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Nation Briefs

Former KKK leader to seek U.S. Senate seat BATON ROUGE, La. – Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, an avowed white supremacist, officially signed up Friday to run for U.S. Senate in Louisi...

World Briefs

Turkish official blasts stance on extradition ISTANBUL – A top Turkish official on Friday accused the United States of “standing up for savages” by not immediately handing over a U.S.-based ...

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Auto Racing Gordon ready for Brickyard in surprising return INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis and Pocono may not be the only stops on Jeff Gordon’s comeback tour. The four-ti...

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BASEBALL Royals are welcomed to the White House WASHINGTON – A dream came true for one long-suffering Kansas City Royals fan in the White House when the reigning World Series cham...

Nation & World Briefs

Florida officials seek fed money for Zika MIAMI – Florida mosquito control officials worry they won’t be able to keep up their efforts to contain the bugs that carry Zika without federal fun...

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Action Sports Sound the Viking horn for upcoming X Games MINNEAPOLIS – ESPN’s X Games will be held in Minneapolis in 2017 and 2018, with many of the events being held in the Minne...

Nation & World Briefs

Texas ordered to rewrite voter ID law AUSTIN, Texas – Texas’ strict voter ID law discriminates against minorities and the poor and must be weakened before the November elections, a federal a...

Nation & World Briefs

Kansas police officer killed by shooter KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A Kansas City, Kansas, police officer was shot and killed on Tuesday while searching for a suspect in a drive-by shooting, police ...

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College Basketball It will pay off big to be the true No. 1 in March NEW YORK – The NCAA says the top overall seed in the men’s NCAA Tournament will be able to pick its location t...

World Briefs

North Korea presents alleged captured spy SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea on Friday presented to media a man it alleges is a South Korean spy who tried to enter the North to kidnap children...

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NCAA Basketball LGBT law leaves Duke looking for opponent DURHAM, N.C. – Duke has an opening on its men’s basketball schedule because of the state law that impacts LGBT people. ...

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College Football Playoff party might be pushed off of New Year’s Eve HOOVER, Ala. – The College Football Playoff will consider moving future semifinals off New Year’s Eve if it ca...