Since his failed run for the White House, Al Gore has leveraged his connections to make investments in technology and media that paid off.

Kansas legislators reconvene this week facing a decision about Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to stabilize the budget by canceling a scheduled sales tax decrease.

The United States remains committed to reducing the demand for drugs, he says.. "I see a Mexico that is taking its rightful place in the world," the President told Mexico's leaders Friday.

Kris Kobach said Thursday that it's ``ridiculous'' that taxpayers would have to foot the bill for a redistricting lawsuit.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has told Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback that a new state law attempting to block federal regulation of some guns is unconstitutional.

Thousands joined May Day rallies in dozens of cities from New Hampshire to Montana and beyond.

The parties filed a status report Wednesday with the Kansas Supreme Court. Attorneys representing the state and plaintiff school districts and parents met for mediation Monday and Tuesday.

Democratic Rep. Ed Markey and Republican businessman Gabriel Gomez will face off in the Massachusetts Senate special election after winning their respective party nominations in Tuesday's vote. The winner takes the seat of John Kerry.

April revenue receipts show individual income tax receipts up nearly six percent from the prior fiscal year to date.

Willem-Alexander was sworn in as the first Dutch king in more than 120 years on Tuesday after his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicated the throne, ending 33 years as the country's monarch.

City Manager Jim Colson has named Doug Whitacre, an engineer with more than two decades of experience, the next Public Works Director for the City of Topeka.

Gov. Sam Brownback wrapped up a week of touring state university and college campuses with a visit to Washburn University in Topeka.

Gov. Sam Brownback said Friday it's best to get the financing resolved soon for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility planned at Kansas State University.

The Senate Ways and Means Committee reviewed requests Thursday from Attorney General Derek Schmidt to boost his office's budget during the two-year period beginning in July to cover potential litigation costs.

Salina Mayor Barb Shirley has joined a national group of mayors who support gay marriage.

Today's memorial service for Sean Collier, a campus police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, came more than a week after the two blasts killed three people and wounded hundreds.

Author and historian Julian Zelizer says this week's opening of Bush library rekindles debate over 43rd president. He says many of Bush's counterterrorism policies remain and are still being questioned.

The future of a long standing church on Topekas Southeast side weighed on city council members shoulders Tuesday evening, plus the city saved big on the refinance of debt

Brownback met with University and student leaders at the Bioscience and Technology Business Center on West Campus.

Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law a bill designed to crack down on human trafficking.

A week of critical diplomacy is set to begin in Washington, Beijing and Pyongyang. But the sides are so far apart, at least in public declarations, it is impossible to predict where any diplomatic efforts will lead.

North Korea on Thursday set out demanding conditions for any talks with Washington and Seoul, calling for the withdrawal of U.N. sanctions against it and a permanent end to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises

The state's new fiscal forecast predicts the state will collect $6.2 billion in revenues during the current fiscal year and $5.5 billion for the fiscal year beginning in July.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a bill into law to block tax breaks for abortion providers and ban abortions performed solely because of the baby's sex.

Margaret Thatcher received a ceremonial funeral with full military honors. Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister David Cameron led the British mourners. Dick Cheney, George Schultz and Henry Kissinger also attended from the American delegation.