Debt limit bill heads for vote in full House
House Speaker McCarthy pushes conservatives to back a debt ceiling and budget deal with Biden as the Rules Committee advances the bill 7-6. The full House eyes a vote today amid divisions within the Freedom Caucus and the Republican Study Committee, while the CBO says deficits fall by 1.5 trillion over a decade though work requirements on food stamps raise spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Kevin McCarthy
Joe Biden
U.S
House Freedom Caucus
Congress
Republican Study Committee
House Rules Committee
Capitol
GOP
Fox and Friends
Biden
Congressional Budget Office
McCarthy
Senate
Treasury
Staff patch up Kharkiv lab after Russian strikes
U S funded Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology workers repair a heavily damaged rival facility after repeated rocket and bomb assaults. IAEA says Russia targeted the lab, which suffered extensive destruction during the war’s early months. a November visit noted most buildings damaged beyond repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Research Lab
Ukraine
Kharkiv
Belgorod
Russia
International Atomic Energy Agency
Child care barrier strains addiction treatment access in Kansas
The Kansas News Service reports that lack of child care reduces treatment uptake for mothers and families. Experts note the need for child friendly programs, telehealth, and school-hour scheduling to ease parenting during recovery while funding and space challenges persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shane Hudson
CEF Addiction Treatment
Salina
Hudson
CKF
Mirror Inc
Newton
Kansas News Service
Cynthia Breitenbach
Mirror
Kansas
Breitenbach
KVC
Hoskins
Indigenous librarian Russell wins distinguished service award
The first Indigenous honoree of the award, age 86, reflects on a career spanning Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, the University of Minnesota Duluth, and the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. She recalls teaching Native studies and art history, directing library programs, and returning to Minnesota to begin meaningful work in 1991. Her longtime colleague Daniel Wildcat supported her nomination. Now retired since 2016, she remains an active artist with an August Santa Fe show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library World
Russell
Kansas City
Lawrence
Minnesota
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Haskell
Daniel Wildcat
Santa
Santa Fe
Payne in court after assault with high bond set
Payne faces a bond hearing with a facial injury and jaw wired shut after an assault. Assistant District Attorney Samantha Foster asks for 1.5 million bond citing a 2005 aggravated sexual assault conviction of an 8 year old under the Texas Sex Offender Registry. Judge Stacey Donovan sets 100000 cash or surety and appoints Angela Keck to represent him with a status conference planned for June 7. Payne also holds a 2011 Shawnee County robbery conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Samantha Foster
Texas Sex Offender Registry
Stacey Donovan
Angela Keck
Shawnee County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lisa Mascaro
Kevin Freking
Stephen Groves
Associated Press
Jose Luis Magana
AP Photo
Calif
Capitol Hill
Ukraine Nuclear Laboratory
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Kharkiv Institute of
Theranos
Bryan
Texas
Elizabeth Holmes
Silicon Valley
Holmes
Federal Women’s Prison
Houston
Apple
Steve Jobs
KVC Kansas
Megan Hosterman
Johnson and Douglas Counties
Hosterman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!