A Kansas judge on Friday blocked the release of child welfare records of an 11-year-old boy whose disappearance went unreported for nearly a decade.

The Kansas parents who failed to report their 11-year-old adopted son missing nearly a decade ago are “people of interest” as authorities search for him nationwide, a sheriff said Monday.

A missing Kansas boy’s adoptive parents, who failed to report his disappearance for nearly a decade, are considered “people of interest” in the case as authorities expand their search nationwide, a sheriff said Monday.

The driver of a private security van ferrying prison inmates through southern Arkansas fell asleep behind the wheel, causing a crash that killed two prisoners and injured four others, authorities said.A 43-year-old Texas man was driving a van for U.S....

For all the talk about Barack Obama’s quest to be the first black president, his visit to his grandfather’s hometown Tuesday was a reminder that it is only half the story.Obama is the son of an African father and a white mother from this heartland...

A man suspected in the slaying of a college student who led a secret life as an Internet porn performer was arrested in Mexico, authorities said.Israel Mireles, 24, was arrested Wednesday on a Butler County homicide warrant at a relative’s home in...

Authorities say they suspect foul play in the disappearance of an 18-year-old community college student, and are searching for the man she left a bar with the last time she was seen.Police searched a bloodied room in the motel where the man had been...

An 18-year-old community college student has been missing since Friday, and authorities said they suspect foul play in her disappearance.Emily Sander was last seen at the Retreat, a bar east of El Dorado, leaving with Israel Mireles, 24, police said. Her.