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In this image from video, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks on the Senate floor on Saturday.

Top Senate Democrat Says Agreement Is Close Over Coronavirus Financial Package

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer negotiated late into the night with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and spoke hopefully of a deal coming together on Tuesday.

Gen Z's Voter Turnout In 2018 Topped Past Kansas Youth, But 2020 Isn't A Given

In Mosul, reminders of the Islamic State's brutal rule include a school wall covered with drawings showing how militants executed their prisoners. The U.N. says the area around the city holds mass graves where thousands of people were buried.

Islamic State Dumped At Least 6,000 Bodies In Mass Graves In Iraq, U.N. Says

"Victims include women, children, elderly and persons with disabilities, members and former members of the Iraqi armed forces and police," says a new U.N. report that details 202 mass graves.

Kansas lawmakers heard Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's proposed budget that includes increasing special education by $72.4 million each year for the next five years.

Here are 6 ways Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly wants to spend a $2 billion budget surplus

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly laid out her Kansas spending priorities in a budget plan presented to the Republican-led Legislature Thursday.

KCUR Evening News 7-6-10

By Steve Bellhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-911404.mp3Kansas City, MO – Police chase accident clogs Watkins Freeway,…

Former NSA contractor Harold Martin III pleaded guilty in March after he was accused of a massive theft of classified government information.

Ex-NSA Contractor Who Stole Top Secret Documents Is Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison

Harold Martin committed the massive theft of government documents over decades, storing files in his car and Maryland home. "My methods were wrong, illegal and highly questionable," Martin said.

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KCUR Morning News 4-6-10

By Maria Carterhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-894577.mp3Kansas City, MO – Authorities say a soft-side cooler that…

Demonstrators in Los Angeles march to support a federal judge's ruling that grants a nationwide temporary restraining order against President Trump's order to ban travel to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Former Top Security Officials Criticize Trump's 'Ill-Conceived' Ban In Court Filing

A document signed by former CIA Director Michael Hayden and others backs two states who say President Trump's immigration ban "unleashed chaos."

"The person who files the report, the person who alleges to have been harmed and the witnesses shall not be bound by any obligation of silence" about sexual abuse cases against clergy, according to a new policy approved by Pope Francis.

Pope Francis Ends 'Top Secret' Status For Sex Abuse Cases, Promising Transparency

The changes apply to cases of clergy committing violence or sexual assaults against anyone under their authority, as well as minors. The pope also changed rules about child pornography.

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