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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Slants aren't exactly a household name when it comes to music, but the Asian-American rock band has certainly made its mark in the legal world.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is about to become the first ever artist to co-chair the World Economic Forum.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — So much for Antonio Brown and the Pittsburgh Steelers keeping a low profile.

MONTREAL (AP) — The 1982 All-Star Game at Olympic Stadium was the first outside the United States, the host Montreal Expos giving the event a distinctive international flair.

There are days the NBA holds dear, days the league sets even more emphasis on putting its best foot forward.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Matt Ryan is keeping some special company these days.

In honor of the state's sesquicentennial, the Nebraska State Historical Society's Brown Bag History Forum series will look at the people of Nebraska, including those who lived here thousands of years before statehood.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Boswell's pinpoint right leg and Le'Veon Bell's two dancing feet.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Le'Veon Bell deftly danced his way through the teeth of the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The St. Louis Blues finally put an end to their struggles at The Honda Center.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Doug McDermott's troubles vanished in one quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stan Van Gundy and the Detroit Pistons knew their Los Angeles-based team owner, Tom Gores, would be watching when they visited Staples Center.

Times submitted by theater for today

The Pew Research Center said the tipping point at which the American middle class slipped into minority status came in 2015.

Recently, a Journal Star reader questioned if Nebraska had ever used the death penalty to take the life of an innocent man ("Question on death penalty," Jan. 9). The answer is yes. In 1872, John Cameron was shot in the…

Thank you to Jerry Spech of Wahoo for his Jan. 12 letter speaking out about the brutal killing of the pet deer in Kansas ("Warden's actions wrong"). When I read the article about it in the newspaper ("Kansas game wardens…

It’s proving unusually difficult to dislodge Nebraska Sen. Bill Kintner, who refuses to go away after it was found he used a state-issued computer in a cybersex incident. Perhaps someone could convince Kintner that he didn’t go far enough and…

Things I know, and things I think I know:

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart is returning to the U.S. from China to rehab a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eric Fisher stood all alone in the middle of the field as the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrated a 2-point conversion that would have tied the game, well aware that the flag laying…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Boswell's pinpoint right leg and Le'Veon Bell's two dancing feet.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Boswell's pinpoint right leg and Le'Veon Bell's two dancing feet.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justin Williams and Matt Niskanen each scored two goals and Philipp Grubauer stopped all 24 shots he faced and the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak to nine in authoritative fashion by crushing the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0…

Tom Brady vs. Ben Roethlisberger. Aaron Rodgers vs. Matt Ryan.

The Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 102 to 97 on January 15, 2017 at Staples Center. Lou Williams of the Lakers led the game in scoring with 26 points on 7 for 14 shooting. The Pistons' Andre Drummond…