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A voter at the National Guard Armory in Kansas City, Kansas scans their paper ballot Tuesday.

Here's what Missouri and Kansas election officials are doing to make sure the vote is secure

Ahead of the 2024 election, learn how Missouri and Kansas keep voter registration lists up to date, count and protect ballots, and certify election results.

Kansas Governor Kelly Ramps Up Campaign To Separate Abortion Politics From Medicaid Expansion

TOPEKA, Kansas — A pressure campaign led by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly aims to force Republican Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle to drop her blockade…

This Nov. 30, 2014, image made from video released by Loujain Alhathloul, shows her driving in the United Arab Emirates toward the border with Saudi Arabia. Her siblings have visited the United States this week to receive an award in her honor and to raise further awareness of her case.

'Won't Give Up': Siblings Of Jailed Saudi Women's Rights Activist Speak Out In U.S.

It's been a year since Loujain Alhathloul was detained in Saudi Arabia for pushing for women's rights. A PEN award for her and two other Saudi activists has helped bring their plight back to light.

Staying Put: Why Income Inequality Is Up And Geographic Mobility Is Down

Most migration is driven by economics, but Americans are no longer packing up their bags in search of a better life. Journalist Timothy Noah tells host Michel Martin why income inequality is up and geographic mobility has gone down.

Lawrence Novelist Bryn Greenwood Is OK If People Hate Her Book — If They've Read It

Lawrence writer Bryn Greenwood’s novel All the Ugly and Wonderful Things is a love story between a grade-school girl and a drug-running biker in his…

"My Friend!," written by Taye Diggs and illustrated by Shane Evans, is a picture book about what it means to be a friend.

Kansas City Children’s Book Author And Illustrator Teams Up With Longtime Collaborator In New Book, 'My Friend!'

Through the decades, children’s book author and illustrator Shane Evans and stage, film and television actor Taye Diggs have stayed fast friends and collaborators.

TV show <em>Super Girl Voice, </em>a singing contest show, is recorded at Hunan Satellite TV station in 2006 in Changsha city, Hunan province of China. The show was recently banned as part of a recent entertainment industry crackdown.

China Targets Entertainment TV In Cultural Purge

Popular dating shows, imperial court dramas, ghost stories and spy shows have largely disappeared from prime-time TV in China. The clampdown on entertainment is part of a wider ideological campaign by Beijing. But the move risks alienating China's largely nonpolitical youth.

The Internet has made it easier for older women to find romance, but it also has made them vulnerable to online scammers.

Older Women And The Pitfalls Of Looking For Love By Logging On

The Internet is making it easier for older women, who didn't grow up with the Web, to get outside their social circles for romance, but it can make them more vulnerable to deception.

Close-up of modern flax cordage showing twisted fiber construction.

The Oldest String Ever Found May Have Been Made By Neanderthals

Bits of twisted plant fibers found on a stone tool show that Neanderthals used sophisticated yarns and cords. It pushes the date of the earliest-known fiber technology way back in time.

Food assistance programs, such as WIC, are funded through the year even if the government shuts down, but food advocates worry about funding in the long term.

Missouri agrees to hand over personal data of food aid recipients to USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture requested personally identifiable information from SNAP recipients including names, dates of birth, addresses and Social Security numbers, along with total SNAP benefits received. Kansas, however, refused the request.

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