Tom Ellis has seen it all. An artist and activist all his life, the 76-year-old grew up in Iola, but went on to spend much of his career in New York and California. Along the…

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who drove off the road in this week’s snowstorm spent 10 hours trapped in his car after a passing snow plow buried it, finally managing to get a 911…

The roar is back at New York’s Thunder Road. Three months after its opening day was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, Watkins Glen International is hosting car clubs again as NASCAR weekend looms in mid-August.…

NEW YORK — New York City has detected 38 cases of “pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome” — an alarming condition linked with COVID-19, claiming one young life in the Big Apple so far — Mayor  Bill de Blasio said…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) —  A degree has been bestowed upon a retired Kansas farmer who shipped one of his five N-95 masks to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo despite worries for his wife (who has…

NEW YORK (AP) — With coronavirus deaths surging in New York, the governor announced Friday he will use his authority to seize ventilators and protective gear from private hospitals and companies that aren’t using them…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country’s medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients and the world total climbed to more…

NEW YORK — Calls to New York City’s 911 medical services hit their highest levels since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to emergency workers’ unions, stretching staffs that have already seen their own…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s 40 million residents should stay home indefinitely and venture out only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, Gov. Gavin Newsom said, warning that the coronavirus pandemic threatens to overwhelm…

I appreciate all the ways people are making an effort to help one another during this outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. From individuals to entire governments, the focus is not only on survival but also…