Washington Walmart shooting leaves two dead
A shootout outside a Port Orchard Walmart in Washington state killed two people and wounded two Kitsap County sheriff's deputies. The shooter, a man who opened fire as deputies approached, died, and a young woman who was taken to Tacoma hospital also died. Deputies' injuries were not life threatening. Authorities described the incident as unfolding after a call about a suspicious person.
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Detroit gunman shoots four officers at precinct
A gunman opened fire inside a Detroit police precinct injuring four officers including a commander before being shot and killed by officers. Police Chief Ralph Godbee said the scene was chaotic and several officers were shaken. the gunman was identified but not characterized as the investigation continues.
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Connecticut Woman Who Raised Stolen Baby Surrenders
Ann Pettway, a North Carolina woman on probation for embezzlement, surrendered to the FBI and Bridgeport police on a warrant from North Carolina after a nationally publicized reunion with the child she raised, now an adult. She faces kidnapping charges in federal court and had violated probation by leaving the state.
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Ann Pettway
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Afghan parliament deal still tentative
Afghanistan's president resisted demands from winning parliamentary candidates to dissolve a tribunal investigating alleged election fraud. The dispute risks undermining the deal to inaugurate the legislature this week and could weaken the electoral process as Karzai fences with elected lawmakers. Both sides claim constitutional backing amid a broader power struggle.
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Tea party urges defense cuts amid spending clashes
Tea party supporters press for broad cuts, including defense, challenging new Republicans in Congress. Backers warn no area is off limits while opponents caution that deep reductions could threaten national security and cost jobs.
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Principals weigh name changes for Lawrence middle schools
Lawrence schools set to convert four junior highs to middle schools on July 1 with new name deliberations under way. Will Fernandez of South Junior High notes staff and student polls favor keeping Lawrence South Middle School. Board members appoint naming committees today to gather community input and decide whether to keep or change names as junior high becomes middle school.
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Lifelong KU Herpetology Pioneer Taylor Restored to Collections
Rafe Brown, curator at the Natural History Museum, holds the holotype of Myersophis alpestris, the first adult snake from the Philippines found by Edward Taylor in the 1920s. The specimen, lost in the 1960s, was rediscovered thirty years later in a collection atop Taylor's desk and is now back with Kansas University's zoology archives. Taylor, a noted herpetologist and professor emeritus, is hailed as the father of Philippine herpetology.
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Lost holotype snake study drives EU KU team trips
EU herpetologist Rafe Brown and partners travel to the Philippines under a nearly million dollar National Science Foundation grant to document amphibians and reptiles. They collected more than 400 new specimens, aiming to recover lost seeds of the species and expand the Biodiversity Institute at KU.
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Rafe Brown
Biodiversity Institute
Philippines
Brown
National Science Foundation
Cabin project at Kansas state parks sparks questions
Acting Secretary Robin Jennison defended a nonprofit partnership to build lakefront cabins in several state parks, saying the cabins offer a different experience and closer lake access rather than competing with private motels. Conservative lawmakers questioned state involvement in lodging.
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