A magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook New Zealand on Friday. At least six aftershocks of magnitude 5.0 or stronger were also felt. Some homes and roads were damaged.
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The Kansas City Royals have begun a very important series against the Detroit Tigers that will match up KC and Detroit with five games in four days. With the Royals trying to compete for a wildcard spot, every game matters down the stretch of the season. Jeremy Guthrie (12-9) allowed four runs and 13 hits in seven innings for the Royals as he picked up the loss. Prince Fielder homered for the first time in three weeks, hitting a two-run shot in the first inning. Andy Dirks added two doubles and two singles for the AL Central-leading Tigers. The Royals (62-57) have…
Investigators found flight recorders on Thursday that could hold important clues about why a UPS jet crashed at Birmingham’s airport, killing two pilots. <iframe width=”425″ height=”319″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/a0vzj3U_n4k” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Egypt has authorized police to use deadly force after the latest string of reprisals for Wednesday’s bloody crackdowns. Reacting to the violence, the U.S. has cancelled joint military exercises planned for next month. <iframe width=”425″ height=”319″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/x8fXZEUifcU” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Supporters of Egypt’s ousted president stormed and torched two buildings housing the local government in Giza, the city next to Cairo that is home to the famed pyramids.
Lebanese citizens run past a burned cars and shops at the site of a car bomb explosion in southern Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Aug. 15, 2013. The powerful car bomb ripped through a southern Beirut neighborhood that is a stronghold of the militant group Hezbollah on Thursday, killing at least three people and trapping others in burning buildings, the media said. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has found in favor of a Kansas abortion opponent accused of sending a threatening letter to a Wichita doctor who was training to offer abortion services. U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten summarily ruled Thursday that Angel Dillard’s 2011 letter to Dr. Mila Means was not a “true threat.” The Justice Department had filed the civil lawsuit against Dillard under a law aimed at protecting access to abortion services. The Valley Center woman wrote to Means saying she would have to check under her car every day because someone might place an explosive under…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A longtime Kansas House member says he’ll resign from the Legislature at the end of next month’s special session. Democrat Nile Dillmore told The Wichita Eagle on Thursday the decision is tied to his planned October retirement from his regular job with a Wichita credit union. The 65-year-old lawmaker says it’s time for him to seek “some other things to do.” Dillmore was first elected to the House in 2000. After a federal court-ordered redrawing of the state’s political boundaries last year, he defeated Republican state Rep. Brenda Landwehr of Wichita to retain his seat. He serves…
SALINA, Kan. (AP) A Salina commission has approved plans to demolish a stadium at Kansas Wesleyan University. The Salina Journal reports the Salina Heritage Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the demolition of Glenn Martin Stadium at Kansas Wesleyan University. Wesleyan wants to tear down the grandstand to make way for a new athletic complex. Wesleyan has been playing its football games at Salina Stadium since 2007 because of the condition of the old stadium, which was built in 1940. The city designated the structure a Heritage Conservation property in 1997 because of its historical significance.
WESTWOOD, Kan. (AP) The only homicide in the Kansas City suburb of Westwood remains unsolved, but police say they’re continuing to investigate the crime that took place a decade ago. The Kansas City Star reports the identity of the gunman who killed David “Ray” Ninemire on Aug. 15, 2003, remains a mystery. Ninemire, a 68-year-old father of four and grandfather to 10, was shot and killed during an attempted robbery at the Westwood grocery store where he worked as produce manager. With the 10th anniversary of Ninemire’s killing, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says it’s making a renewed push to…