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Iran says UN atomic agency head arriving in Tehran for talks

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says that the head of the International Atomic Energy Organization is arriving in the country for talks with Iranian officials. Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's envoy to the IAEA, said in a tweet that Rafael Grossi is arriving S...

 

Could Texas abortion ban strategy be double-edged sword?

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The unusual legal strategy used to ban most abortions in Texas is already increasingly being employed in Republican-led states to target pornography, LGBT rights and other hot-button cultural issues. While private residents f...

 

In the GOP, voter ID is a slam dunk ... except in Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — State Sen. Mike Groene was frustrated but not terribly surprised last year when Nebraska's legislature rejected, for the seventh time, a measure that would have forced voters to show a government-issued identification at the p...

 

Prince Andrew's lawyers question service of legal documents

LONDON (AP) — A U.S. court will hold a pretrial conference Monday in the civil suit filed by a woman who claims Prince Andrew sexually assaulted her as the two sides argue over whether the prince was properly served with documents in the case. A...

 

Rangers have two Top 10 finishers in Kibet and Kimutai on Friday

LAWTON, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Cross Country team was back on the road Saturday afternoon for a morning meet at Cameron University, running in the 8,000-meter race. This was a part of the Aggie Duels/Conference Preview meet. T...

 

Rangers soccer team wins 2nd straight on the road

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Northwestern Rangers soccer team traveled to Kearney, Nebraska, to face off against the Lopers for the second game of the four game trip. The Rangers were able to capitalize on an early second-half goal after which they would neve...

 

Rangers Volleyball drops Thursday match to the Falcons

WICHITA, Kansas – The Northwestern volleyball team traveled to Friends University for a Thursday night matchup where the Rangers fell 3-1. Friends jumped out 2-0 before the Red-and-Black took Set 3. The Rangers were led in kills by Addison Wimmer w...

 

North Korea says it tested new long-range cruise missiles

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it successfully test fired newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, its first known testing activity in months, underscoring how it continues to expand its military capabilities amid a s...

 

Evangelical Lutheran church installs 1st transgender bishop

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installed its first openly transgender bishop in a service held in San Francisco's Grace Cathedral on Saturday. The Rev. Megan Rohrer will lead one of the church's 65 synods, o...

 

Taliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but classrooms will be gender-segregated and Islamic dress is compulsory, the Taliban government's new higher education m...

 

Ex-cops accused of violating Floyd's rights face arraignment

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court Tuesday at a hearing that could also address some pretrial motions. A federal grand jury i...

 

Nicholas, now tropical storm, dumps rain along Gulf Coast

HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas hit the Texas coast early Tuesday as a hurricane and dumped more than a foot (30.5 centimeters) of rain along the same area swamped by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, drenching storm-battered Louisiana, knocking o...

 

OSBI investigating double homicide in Leedey; man arrested

LEEDEY, Okla. (AP) — A Dewey County man is in the county jail after a Monday double killing in Leedey, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said. The OSBI said in a press release that two women were found shot to death at an ambulance barn i...

 

Big 12 coaches says swift expansion solidified league future

Kansas State coach Chris Klieman says he was never worried the Big 12 would disband or become irrelevant, even with the lingering questions about the conference's future when Oklahoma and Texas head to the Southeastern Conference. "I knew none of...

 

Oklahoma board urges governor to commute death sentence

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board on Monday recommended the governor commute the death sentence of Julius Jones, who has maintained his innocence in a 1999 killing that has garnered national attention. The five-member board v...

 

Ruling on who will hear Strickland motion expected Friday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A decision is expected Friday on whether judges in Jackson County should be disqualified from hearing court arguments that could determine whether a man is released from prison after serving more than 40 years for a triple m...

 

AG: Spike in natural gas prices appears to break Kansas law

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Monday that sharp spikes in natural gas prices last winter appear to violate Kansas law and he is seeking outside legal help to investigate them. Schmidt's office said it is looking to retain a...

 

Kansas farmers busy planting wheat, harvesting other crops

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas farmers have been busy planting next year's winter wheat crop and harvesting the state's other major crops. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that about 4% of the winter wheat has now been p...

 

Lawmaker accused of kicking boy pleads guilty to 3 charges

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas legislator accused of kicking a high school student in the testicles pleaded guilty Monday to three lesser misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and was placed on a year's probation under a deal with the local p...

 

Man pleads guilty in crash that killed officer and his son

VALLEY CENTER, Kan. (AP) — A Valley Center man will be sentenced Nov. 23 for a crash that killed a Wichita police officer and the officer's 10-year-old son. James Neal Dalrymple, 39, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of involuntary manslaughter w...

 

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