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The author of the 'Sahm Rule' is less worried about rising unemployment this time, even though October's rate was up 0.5% from a recent low...a jump typically associated with the onset of recession.

Pakistan's Supreme Court has reinstated Pakistan's top judge, ruling that his suspension by Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the nation's president and military ruler, was "illegal." Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry's March suspension sparked protests by lawyers and opposition parties.

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Here's the latest Kansas and regional news from the Associated Press, compiled by KPR staff.

Ending an era at the Internet's biggest search company, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page end their leadership roles. Sundar Pichai will become CEO of Google and its parent, Alphabet.

2012 Kansas County Health Rankings (Image Courtesy of Kansas Health Institute)Once again, Riley County has the healthiest residents in Kansas, and southeast Kansas continues to lag behind most of the rest of the state. Kansas Public Radio’s Bryan Thompson has more on the new County Health Rankings released today (TUE) by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa74ab50000

Five authors, librarians and book shop owners suggest turning to literature to help teach kids about Black history, culture and themes for this Black History Month.

Thirteen of the nation's leading scholars on the Kansas and Missouri "Border Wars" in the late 19th century will be meeting today (THUR) and tomorrow (FRI) at the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas. KU history professor Jonathan Earle is one of the conference organizers. He says that analyzing what happened in the Bleeding Kansas era is now challenging traditional ways of thinking about the U-S Civil War. The conference brings together scholars who have rarely interacted outside the pages of scholarly journals. The papers being discussed at the conference will be part of a public presentation on the Civil War in November at the Kansas City Public Library.

Lawmakers disagree about how to address budget gap.

We asked NPR photographers to share their favorite pictures and their thoughts about photographing Tiny Desk concerts in 2024.