The Cardinals gathered at the Vatican celebrated a final mass on Tuesday, before going into seclusion to decide who will be the next Pope. 115 Cardinals took part in the mass in the Sistine Chapel.
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A judge struck down New York City’s ban on big sugary drinks just hours before it was due to take effect, handing a defeat to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and creating confusion for restaurants that had already begun making changes.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is repeating calls for Pyongyang to comply with its international obligations. His comments come as North Korea piles on several threats including one to launch a nuclear strike on the U.S.
New York City’s groundbreaking limit on the size of sugar-laden drinks has been struck down by a judge shortly before it was set to take effect.
A new app is giving voice to children and adults with autism or other learning difficulties. The app links the sound of the word with an image of the object to enable children to communicate with their caregivers or family members.
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) A 23-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man is dead after an explosion at a Johnson County, Kan., excavation and tree removal company. Shawnee Fire Marshal Corey Sands says his department received a call around 9:30 a.m. Monday about an industrial accident at Rieke Grading. When fire crews arrived they found Nicholas Jerde dead and evidence of an explosion. Sands says Jerde was using an acetylene torch to open frozen valves on a vacuum truck when it ignited vapor inside the truck’s tank. The Occupational Safety Health Administration was called to investigate the incident.
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) Residents of a southwest Kansas mobile home park have until Friday to leave the property and may have to abandon their homes because a county law prohibits older mobile homes like theirs from relocating to other parks. Western Kansas News reports Garden City Community College bought the park’s land in December from Business Management Service Inc. The company notified the park’s tenants in early December about the sale and told them they had until March 15 to relocate. In Finney County, mobile homes built by 1986 can be relocated without special permits, and those built between…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas legislators have jumped into a tax dispute over refineries and fertilizer and cement plants, but critics worry that helping the business’s operators could pinch local governments. A bill before the Kansas House revises a state law governing how counties value machinery and equipment in complex manufacturing plants for tax purposes. Business groups are watching the legislation, which cleared the House Taxation Committee last week. Supporters contend the bill would ensure that machinery is valued consistently statewide, preventing prevent counties from overtaxing it. Critics contend the measure will take millions of dollars’ worth of property off state…
CHEROKEE, Kan. (AP) Kansas school boards are having trouble finding people to serve. The Kansas Association of School Boards says in the last 12 years, school districts across the state have consistently had 50 to 70 seats empty. The Joplin Globe reports 62 positions were empty in 2011, the latest available data. Doug Moeckel, an executive with the association, says school boards often have to make difficult budget and personnel decisions, which can cause conflict for board members. He says many people want to serve but are frustrated when they realize the school districts don’t have the resources to provide…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Sedgwick County judge is considering whether to allow evidence of a 1989 murder during a trial in a Wichita woman’s death in 2011. Tyrone Walker, 47, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Janis Sanders, 44, who died in June 2011 in Wichita. When Sanders was killed, Walker was on parole for the murder of Tamara Baker, 25, whose body was found in 1989 near Lawrence. Sedgwick County prosecutors are asking a judge to allow evidence of the first murder in Walker’s trial in Sanders’ death. The Wichita Eagle reports prosecutors contend the two…