Order Is Response To U.S. Air, Ground Raids; Pentagon Urges Islamabad To Revise Comment.

Congress Eyes Stiffer Regulation Though Changes Unlikely Until Next Term.

Stocks Partly Recover After Worst Sell-Off In Years; Fed To Keep Interest Rates Steady.

Allies of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin asked a judge Tuesday to halt the state Legislature's investigation into the firing of her public service commissioner, calling the probe a "McCarthyistic" inquisition.

FBI: Kansas violent crime up 7 percent, which does not reflect the national trend of falling crime rates.

A Leavenworth murder suspect accused of attacking his lawyer is bound over for trial.

Army official praises response to Ike. It is part of an examination on government response to the storm.

Former teacher sentenced to 51 months in prison for Internet case in Kansas City, Kan. He pleaded guilty to the crime in February.

Attorney general Steven Six says allegations made by Dr. George Tiller of Wichita in a case he faces are "disturbing."

Immigrant tuition law foe cheered by California ruling. He says the ruling is "pretty huge" for Kansas.

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius says traditionally red upper midwest states may still be in play for Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

In this commentary, a GOP strategist says Barack Obama needs to write a second act -- to continue on with his "change" message to hold off John McCain.

Katherine Graden doesn't really like shoot-'em-up video games. She prefers games on her Wii system that test her fitness and agility - the ones her guy friends tease are her "sissy games."

Kroger Co., the nation's largest traditional grocery chain, said Tuesday that its second-quarter profit rose 3.4 percent as a slowing economy prompted people to eat at home more often and try more store brands. The results sent the stock up 5 percent.

Oil prices extended their retreat Tuesday, shedding $10 a barrel in a violent, two-day slide as tumult on Wall Street dims hopes for a swift economic recovery and signals another drop in U.S. energy demand.

A witness who fell ill during the first day of testimony in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery trial returned to the stand Tuesday morning and was cross-examined about four words important to the case: "put the gun down."

Investigators on Tuesday conducted a test to determine when the engineers of two trains were able to see each other in the moments before the head-on crash that killed 25 people.

Washburn University President Dr. Jerry Farley has found himself in a bit of controversy this week surrounding a letter that he wrote on behalf of a University employee.

For decades, the capital city has been a great resource for art therapy, all thanks to one local man. Bob Ault is nationally known for pioneering the field of art therapy. He did so largely from his art academy in Topeka.

Edwin Hall, who pleaded guilty to the 2007 kidnapping, rape, and murder of 18 year-old Kelsey Smith, was sentenced to life in prison in a Johnson Co. Courtroom

Pinnacle Ent. withdrew its application to build the new casino approved for Wyandotte Co., leaving only three applicants from whom the state can choose. Twenty-five million dollar application fee will be refunded.

Thousands of children in Kansas have no health insurance, live in poverty, and are abused or neglected, it is for that reason that dozens gathered this morning at the statehouse.

Military officials say a Missouri soldier assigned to Fort Richardson, Alaska, has died in Iraq. U.S. Army Alaska says Sgt. 1st Class Daniel R. Sexton, a military policeman assigned to the 164th Military Police Company, died in Balad.

A man accused of impersonating a lawyer in federal courts numerous times -- including a high-profile case in the St. Louis area -- has pleaded not guilty to two felonies.

Lawyers for O.J. Simpson were expecting to take another crack at cross-examining an alleged robbery-kidnapping victim after his first time on the stand was cut short by illness.