Month: January 2020
NEW YORK (TNS) China poses an increasingly dire threat to the international human rights system, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report released on Tuesday. The Chinese government under President Xi Jinping has…
MOSCOW (AP) President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of his prime minister today after proposing constitutional amendments that could herald his intention to carve out a position that would let him stay at Russias…
A new dress code adopted by the Iola High School Student Council goes into effect Jan. 25. According to the code, girls should not attend school with their hair pinned up and they should not…
Twenty-one years ago, in January 1999, the U.S. Senate began the impeachment trial of then-President William Jefferson Clinton. While Clinton ultimately wasnt removed from office, much was said during the proceedings about the importance of…
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Isaiah Moss made the transition from reserve to starter look easy. The graduate transfer scored 20 points in his first start for Kansas and helped the sixth-ranked Jayhawks beat Oklahoma 66-52…
In 2019, Americans found that snaring a paycheck was easier than growing one. Even as corporate America continues to hire, wages rose slowly in a tight labor market. In December, we learned Friday, average hourly…
NEW YORK (AP) The WNBA and its union announced a tentative eight-year labor deal Tuesday that will allow top players to earn more than $500,000 while the average annual compensation will surpass six figures…
BOSTON (AP) Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros. The Red Sox didnt wait to see what punishment…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) No. 23 Texas Tech went on the road and held strong late to grind out a Big 12 victory. Kyler Edwards scored a career-high 24 points, Davide Moretti had 14 and…
Biking advocates in Kansas City are understandably upset about City Councilwoman Teresa Loars insensitive comments following the death of a popular local bicyclist. After Pablo Sanders Jr, was fatally struck by a car while biking…
