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Weak and short La Niña coming: How it will impact winter

Austin (Kansan) — The La Niña phenomenon occurred this winter, Climate Prediction Center That's what they said in their latest outlook released Thursday, but it might not be such a big threat after all. La Niña occurs when sea waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean become at least half a degree cooler than average. […]

8 new emojis coming to your smartphone

Show me how you really feel. Eight new emojis are due to arrive on smartphones soon, with the addition of the bags under the eyes emoji already proving popular with users who say it makes them “feel noticed.” Daily Mail. The Unicode Standard, the official emoticon standard managed by the Unicode Consortium, which is responsible […]

Harris to do more media in coming days, including NABJ interview

Vice President Harris is expected to be stepped up in the coming days as she seeks to build on the momentum of her performance in Tuesday's debate with former President Trump. Ms Harris begins what her campaign is calling the “New Way Forward Tour” on Thursday, with a stop in North Carolina. She will head […]

Charges coming as investigation into Kansas City Chiefs fans’ deaths nears end

Nine months after three Kansas City Chiefs fans were found dead in a friend's snowy backyard, the homeowner's attorney believes criminal charges will eventually be filed in their deaths — but not against his client. On January 9, Clayton McGeeney, 37, Ricky Johnson, 38, and David Harrington, 36, were found dead on Jordan Willis' Kansas […]

Hotly contested congressional coming down to kitchen table issues

(The Center Square) – Candidates in the nation’s most competitive congressional district are campaigning on a variety of issues, but the only ones they can fully agree on are lower taxes and health care costs. In Michigan's 8th Congressional District, Democrat State Senator Kristen McDonald-Rivett is running against Republican Paul Junge, and incumbent Democratic Rep. […]

HPV Self-Screening Kits to Be Available in Coming Weeks Following FDA Approval

Medical technology company Becton, Dickinson & Company (BD) announced Thursday that a test that allows women to collect their own samples to be tested for human papillomavirus (HPV) will be available in the coming weeks. HPV, the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States, is usually tested for by a gynecologist with […]