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Many worry how effectively the South Korean government will handle the disaster as it grapples with a leadership vacuum after the impeachments of the country's top two officials.

President Trump hosted lawmakers from both parties to discuss gun policy and school safety on Wednesday. During the freewheeling meeting, Trump appeared to support a number of conflicting measures. NPR journalists have annotated a transcript of the exchange, adding context and analysis.

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The presidential caucus isn't the same as a normal election.

Governor Sam Brownback delivered his third Kansas State of the State address on Tuesday night, January 15, 2013.The governor's speech was followed by a response from the Kansas Democratic Party, delivered by state Senator Anthony Hensley of Topeka.

Earlier this week, the people of Pakistan elected a new parliament, with the majority of the seats going to the party of the slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Economist Zehra Aftab and Professor Ali Cheema discuss the significance of the power shift.

Super Tuesday pushed Republican presidential candidate John McCain well ahead of his opponents in the delegate chase, but it did little to resolve the underlying differences with the GOP. McCain held a news conference Wednesday to look ahead.

(Photo by Stephen Koranda)Tomorrow (TUE) is the final day for Kansans to register to vote or update their address before the Kansas primary election on August 5 th. As KPR’s Stephen Koranda reports, there’s also still time to provide missing citizenship documents that are keeping voter registrations from being processed.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7ce9c0000(SCRIPT)Anyone who’s registering to vote for the first time in Kansas needs to provide a document proving that they’re a U.S. citizen. Andrew Howell is Shawnee County’s election commissioner.“There are several different documents that are acceptable, but I really tend to say if you have a birth certificate or you have a passport or U.S. naturalization document that meets the requirements, then those are probably the ones that we’re more certain are consistently available to people and you won’t make a mistake or make an assumption,” says Howell.There are thousands of Kansans who have submitted registration forms, but they are on hold because the citizenship documents weren’t turned it. The secretary of state’s office says voters have up until the day before the election to turn in the documents so they’re eligible to cast a primary ballot on election day. Anchor lead out:A law that took effect this year also bars Kansans from switching political parties before the primary election. Kansans currently can't switch political parties until September. But voters who are registered as unaffiliated can still add a political party to their registration and vote in the primary.

(Image credit: wikimediacommons.org)LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A University of Kansas fraternity is on interim suspension after the school received reports of sexual assault during a party during the weekend. University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said in a news release Wednesday that "disturbing and serious" behavior was reported at the Kappa Sigma fraternity. She did not elaborate. The Lawrence Police Department and the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access are investigating the allegations. The suspension comes as the university faces increasing criticism for its handling of previous allegations of rape on the Lawrence campus. Kansas is one of 76 schools nationwide being investigated by the federal government for their handling of sexual abuse cases. In response to the criticism, Gray-Little appointed a task force to review the school's policies and procedures and to recommend improvements. Press Release from Lawrence Police Department: Police: Sexual Assault Investigation at Fraternity OngoingLawrence Police were contacted Monday morning by a University of Kansas student who reported a sexual assault, which occurred at a fraternity party late Saturday evening. Investigators determined the location of the incident was 1045 Emery Road, the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. The allegation included references to sexual contact having occurred while the victim was impaired. Detectives have spoken with several individuals and are continuing their attempt to locate others who may have been present at the party, or have information about what occurred. Anyone with information is asked to call the Lawrence Police Department at 785-832-7509. The investigation is progressing, though no arrests have been made at this time.