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Terry Hall, lead singer of The Specials, has died. With its mix of Black and white members and Jamaica-influenced fashion style, the band became leaders of the anti-racist 2 Tone ska revival movement.

How much hospitals around the country bill for 100 top procedures became public this week. Though insurance or Medicare may not actually pay the sticker price, some hospitals in Alaska are considering how they'll respond to more knowledgeable consumers.

A new report shows the pandemic and the overdose crisis helped push down the average life expectancy in the U.S. for a second year in a row.

The California Democrat, the oldest sitting member of Congress, said she will accomplish as much as possible before she steps down.

It was not the color medal the U.S. had hoped for, but it was a better result than at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics when the USWNT was bounced out of the tournament in the quarterfinals.

For the first time since 1985, the semifinals will feature none of the sport's most decorated programs. "This is a new history that we're venturing into," said South Carolina coach Dawn Staley.

The heavyweight Democratic lawyer and former top Obama counsel has been on the watch for an indictment connected to his onetime work with Paul Manafort. Now his own attorneys say it's at hand.

As he retires and heads into the private sector, Shawn Henry looks back at the growth in the cybercrime problem.

GOP Candidates Asked to Pledge LoyaltyTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican candidates for the Kansas Senate are being asked by their party's leadership to publicly declare their allegiance to the Senate's Republican leadership after the November election. Clay Barker, executive director of the state Republican Party, said Friday that letters seeking the pledge were sent this week to 31 official GOP candidates for the Kansas Senate. He says a similar loyalty appeal will be mailed next week to Republican candidates for the House.=====================================================KCP&L Requests 13% Rate IncreaseTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Corporation Commission will consider a request from Kansas City Power and Light to raise rates 12.9 percent. The request, filed Friday by the utility, would raise an average residential customer's rate by nearly $150 a year. If it's approved, the Kansas request would take effect in January.======================================================Spirit AeroSystems Back to WorkWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Spirit AeroSystems says its employees will return to work tomorrow, after a massive cleanup of tornado damage. Spirit CEO Jeff Turner says about 1,000 people worked to clean debris, test equipment and make other repairs since the Wichita company took a direct hit from an EF-3 tornado last weekend. The Wichita Eagle reports some production at Spirit resumed Friday.=======================================================Sedgwick Co. Tornado Damage Tops $146 MillionWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County officials say the tornado that hit Oaklawn and southeast Wichita last weekend caused an estimated $146.3 million in damage. County officials say the tornado damaged or destroyed 776 homes and 86 businesses, and affected another 3,481 residences and 165 businesses. That total includes 11 homes that were totally destroyed.

There are some big issues on the table, but it's not clear if lawmakers will tackle them or not.