Posted: 5:36 PM The House voted overwhelmingly Saturday to approve a landmark pact that would allow the U.S. to provide nuclear materials to India.

Posted: 5:35 PM Nervously eyeing the markets' next trading session, congressional Democrats and Republican senators pushed for an agreement Saturday on a multibillion-dollar bailout for the financial sector. House Republicans, however, said they would not be stampeded into accepting an unwise rescue.

Updated: 1:10 PM Topeka's 3rd Annual Aaron Douglas Art Fair showcased work from diverse and emerging artists from the region, as well as numerous community food vendors and area bands.

Posted: 4:03 PM A deadly clash on a jungle highway has become the newest and bloodiest symbol of Bolivia's political crisis, pitting President Evo Morales against an autonomy movement in the eastern lowlands that is bitterly resisting his leftist reforms.

Posted: 4:01 PM The abduction of a European tour group in a distant corner of Egypt's desert underlines the potential dangers of adventure tourism pushing deeper into remote destinations and getting closer to conflict zones.

Posted: 4:00 PM A brazen car bombing near Syrian security offices killed 17 people Saturday, the deadliest attack in decades that raised questions about the regime's usually strong grip as the country tries to boost its international profile.

Posted: 3:59 PM Chinese celebrated their nation's first spacewalk Saturday, gathering at outdoor TV screens to cheer live video of the milestone for a program that has ambitions of building a space station and challenging the U.S. and Russia in offworld exploration.

Posted: 3:56 PM A U.S. destroyer off the coast of Somalia closed in Saturday on a hijacked Ukrainian ship loaded with tanks and ammunition, watching it to ensure the pirates who seized it do not try to remove any cargo or crew.

Updated: 3:55 PM Snackers, beware: Your favorite chocolate or creamy treats might contain milk contaminated with melamine.

Updated: 3:53 PM Automakers gained $25 billion in taxpayer-subsidized loans and oil companies won elimination of a long-standing ban on drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as the Senate passed a sprawling spending bill Saturday.

Posted: 3:50 PM Fort Riley troops appreciated the break in their routine, as they invited family members and the community out for their annual Fall Festival.

Posted: 3:50 PM The nation — and the city of Laramie — has become more accepting of gays and lesbians in the 10 years since a gay University of Wyoming student was beaten, lashed to a lonely fence and left to die, his mother said Saturday.

Posted: 3:47 PM A rare hurricane watch was posted for part of the Maine coast on Saturday as Tropical Storm Kyle roared north toward the region with a threat of conditions similar to one of New England's nor'easter storms.

Posted: 3:46 PM In this corner of America known as the RV capital of the world, Todd Brink once made a good living producing the gleaming behemoths that cruised the nation's open roads. He was prospering. So, too, was the industry.

Updated: 3:44 PM Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning superstar who personified cool as the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money" — followed by a second act as an activist, race car driver and popcorn impresario — has died. He was 83.

Updated: 3:16 PM Prominent Democrats don't expect Barack Obama to carry Kansas in the presidential race, but hope he'll win 40 percent or more of the vote.

Posted: 3:13 PM Police say they're investigating the deaths of two people in a Salina apartment as a double homicide.

Updated: 3:11 PM Kansas City, Kan., police say an officer killed himself after being involved in a traffic accident that killed a fellow officer.

Updated: 1:31 PM A Wakarusa, Kan. family is offering a reward to anyone who is able to help them find and bring their loved one home. Family members say Larry Carls, 49, disappeared in the middle of the night September 9.

Updated: 12:42 PM Wood Valley Racquet Club & Fitness Center hosts a breast cancer awareness campaign, Rally for the Cure, Saturday, Sept. 27th to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization.

Updated: 11:01 AM Prosecutors ask a judge for more time to respond to a motion seeking to suppress evidence in the case against Wichita abortion provider George Tiller.

Updated: 10:27 AM Lt. Governor Mark Parkinson has issued a statement to you, the public, encouraging you to give your input in crafting Kansas energy policy by attending a public hearing in Wichita Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Updated: 10:24 AM KDHE will hold public meetings across Kansas in late September, early October to discuss health and environment related issues.

Updated: 10:20 AM Members of The Wind Coalition are developing wind projects that will bring the state’s total of clean, renewable energy to 1,000MW by the year’s end.

Updated: 10:10 AM Fort Riley's Fall Festival runs from 9a.m. - 3p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 on Cavalry Parade Field. Visitors will witness historic tours, entertainment and post demonstrations. There is also a health and wellness tent where nurses will check cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar for free.