11 US state workers’ phones hacked
WASHINGTON – The phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked with spyware from Israel’s NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company, a person familiar with the matter said Friday.
December 2021
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US intelligence: Russia planning Ukraine attack
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has pledged to make it “very, very difficult” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to take military action in Ukraine as U.S. intelligence officials determined that Russian planning is underway for a possible military offensive that could begin as soon as early 2022.
Kansas wins over St. John after Florida trip
ELMONT, NY — The Kansas men’s basketball team may not have been pleased with its performance in Florida, but there’s a lot worth celebrating about how it did Friday in New York against St. John’s.
SPORTS ON TV
(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, December 5 AHL HOCKEY 4 p.m. NHLN — Laval at Toronto COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S) 12 p.m.
Steelers LB T.J. Watt off COVID-19 list, eligible vs. Ravens
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Steelers activated star linebacker T.J. Watt off the COVID-19 list on Saturday, giving their beleaguered defense a boost before Sunday’s visit by AFC North-leading Baltimore.
ELLIS HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES EARN MID-CONTINENT LEAGUE HONORS
Mid-Continent League Honors were awarded to some Ellis High School Athletes. Pictured Back row, from left, Logan Russell, Honorable Mention Punter, Rex Johnson, Honorable Mention Linebacker, George Crawford, Second Team Wide Receiver and Honorable Mention Defensive Back, Nate Johnson, Second Team Offensive Line and Honorable Mention Defensive Line, Tyson Jimenez, First Team Wide Receiver and Honorable Mention Defensive Back, Mason Gottschalk, First Team Running Back and Honorable Mention Linebacker. Front Row, from left, Kaydawn Haag, Honorable Mention, Haley Schmidt, Honorable Mention, Emily Eck, Second Team. CONTRIBUTED / ELLIS HIGH SCHOOL
Sudan group condemns UN’s call to support PM
CAIRO – A Sudanese pro-democracy group has condemned comments by the U.N. chief urging citizens to support a deal that reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, so the country can have “a peaceful transition towards a true democracy.”
Boom, with a bit of worry
Economists and the governor's administration are optimistic about the economy, despite inflation, labor shortages and other concerns affecting the daily lives of Kansans. Gov.
Mexico overhauls handling of migrants
TAPACHULA, Mexico – Benjamín Villalta, a 39-year-old Nicaraguan, couldn’t believe that a Mexican immigration office would open in the middle of the night to give him and some 40 other migrants one-year humanitarian visas allowing them to move about Mexico and work.
Study: More COVID deaths for Black, Asian Britons
LONDON – Almost two years into the pandemic, Black and other ethnic minority people in Britain are still dying with the coronavirus at higher rates than white residents, likely because of lower vaccination rates, a governmentcommissioned report said Friday.