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Kansas AG sues over counterfeit Chiefs, Super Bowl gear

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The top prosecutor in Kansas is suing over counterfeit Kansas City Chiefs and Super Bowl merchandise. Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced in a news release Friday that two lawsuits were filed Thursday in Shawnee County D...

 

After 50 years of waiting, Kansas City ready for Super Bowl

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After 50 years of frustration, Kansas City football fans are ready to party this weekend. The Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Kansas City's first trip to the Super Bowl since 1970, and fans standing in line t...

 

Woman arrested after body found in burning car in Wichita

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 30-year-old woman was booked into jail after a body was found in a burning vehicle earlier this week in Wichita, police said. Laura Branning was booked Thursday evening on suspicion of arson and criminal desecration of a d...

 

Records: Man played video games after hurting twin who died

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas father charged with killing his 2-month-old son told authorities he repeatedly told the crying baby to "shut up" and squeezed his head "extra hard," but didn't notice he was seriously hurt for 30 minutes because he w...

 

Pranksters fill up Tucson potholes with green turf toupees

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pranksters apparently fed up with potholes in southern Arizona have filled them with bright green turf toupees. The Arizona Daily Star reports 10 of the crumbling craters in Tucson, Arizona, have been filled with carefully cut p...

 

Florida man mistakenly pumps gas onto the deck of his boat

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mistakenly inserting a fuel nozzle into a fishing pole slot, a Florida man pumped $60 worth of gasoline onto the deck of his boat and the ground of a gas station, fire rescue officials said. The incident happened Monday in the O...

 

Woman says Weinstein yelled, 'You owe me!' before raping her

NEW YORK (AP) — A key accuser in Harvey Weinstein's trial testified Friday that he raped her twice, once bellowing, "You owe me!" as he dragged her into a bedroom. The first time, the heavyset Hollywood tycoon trapped her in a New York hotel room i...

 

Trump acquittal now likely Wednesday; Senate nixes witnesses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate narrowly rejected Democratic demands to summon witnesses for President Donald Trump's impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring Trump's acquittal in just the third trial to threaten a president's removal in U.S. h...

 

Trump to tout U.S. 'comeback' at State of the Union speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will use next week's State of the Union to promote what he calls the "Great American comeback," according to a senior administration official. The speech comes at a moment when Trump is hoping to put his S...

 

GOP senators seek to acquit Trump without condoning conduct

WASHINGTON (AP) — There is no question, Sen. Lamar Alexander said, that President Donald Trump actions were "inappropriate" when he asked Ukraine's leader to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden. But not bad enough, he said, to warrant Trump's r...

 

Guardian of Monarch butterfly grounds eulogized in Mexico

OCAMPO, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of farmers and agricultural workers thronged the funeral of activist Homero Gómez González on Friday, and the homage to him was like a tribute to the monarch butterfly he so staunchly defended. The butterflies' ann...

 

US bars foreigners coming from China for now over virus fear

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Friday declared a public health emergency and took drastic steps to significantly restrict entry into the country because of a new virus that hit China and has spread to other nations. President Donald Trump h...

 

Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown

LONDON (AP) — So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. With little fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to the bloc. The U.K.'s departure became o...

 

Police open fire at 'impaired' driver in Mar-a-Lago breach

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Law enforcement agents opened fire on an SUV driver who smashed through two security checkpoints at Mar-a-Lago on Friday in what authorities described as the actions of "an obviously impaired" driver but not an intentional a...

 

FDA approves first treatment for kids with peanut allergy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first treatment for peanut allergies is about to hit the market, a big step toward better care for all kinds of food allergies -- but still a long way from a cure. Friday's approval by the Food and Drug Administration p...

 

Second CIA contractor testifies in 9/11 case at Guantanamo

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A former CIA contractor who helped design a harsh interrogation program following the the Sept. 11 attacks sought Friday to minimize the severity of techniques used on the men facing war crimes charges for their alleged r...

 

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