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AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the ...

A bill which would redesign the Washington State flag has been blasted as "un-American" by state Republicans who fear a ...

The fall of the Republican Palace, a compound along the Nile River that was the seat of government before the war erupted and ...

University of Cincinnati Professor Jennifer Wright-Berryman and Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science graduate Kat ...

An outraged Washington state mayor shut down an LGBTQ activist who dared to lecture him about the Pride flag being flown at City Hall. Mayor Robert Clark […] ...

Newcastle Mayor Robert Clark blew up on an LGBTQ activist who said flying the POW/MIA flag over city hall is a “political ...

I’ve talked before about the hypocrisy, and I think that your approach to trying to trick people out of having to fly the ...

Tulane begins conference play this weekend against Wichita State. Head coach Jay Uhlman previewed the matchup.

Spokane resident Mary Ellen Gaffney-Brown asked questions about the Social Security Administration and shared her fears about ...

Florida, the SEC champion, takes the top spot in the West Region and will play No. 16 Norfolk St. Duke, which is expected to ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Final score: Tulsa 73, Wichita State 63. Halftime update: Wichita State 27, Tulsa 27. Tulsa visits the Wichita State Shockers after Keaston Willis scored 22 points in the ...