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The child has not been charged in the shooting of Abby Zwerner, 25, a teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia.

Ruby Franke, the YouTube mommy blogger behind the channel 8 Passengers, was arrested last week after her 12-year-old son climbed out a window and ran to a neighbor's house asking for food and water.

Tuesday's contests offer 352 delegates among six states. Michigan is the biggest prize, and it could be another pivot point in this Democratic primary.

Because of a Halloween boost, "Thriller" helps Jackson hit some major chart milestones.

Meet the new poet laureate of Kansas, Traci Brimhall.

Governor Brownback speaks to reporters after the meeting. (Photo by Stephen Koranda) Governor Sam Brownback has met with education officials and some top Republican lawmakers to talk about school finance. Brownback says the closed-door meeting was aimed at bringing together lawmakers and representatives of local school districts. He says those groups have not always seen eye-to-eye on the issue of education funding, leading to lawsuits.“The education system in Kansas is very split, and it has generally been one that’s been more fighting with each other than discussing with each other," says Brownback. "So the objective here is to get a discussion going and moving things out of the courts and into discussion.”The Kansas Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit over school funding and is expected to issue a decision later this year or early next year. That means education funding could turn out to be a top issue in the 2014 legislative session for many lawmakers.====================(VERSION TWO)Governor Sam Brownback met with education officials and some top Republican lawmakers yesterday (MON) to discuss school finance. The gathering comes as the Kansas Supreme Court considers a lawsuit over education spending and lawmakers prepare for the 2014 legislative session.Brownback says the meeting was aimed at bringing together his office, education officials that represent local districts and lawmakers. He says those groups have not always seen eye-to-eye on the issue of education funding, leading to lawsuits.“The education system in Kansas is very split, and it has generally been one that’s been more fighting with each other than discussing with each other," says Brownback. "So the objective here is to get a discussion going and moving things out of the courts and into discussion.”Frank Henderson, president of the Kansas Association of School Boards, agrees that the meeting was a good starting point.“We certainly have the same purpose in mind, and that is to have an outcome of students that are prepared for college and careers,” says Henderson.Some Democrats are concerned because no members of their party were invited. Brownback says his office is in the process of planning a follow-up meeting.

From the Docking years and the Brownback tax experiment to the election of Governor Laura Kelly, it's a look at the push and pull of Kansas politics over the past 70 years, with the co-editors of "Reform and Reaction: The Arc of Kansas Politics."

China's leadership has formally dismissed the country's defense minister, Li Shangfu, two months after he disappeared from the public eye — the second minister to be removed recently.

Hino Motors will plead guilty to submitting false emissions data to regulators for more than 100,000 heavy-duty trucks. The company will pay an array of fines, and fix some affected vehicles for free.

The ruling stems from several lawsuits brought by Capitol Police officers and Democratic members of Congress seeking civil damages from Donald Trump related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021.