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(AP) — The Kansas House has given final approval to a bill restoring guaranteed teacher tenure. The Education Committee Chairman had refused to hold a vote on the tenure bill, and an upcoming deadline for bills to pass their chamber of origin could have killed it.

President Donald Trump is now more likely than not to fail to complete his first full term in the White House, according to oddsmakers. Following a tumultuous first month as president, it is the first time that the odds are now shorter on him departing before Jan. 20, 2021. As of Wednesday, he had odds of -120 (5/6), which equates to a probability of 54.55 percent, not to go the distance, on gambling website Bovada. That compares to odds of -110 (10/11), the equivalent to 52.38 percent, to last the full four years.

Punter Pat McAfee made a surprising announcement during Super Bowl week when he retired from the NFL at the age of 29. McAfee cited repeated surgeries on his right knee as a reason for his decision and he tweeted out a picture of himself prepped for another operation on Wednesday. That would seem to be…

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A few hundred civilians have fled their homes in the outskirts of western Mosul, the first reported displacement since a U.S.-backed offensive on the jihadists’ remaining stronghold there began at the weekend. A Reuters correspondent saw about 200 women and children being transported on buses by federal police on Wednesday to the town of Hammam al-Alil, some 20 km (12 miles) south of Mosul, where camps have been set up. The federal police and elite Interior Ministry units known as Rapid Response... Читать дальше...

Uttar Pradesh Wizards will take on Kalinga Lancers while Dabang Mumbai face Delhi Waveriders in the two semi-finals slated on Saturday.

Destry Allyn Spielberg, daughter of legendary director Steven Spielberg, stars in her first ever major fashion editorial for Haunted Magazine‘s latest issue, provided exclusively to Just Jared! The 20-year-old model rocks a variety of fierce looks in the editorial photographed by Ali Daniel Flores exclusively for DT Model Management, which represents a few other celebrity [...]

Set amid the political swirl of late '60s Chicago, Emil Ferris' graphic novel debut reflects on race, class, gender and the holocaust. Critic John Powers says readers won't want to put it down.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should reduce the fees that get passed on to borrowers, and stop enabling institutional investors to buy up homes for rentals, an industry group said.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should reduce the fees that get passed on to borrowers, and stop enabling institutional investors to buy up homes for rentals, an industry group said.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should reduce the fees that get passed on to borrowers, and stop enabling institutional investors to buy up homes for rentals, an industry group said.

Defending Marseille champion Nick Kyrgios talks about his battle with homesickness, and the process he's in to bring his best level week in and week out on the ATP World Tour.

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A man who shot up his hotel room in a hallucinatory, drug-induced panic, sending bullets through occupied rooms nearby, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison by a judge who told him, “You are a dangerous person.” Edward Clarence Schneider, 56, of Los Molinos, California, acknowledged he drove his pickup truck

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The UK digital-only bank market may be growing increasingly crowded, making gaining share more difficult, but that doesn't appear to have put off investors in these firms.

Two of the UK's most prominent digital-only banks will soon announce significant new funding rounds, according to reports.

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Nascar's attendance and TV ratings used to cruise in the fast lane. WSJ's Valerie Bauerlein and Tanya Rivero discuss steep popularity and revenue declines the stock-car league has suffered in recent years, and how it plans to attract new fans. Photo: Getty

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly arrive in Mexico on Wednesday for discussions with senior government officials, as President Donald Trump’s immigration and trade stances have strained relations between the longtime allies.

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb. WSJ's David Benoit and Tanya Rivero discuss the reasons behind Icahn's move, which came on the same day the company made efforts to appease another activist investor. Photo: Reuters

Women’s rights are still an issue we are fighting for on a global scale. The Women’s March on Washington inspired hundreds of solidarity demonstrations across the globe showing that as far as we have come, there is still a way to go. On March 8th women worldwide will be striking in a symbolic movement to show their immeasurable worth in society.

DUBLIN — A booby-trap bomb has exploded outside the home of a Northern Ireland policeman, injuring nobody but underscoring the continued threat from Irish Republican Army splinter groups. The Police Service of Northern Ireland says Wednesday’s failed attack involved a bomb attached to the underside of the policeman’s private car in Londonderry, the second-largest city

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to cut $25 million from 39 public health programs that fight cancer, diabetes and other conditions.