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The incoming freshman at the University of Southern California was at basketball practice Monday when he suffered a cardiac arrest, a family spokesperson said in a statement.

The collision's impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican Island, tumbling on top of the barge and shut down a stretch of waterway so crews could clean up the spill.

A new report says that the number of books being challenged or removed from public schools across the country has risen exponentially in the past two years. A Clockwork Orange tops their list.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and several top Trump administration officials dismissed questions about the fate of a Maryland man wrongfully deported to El Salvador.

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With a major label debut looming, the Bronx rapper's unchecked charm remains her biggest asset — her Swarovski-encrusted skeleton key to the halls of fame.

Brownback at a news conference with Secretary Phyllis Gilmore. (Photo by Stephen Koranda)Governor Sam Brownback has unveiled his executive order rearranging the state agencies that handle Medicaid. That program provides health care for more than 350,000 low-income, aged and disabled Kansans. Brownback’s plan would consolidate all Medicaid operations into two departments and hire private organizations to manage patient care. 00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7a72b0000 The goal is to save money without hurting patient care. Some lawmakers are concerned the process is moving too fast. Paul Davis, of Lawrence, is the top Democrat in the House. 00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7a72b0001 The governor’s executive order will go into effect July 1st if the Legislature takes no action. Brownback also named social worker and former state Representative Phyllis Gilmore to head the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. Former SRS Secretary Rob Siedlecki stepped down at the end of last year to take a position with the state of Florida.

As populations grow in urban areas, the nation's aging system of highways is straining to accommodate increased traffic. And... despite its reputation as a rural state... Kansas has been feeling the effects of all this. That's led to changes in roads and highways, which are designed to help improve traffic flow. Commentator William Jennings Bryan Oleander says some older Kansans have been... shall we say... resistant to those changes?00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa73a090000 Washburn University English Professor Tom Averill, also known as William Jennings Bryan Oleander, KPR commentator and resident of Here, Kan.The comments of William Jennings Bryan Oleander, otherwise known as Tom Averill, Writer-in-Residence at Washburn University. You'll find more of Tom's commentaries on our website at KPR.KU.EDU.FUN FACTOID: Oleander is also the name of a poisonous plant found on the plains of Kansas.Top Photo: Out on the backgroads of very rural Kansas. (Flickr Photo by Pete Zarria)

In just a week and a half, Inside Out 2 has become 2024’s highest-grossing film to date, surpassing Dune: Part Two. Inside Out 2 will likely blow through the $1 billion mark in about a week.

After 10 straight rate hikes, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday, but hinted that additional rate hikes are possible if inflation remains stubbornly high.