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  • President Obama will soon be sworn into office, and whether you voted for him or not, he's everybody's president. What do you want him to remember in his second term?
  • Recent Cabinet picks have only contributed to a long-standing perception that the president is, at the very least, somewhat tone-deaf when it comes to the role of women in his administration. And in politics, perception is often reality.
  • The number of deaths by suicide in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year — more than the 295 Americans who died fighting in Afghanistan in 2012. The numbers were first reported by the AP; NPR has confirmed them.
  • General Motors unveiled the new 2014 Chevy Corvette at the Detroit Auto Show, reviving the long-dormant Stingray name. But with sales of the current Corvette struggling, the company's challenge is to find new customers both now and in 10 years.
  • It's still too soon to say whether this is a historically bad flu season. But it's already clear that emergency rooms around the country are filled with feverish throngs that are much larger than during the last flu season.
  • Thousands of Minnesota soldiers deployed in Kuwait woke up to a surprise last spring. Just weeks before the end of their tour, a group of corporate recruiters showed up on base. The visit was part of a new strategy to help returning service members find jobs after they've hung up their uniforms.
  • Wal-Mart is expected to announce that it will hire every veteran who wants a job as part of a new program beginning on Memorial Day. The only requirements: that he or she left the military in the previous year and wasn't dishonorably discharged.
  • France has intervened in the conflict in the West African nation of Mali, but why does that conflict affect the United States? Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has offered the most basic take on America's interest in Maili: al-Qida is there.
  • Education funding took center stage on the first day of the 2013 Kansas legislative session.Lawmakers returned to Topeka just days after a district court…
  • Gov. Brownback to deliver State of the State; Education funding ruling may bring constitutional change; Wichita youth to hold town hall meeting on…
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