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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas coach Bill Self says a police investigation of an alleged rape at his team’s dorm has given him no reason yet to discipline anyone as the second-ranked Jayhawks prepare to play at No. 4 Kentucky. Self on Thursday publicly acknowledged the investigation of the alleged sexual attack last month of a

He will be playing in his first game since the middle of November

Metallic hydrogen is one of the holy grails of modern science. It would essentially be a magic material, creating everything from impossibly fast computers to hovering cars (themselves powered by hydrogen) to batteries that never need charging. It literally took dropping liquid hydrogen to almost absolute zero and crushing it between two diamonds at thousands of times the pressure of Earth’s atmosphere, but… here we are.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan is pledging to vote against President Donald Trump's education secretary nominee, Betsy DeVos, partly based on concerns that DeVos doesn't understand the needs of students with disabilities. Hassan, a Democrat, emerged as a top critic of DeVos last week, questioning whether she would ensure students with disabilities get an equal education as required by law if they use a voucher to go to a private school.

LONDON (AP) — It took more than a year's worth of beatings, sleep deprivation, psychological abuse and threats to his family before former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg said he cracked and confessed to being a member of the al-Qaida…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — University of California system approves first tuition increase in seven years.

The new gifts include: $1.5 million for the Michael Gaughan Training Table, $1 million from the family trust of the late Geraldine K. Howard and $500,000 from George Maloof Jr., a former Rebel. The pledge from Howard will lead to ...

President Donald Trump Thursday accused Time magazine of implying he’s a racist because of an erroneous pool report that said the bust of Martin Luther King Jr. had been removed from the Oval Office. (The press pool is made up of a few members of the press who represent the rest of the reporters assigned to cover the White House.)

Taraneh Alidoosti stars in The Salesman, a strong contender in the best foreign language film category.

The Wild coach is looking for a big win over St. Louis so players can enjoy the upcoming break

Tributes paid to ‘Ancient Labour’ figure who inspired the ‘West Lothian question’

(AP) — Western Michigan University the decision to cap tuition for future undergraduate students from outside the state will "dramatically" reduce its tuition. Because of the declining number of Michigan high school graduates, Van Der Kley told the board to target nonresidential population to "maintain enrollment numbers that allow it (the university) to operate at maximum efficiency." Western Michigan said tuition for nonresident students who are currently enrolled in the school will stay the same... Читать дальше...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas is poised to become the third state to ban a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure under restrictions lawmakers approved Thursday that are expected to face a legal challenge.

(AP) — Arkansas is poised to become the third state to ban a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure under restrictions lawmakers approved Thursday that are expected to face a legal challenge. The majority-GOP Senate voted 25-6 to ban the procedure known as dilation and evacuation, which abortion-rights supporters contend is the safest and most common procedure used in second-trimester abortions. Arkansas Right to Life has called the prohibition its top legislative priority in Arkansas... Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO — California would create a third gender option on driver’s licenses and birth certificates — one for “nonbinary” people who do not identify as either male or female, under a bill introduced Thursday. The bill would remove a requirement under state law that a physician provide a sworn statement attesting to a gender change in order to have that reflected on identifying documents. [...] a person making the request would have to attest, under penalty of perjury, that they seek to make... Читать дальше...

REVIEW: “Neruda” examines the tug-of-war between authority and creativity.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma said Thursday that Republicans "need to continue educating the public" about the need for a tax increase that would be used to fund infrastructure projects around the state.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma said Thursday that Republicans "need to continue educating the public" about the need for a tax increase that would be used to fund infrastructure projects around the state.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Many U.S. Muslim and Latino advocates are joining forces in opposing changes to immigration rules by President Donald Trump as they mull the prospect of aggressive restrictions.

Consumers and retailers be on guard: there's a new and more devious way for fraudsters to steal your credit and debit card information.

Immigration reform has raised deportation concerns, particularly with children who were raised in the United States.

Brazil has said it will start proceedings against Canada at the WTO over what it calls unfair support for Bombardier

One of the chief purposes of Confederation was undoubtedly to make Canada and its provinces and territories a genuine free-trade zone, but inconsistent rules and regulations blocking that dream have grown like weeds in a tropical jungle.