Henrik Sieh, Germany Henrik Sieh, who lives in a small town in Germany, wants to learn how to play American football. He watched the Kansas City Chiefs play in the Super Bowl in February, although…

Gaia Figus, who lives in Italy on a small Mediterranean island, relies on Google Translate to help her communicate with her host family, the Millers.  She types a question into her phone, which translates it…

Veronica Agostini, who is from Italy, surprised her parents with a request to study abroad. They were a little hesitant to allow her to travel to another country to live with strangers for a year,…

Finding a place to play soccer helped Riccardo Barbarossa, a student from Italy, feel at home in Iola.  Fortunately, he didn’t need to go any farther than the spacious yard outside the home of his…

Lucia Perez, who lives in Spain, has dreamed of traveling to the U.S. to study since she was 12. She studied English for years to prepare for her trip. “I want to learn a new…

PHOENIX (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — They’re more comfortable, but they don’t work too well. Plastic face shields, neck gaiters and masks with valves — three of the creative approaches to face coverings since COVID-19 hit the…

As of Wednesday afternoon, Kansas suddenly looked clearer, disease-wise. That’s when the Kansas Department of Health and Environment released the the names and places associated with active outbreaks of COVID-19 across the state. (See below)…

If I could have a private audience with President Donald Trump I’d tell him to hit me with the truth. Every time. On Thursday, the president said the reason he has been minimizing the seriousness…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly applied maximum pressure Thursday to legislative leaders who will decide whether to extend the emergency declaration for COVID-19, saying the pandemic in Kansas is worse now than at previous peaks…