Lon Snowden, left, speaks to The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013. Edward Snowden’s father Lon Snowden told Russian television outside the Moscow airport Thursday morning that his son is not planning to return to the United States. He thanked Russia and President Vladimir Putin for sheltering his son, who provided the news media with information on global surveillance activities conducted by the U.S. special services. Edward Snowden’s lawyer Anatoly Kucherena listens at right. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, leaves his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 10,2103, for the White House and a meeting with President Barack Obama regarding the ongoing budget fight. Facing a fresh deadline, Boehner said Thursday that Republicans would vote to extend the government’s ability to borrow money for six weeks _ but only if President Barack Obama first agrees to fresh negotiations on spending cuts. Under the Republican plan, the partial government shutdown would continue in the meantime. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Due to the support of local farmers and America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, Blue Valley-Randolph received a $10,000 grant to purchase 10 FOSS (Full Option Science System) kits for grades K-8, last Friday. The kits include books and equipment to enhance each unit of study. America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, offers farmers the chance to nominate a local public school district, which can then compete for a grant of up to $25,000 to enhance math and/or science education. More than 1,150 nominated school districts submitted applications. America’s Farmers Grow Communities, which offers winning farmers the…
On a Thursday edition of “The Game”, the guys talk Big 12 hoops as the Wildcats are slated to finish 5th in the conference. Multiple angles taken throughout the show getting you prepared for Saturday’s match up in the Little Apple between the Wildcats and the Baylor Bears. Jamey Eisenberg stops by from CBSsports.com to talk fantasy football, plus “You can’t be serious”.
Stocks soared Thursday, putting the market on track for its second-best day of the year, on news Washington was moving closer to a deal to avert a U.S. government default.
World financial leaders converging on Washington for a high-level economic summit are getting a closer look at the US stalemate as talks resolving the shutdown inch closer. Economists say the budget fight has already hurt the US economy.
Foot and mouth disease is scary, particularly if you’re a farmer–and state authorities continued with a two day emergency drill with that scenario in Manhattan Thursday the Biosecurity Research Institute on the K-State campus. Mary Soukup, Communications Director with the Kansas Department of Agriculture, addressed reporters, including KMAN and a representative from “Modern Farmer” magazine based in New York, announcing that in the drill, the Kansas State football game had been cancelled. Soukup mentioned the 50,000 people and associated traffic could cause problems. Soukup admits to some irritated community members in that make believe world. Dr. Bill Brown, who serves as the Kansas Animal Health…
As Congress members continue to disagree, we have almost made it to a complete two weeks of the government being shutdown. Impacts in Washington D.C are evident, but impacts are happening here in Manhattan as well. Riley County Health Department staff members received disappointing news yesterday, which is a direct result of the shutdown. County Health Department Director, Brenda Nickel told commissioners, during their Thursday meeting, the state of Kansas had been lucky the past few weeks because the government shutdown had not yet impacted health services, but people that use WIC will be impacted until the shutdown is over.…
House Republicans say they will advance legislation to temporarily extend the government’s ability to borrow money. Speaker John Boehner said the measure would advance if President Barack Obama agrees to negotiate over reopening government.
Footage from government-controlled Syrian TV shows weapons inspectors examining a chemical plant in an unknown location in the country. Inspectors have visited three sites linked to Syria’s chemical weapons program, according to a spokesman.