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President Trump nominated Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency that enforces ethics law and protects whistleblowers, despite Ingrassia's links to extremists.

The final Grand Slam of the year isn't lacking in drama. Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz lost to no. 74 Botic van de Zandschulp in a stunning upset, while Naomi Osaka's comeback hopes were dashed.

A study of 101 of the nation’s top academic medical centers lists the University of Kansas Hospital as number two in the country in patient safety and quality of care. K-U Hospital president and CEO Bob Page says the rankings by the University Healthsytem Consortium are based on six measures established by the Institute of Medicine.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa747e20000Page says the importance of the ranking is that it indicates that patient care at the K-U Hospital rivals that provided anywhere in the country. The K-U Hospital ranked number two once before, in 2009, and has been in the top five in three of the last five years.

An effort to repeal a law that gives illegal immigrants a tuition break has passed the House, but may face a challenge in the Senate. The bill would repeal a 2004 Kansas law that allows some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at Kansas colleges and universities. Senate Majority Leader Jay Emler, a Lindsborg Republican, says it hasn’t been the top issue for many senators.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa790db0000Emler says a projected budget deficit has been his top issue. For more on the debate over the immigrant tuition law, tune in later this hour.

Last year's most popular dog is still top, and the happiest nation is still the most contented. March is still madness and shutdowns still loom.

For most of the '00s, Panda Bear helped define the sound of youthful, ramshackle indie rock. On Noah Lennox's eighth album, Sinister Grift, the artist focuses on the shifting relationships and faltering memories of midlife, with a fleshed out band behind him.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed top lawmakers on Wednesday on a series of strikes conducted by the Trump administration on alleged drug boats.

The victors of Sunday's games will face each another in the Super Bowl. It's the Baltimore Ravens versus the Kansas City Chiefs and, later, the San Francisco 49ers against the Detroit Lions.

Fed Chairman Benjamin Bernanke calls for China to reduce its massive trade surplus. Among his suggestions: enact policies to increase China's consumer spending; embrace more flexibility in the exchange rate; and develop more of a 'social safety net', so that households will be less preoccupied with saving and more willing to invest.

A panel of House and Senate lawmakers has advanced a plan.