By MARY CLARE JALONICK (WASHINGTON, AP) — Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan support for a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on the House floor this week. The legislation would… Read more »

By MARY CLARE JALONICK (WASHINGTON, AP) — A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for… Read more »

By MARI YAMAGUCHI (TOKYO, AP) — Japan’s nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants Wednesday, paving the way for the reopening of facilities… Read more »

By SHAWN POGATCHNIK (ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland, AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron says leaders gathering Monday for the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland should reach speedy agreement on trade… Read more »

By MARTHA MENDOZA and NICK PERRY (CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, AP) — Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the… Read more »

By THOMAS GOUNLEY (SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Springfield News-Leader) — When it comes time to find new locations for Bass Pro Shops, the Springfield-based company considers the number of hunting and fishing… Read more »

(Warrensburg, Mo.) – Western Missouri Medical Center recently announced that the new hospitalist program will begin July 1 at WMMC in partnership with Saint Luke’s Physicians Specialists. The inpatient team… Read more »

(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — A Kansas City hospital has been awarded a $200,000 federal grant to teach health care students about environmental hazards that can affect children in their… Read more »