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Waves crash onto the beach near Brighton Pier in England, in January 2007. Gale force winds and heavy rain brought disruption to large parts of the country. Severe weather events like this one may be linked to more frequent fluctuations in the polar jet stream, according to a new study.

Scientists Say A Fluctuating Jet Stream May Be Causing Extreme Weather Events

A new study says unusual patterns of the polar jet stream circling the Northern Hemisphere may have led to dramatic weather in Europe and North America.

A 1984 photo shows Steven Dishman, who was serving a seven-year sentence for theft of property and burglary convictions when he escaped on May 28, 1985. Dishman was arrested on Sunday in Springdale, Ark., by local law enforcement and state troopers.

Arkansas Inmate Captured After 32 Years On The Lam

Minimum-security inmate Steven Dishman was reported missing from his Little Rock job site in 1985. State police say someone he met five years after his escape tipped them off to his whereabouts.

Case Challenging Kansas Voter Proof Of Citizenship Law To Go To Trial

A challenge to Kansas’ law requiring residents to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote may proceed to trial, a federal judge…

A depiction of <em>Clostridium botulinum, </em>the bacteria that create a deadly toxin. The preformed toxin can be found in home-canned foods and some retail products, such as canned cheese, chili sauces and oil infused with garlic.

Nacho Cheese Sauce Tainted With Botulism Kills California Man

An outbreak of botulism caused by nacho cheese sauce from a gas station has hospitalized nine people and killed one man in northern California.

Kansas City Streetcar Authority Looks To Reconnect Riverfront To Downtown

The 2.2 mile Kansas City Streetcar route from Union Station to the River Market opened just over a year ago. To date, the line has completed just over 2…

Proposed Downtown Kansas City Convention Hotel Can Move Forward After Council Vote

The Kansas City Council Thursday passed an accelerated ordinance for the proposed Kansas City convention center hotel, clearing the way for developers to…

New Abortion Restrictions Head To Missouri Governor's Office

"Today is a great victory for pregnancy care centers," Gov. Eric Greitens said after lawmakers approved the legislation.

Police at the scene of overnight terror raids in Surry Hills on Sunday in Sydney. Counterterrorism police raided five properties in the city's suburbs on Saturday night and arrested four men over an alleged terror plot that involved blowing up an aircraft.

Australian Police Arrest 4 Men Allegedly Plotting To Bomb Airplane

In a series of raids on five properties in Sydney's suburbs, police made the arrests and reportedly found a homemade bomb. Officials say they believe the plot is "Islamic-inspired terrorism."

Sir Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee, announces Sunday that the entire Russian Paralympic team will be barred from next month's games in Rio de Janeiro. "The anti-doping system in Russia is broken," he said.

Russia's Entire Paralympic Team Is Banned In Doping Scandal

Russia's para-athletes were caught up in the same scandal as the country's Olympic team. "The anti-doping system in Russia is broken," says the head of the International Paralympic Committee.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, seen here at a GOP event in April, overstepped his authority when he imposed a 4.5 percent budget cut on the state's university and community college system, the state's supreme court says.

Kentucky Governor Can't Cut Universities' Budgets, Court Rules

The case is one of three lawsuits the state's Democratic attorney general has filed against Republican Gov. Matt Bevin since Bevin was sworn in last December.

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