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Space sports car now flying toward asteroid belt beyond Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world's first space sports car is cruising toward the asteroid belt, well beyond Mars. SpaceX chief Elon Musk confirmed the new, more distant route for his rocketing Tesla Roadster, which was launched aboard the...

 

Trump continues to cast some immigrants as criminals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Making his case for tighter border security, President Donald Trump has repeatedly linked immigration to criminality, highlighting immigrant gang violence, calling family reunification a national security threat and bemoaning the...

 

Rail industry says key safety technology not due until 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The railroad industry is playing down expectations that a safety technology that could have prevented recent deadly train crashes will be in operation across the United States by the end of the year. Indeed, freight and commuter...

 

FBI texts reveal admiring view of then-director James Comey

WASHINGTON (AP) — The day in July 2016 that FBI Director James Comey defended to Congress the bureau's decision in the Hillary Clinton email probe, two FBI officials traded admiring texts about his verbal dexterity — and mocking jibes at the...

 

Oklahoma pastor's burning death remains unsolved

CHICKASHA, Okla. (AP) — The death of an Oklahoma pastor, whose remains were discovered burned near a church last summer, is still unsolved. KFOR-TV reports that 55-year-old Michael Dean Walworth's burned remains were found near the First...

 

Oklahoma appeals ruling overturning murder conviction

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter wants the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court that overturned a murder conviction on the grounds that Indian reservations in the state were never dissolved by Congress. An...

 

Reserve Oklahoma police officer dies in fiery vehicle crash

TECUMSEH, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a reserve police officer from Asher has been killed in a fiery crash. Troopers say 23-year-old Jarate Dewayne Condit was driving on U.S. Highway 177 in Pottawatomie County about 5:30 p.m....

 

Magnitude 3.1 earthquake shakes north-central Oklahoma

HENNESSEY, Okla. (AP) — An earthquake has shaken parts of north-central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 10:12 a.m. about five miles south of Hennessey in Kingfisher County, about 45 miles (72...

 

Oklahoma woman heeds suggestion of judge to be sterilized

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma woman convicted of using a counterfeit check was medically sterilized after she agreed to a suggestion from a judge, who said he would consider it during her sentencing. The Oklahoman reports that U.S. District...

 

Oklahoma County inmate dies shortly after arriving in cell

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma County jail inmate died after being found unresponsive in a holding cell five minutes after being taken to the cell. Sheriff's spokesman Mark Opgrande says 44-year-old Nicholas Green died at a hospital where he was...

 

Insulin quality questions have diabetes experts scrambling

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Preliminary research suggesting that some diabetes patients may be injecting medicine that has partially disintegrated is causing concern even as serious questions are raised about the research itself. The study author, a pharm...

 

Kansas bill to teach gun safety to students with NRA program

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that would require certain curriculum for schools offering gun safety courses. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the bill wouldn't require schools to provide gun safety training....

 

Fort Riley soldier dies in Germany, cause of death unclear

FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP) — Fort Riley officials say a soldier deployed from the fort to Europe has been found dead in Germany. The fort announced Wednesday that 1st Sgt. Nicholas Amsberry, who was from Mesa, Arizona, was found dead Sunday near a...

 

Paralyzed Kansas accident victim wins $38.5M verdict

COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — A woman paralyzed from the chest down in a 2014 southeast Kansas crash has won a $38.5 million verdict. The Joplin Globe reports that Cherokee County jurors returned the verdict last week after a five-day trial. Kara Hansen...

 

Kansas Senators pass resolution condemning porn

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Senate has approved a resolution condemning pornography, saying it causes infidelity and erectile dysfunction. The Wichita Eagle reports that measure passed Tuesday on a 35-4 vote. The resolution has no legal...

 

Wichita YMCA reacts to rape charges against employee

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Greater Wichita YMCA will begin daily sex offender registry checks after an employee was charged with raping a 4-year-old girl. The Wichita Eagle reports 21-year-old Caleb Gaston is charged with raping the child Jan. 29 at...

 

Procter & Gamble closing Kansas plant, affecting 280 workers

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Procter & Gamble says it is closing its plant in Kansas City, Kansas, in 2020. Company officials told about 280 full-time employees of the decision on Wednesday. The Kansas City Star reports the company plans to transfer...

 

2 pediatric flu deaths reported at Wichita hospital

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita hospital says two children have died from the flu there. Wesley Healthcare spokeswoman Susan Burchill could provide no details about the pediatric flu deaths because of privacy laws. The Wichita Eagle reports that...

 

Kansas man accused of trying to buy child for $250, meth

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kansas man awaits extradition to Kentucky on a human trafficking charge after he allegedly tried to buy an 11-year-old girl for $250 and some meth. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports a Franklin County grand jury indicted...

 

New Kansas governor prepares to give first big policy speech

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer is expected to outline proposals for making state government more transparent during an address to the Legislature, and lawmakers are hoping he also spells out where he stands on public school funding....

 
 By JORDAN WOLF    Sports    February 8, 2018

Graham leads No. 10 Kansas to close home win over TCU

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas had another game come down to the wire in Allen Fieldhouse and TCU couldn't close out a winnable one late. These two trends have carried throughout Big 12 play and were on display Tuesday night as Devonte' Graham scored...

 

Study: Houston apartment safety measures 'flawed'

HOUSTON (AP) — A report by the University of Texas School of Law has found that Houston's programs designed to ensure apartment safety are "flawed, fractured and improperly managed." The Houston Chronicle reports that the 16-month study released...

 

Students say ban on prayers before games creating tension

BELOIT, Ohio (AP) — Students at a northeast Ohio high school say a recent ban by administrators of prayers before athletic events is causing tension. The Vindicator reports one West Branch High School student says the divide created between those...

 

Lebanon labels Israeli border wall an 'aggression'

NAQOURA, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon's top security body on Wednesday instructed the military to confront Israel if it goes ahead with plans to build a cement border wall along the country's boundary, labeling it as an "aggression" against its...

 

Why privatizing Puerto Rico's power grid won't solve its energy problems

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Leer en español. Perhaps nothing is clearer to Puerto Ricans right now than the importance of having a good power...

 

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