allergies in American children seem to be on the rise, now affecting about 3 million kids, according to the first federal study of the problem.

Updated: 7:23 AM Want to lose weight? Try eating. That's one of the strategies being developed by scientists experimenting with foods that trick the body into feeling full.

Updated: 11:04 PM The Coast Guard says four crew members of a fishing boat have been rescued from a life raft in frigid, stormy seas in a remote Alaskan island chain. Three crew members died, and four are missing.

Updated: 11:00 PM Police say an explosion at an illegal fireworks factory in western India killed 18 people, including 10 children. The blast early Thursday happened in a workshop set up in a home in a slum in the town of Deeg.

Updated: 10:51 PM Retired volunteers were honored Wednesday for their time and service to the United Way. The Retired Senior Volunteer Program, or RSVP, breakfast was held at Gage Park. The theme was "Hats Off to Volunteers." RSVP allow people 55 and older to help out in the community.

Posted: 10:47 PM The plan to improve the Kansas River levee project proposed for Topeka was open for review by the public Wednesday night.

Updated: 10:46 PM AT&T presented a $25,000 grant to Topeka Public Schools to go toward development of their reading and math curriculum. Capital City principal Tim Wurtz says a better curriculum will help kids be better prepared for the workforce.

Updated: 10:40 PM A Northeast Kansas student is in the running for a national award from Future Farmers of America. Kyler Ohlde has been named a 2008 American Star Farmer finalist.

Posted: 9:34 PM Designers are competing to win the right to dress political candidates like Sarah Palin.

Updated: 9:17 PM Falling corporate profit forecasts and oil prices are signalling worries that the economic crisis is widening.

Updated: 9:08 PM Students from Seaman High gave their time to help the community tonight. Students in the Interact Club at the school participated in an meeting with about 20 kids under 12 at the Topeka Rescue Mission Wednesday evening.