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Yong Chun Kim of Tacoma was lost for two nights in frigid mountains. As he tried to keep warm, among the things he set ablaze were some extra socks and the only bills he had in his wallet. So, $6 went up in flames.

For Venus Williams, a three-hour tennis match came down to a third-set tiebreaker against Zheng Jie of China at the U.S. Open Wednesday night. But the world's former No. 1 player couldn't get past 44 unforced errors, and Zheng outlasted her in a rain-delayed match.

Roberta Vinci has stunned Serena Williams to end her Grand Slam bid in one of the greatest upsets in tennis history.

Pools across the Kansas City metro opened over Memorial Day weekend. There are plenty of old spots and a few new ones to check out.

The American Federation of Government Employees has called for 6,000 new screeners to handle the rise in air travel traffic. Renee Montagne talks to union President J. David Cox.

Many things Trump did seemed like a death knell — mocking a disabled reporter, disparaging a Gold Star family, bragging about his manhood and groping women, on tape. None of it mattered.

NPR reporters break down the president's budget proposal, exploring where he wants to spend and where he wants to make cuts.

An experiment with 6-year-olds found they worked harder doing a repetitive task when they pretended to be Batman or Dora the Explorer.

New exhibitions in Kansas City and Lawrence explore trees as metaphor and material. There are prints, photographs, drawings, and quilts inspired by trees,…

There was a 2.6 percent increase in housing starts in April from March, the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development say.