Nancy Kassebaum, first Kansas woman elected to Senate, dies at 94
The Kansas Republican co-sponsored the 1996 HIPAA health law with Ted Kennedy and later broke with her party over Donald Trump.
Entertainment
Street Outlaws racer Chris Gordon killed at Ohio drag strip
Gordon, 55, died Aug. 22 after a crash at KD Motorsports Park in South Webster.
The Numbers
AllOfficial series, each dated to the observation it comes from.
Inflation3.3%
Unemployment4.1%
30-year mortgage6.65%
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
49ers owner Jed York pleads no contest in Ohio prostitution sting
York was arrested at an Ohio mobile home park after arranging to pay $140 for sex, and the league is now weighing discipline.
Iran state TV airs $10 million bounty on Barron Trump
Iran International said the three-minute broadcast maps the university Barron Trump attends and his security detail, but could not verify its claims.
Politics
4 stories · updated 24 AugAnti-Muslim posts targeting El-Sayed rose twentyfold after primary win
A Washington Post analysis of thousands of posts found religion overtook socialism as the dominant conservative topic about El-Sayed by mid-August.
Two Big Rigs Collide on 210 Freeway, Shutting Lanes 12 Hours
One of the semis caught fire and a Mercedes was trapped beneath its trailer, forcing westbound traffic onto the Glendale Freeway into Thursday.
Boy, 15, Arrested in Shooting That Killed Teen at Bakersfield Game
The season-opening game between Independence and Centennial was canceled after roughly seven or eight shots sent hundreds of fans fleeing the stadium.
Judge voids Rubio visa freeze for 75 countries
The nationwide order restores case-by-case review for hundreds of thousands of family and job applicants frozen since January.
World
2 stories · updated 24 Aug
Trump says Canada wants state benefits after trade talks collapse
The 1 a.m. post landed after negotiators walked out in Washington, with Ottawa set to retaliate dollar for dollar on Sept. 8.
Syria says Israeli drone struck civilian car near Damascus
Israel called the man a militant preparing an attack; Syria's foreign ministry said its drone hit a civilian on a public road near Beit Jinn.
Business
6 stories · updated 23 AugChinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100-meter record at Beijing games
At the second World Humanoid Robot Games, a Tiangong Ultra robot ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, below Usain Bolt's 9.58-second mark.
Entertainment
6 stories · updated 24 Aug
Health
3 stories · updated 22 AugHalf of prostate focal therapy falls outside guidelines, study finds
Only 1.3% of the men studied received focal therapy, but among them roughly half had low- or high-risk cancer outside the intermediate-risk group.
US cyclosporiasis cases reach 15,716, over 13 times last year's total
Most illnesses trace to recalled Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce, and the CDC last year dropped the program that tracked Cyclospora.
FDA approves the first mRNA flu shot after refusing to review it
The FDA approved the first influenza vaccine made with mRNA, months after refusing to review the application. Clearance for adults over 65 is conditional on a further study.