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Eric Bieniemy officially named UCLA’s associate head coach and offensive coordinator

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Bieniemy will be UCLA’s associate head coach and offensive coordinator as the school officially announced the hiring on Saturday. News of Bieniemy’s hiring came out last week as the two sides were finalizing his two-year contract. The former Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Commanders

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Andy Russell, a star outside linebacker who helped turn the Steelers into champions, dies at 82

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andy Russell, the standout linebacker who was an integral part of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ evolution from perennial losers to champions, has died. He was 82. The team confirmed Russell’s death. There was no immediate word on the cause or place of death. Russell won two Super

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The Missouri governor shortens the DWI prison sentence of former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday shortened the prison sentence of former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid for a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a 5-year-old girl. Parson’s commutation converted the remainder of Reid’s three-year prison sentence to house arrest, subject

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Latest freight railroad layoffs and Wall Street pressure renew concerns about safety and service

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The latest rail layoffs this week, combined with an investment fund’s ongoing campaign for control of Norfolk Southern, are renewing concerns among unions and regulators about all the cuts hurting safety and service. The worries about the lean operating model the freight railroads have used

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Missouri police charge man with 2 counts first-degree murder after officer, court employee shot

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Authorities charged a Kansas City-area man who killed a court employee trying to serve an eviction notice and a police officer who responded. Larry Acree, of Independence, Missouri, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault in the wounding of another officer who responded, and

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What to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the US

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A judge in Montana rejected abortion restrictions, the attorney general in Missouri is accusing Planned Parenthood of illegally transporting minors for abortions and new data shows how the way abortions they’re provided continues to shift in a nation where some states have bans and others are protecting access. More than

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Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year’s US elections

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The recent ruling in Alabama that frozen embryos are legally considered children created a political firestorm after the decision halted treatment for many couples seeking to have families through fertility treatments. It also has turned the spotlight on the importance of institutions that are poised to play

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Missouri is suing Planned Parenthood based on a conservative group’s sting video

By JIM SALTER and JOHN HANNA Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing Planned Parenthood of illegally taking minors into Kansas to obtain abortions without parental consent. The lawsuit filed Thursday in state district court by Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey is based on a video from a

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Missouri Republicans try to remove man with ties to KKK from party ballot

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republicans are trying to remove a man associated with the Ku Klux Klan from their party’s ticket. Southwestern Missouri man Darrell Leon McClanahan is a longshot candidate in the GOP primary to replace Gov. Mike Parson. McClanahan has previously described himself as “pro-white.” He

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