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Texas Tech professor, associate dean a finalist for KU education school dean

An associate dean with Texas Tech University is the second announced candidate vying to become the new leader of KU’s School of Education & Human Services. Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer will give a public presentation about her vision for the KU school at 3:45 p.m. on Monday in Pearson ...

Suspect in Utah killings of 3 women was free on Iowa burglary, hunting charges

A man accused of killing three women in Utah in order to steal their cars and credit cards was already known to police in Iowa: He had been arrested in that state on suspicion of breaking into a cabin and of illegally hunting in a game refuge some two months prior, court documents ...

Former presidents among speakers in final public tribute for the Rev. Jesse Jackson

CHICAGO — From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.'s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large Friday at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader. Thousands of people gathered ...