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Alex Smith to Chiefs. What happens to Matt Cassel?The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to acquire Alex Smith from the San Francisco 49ers. Will former Chiefs QB Matt Cassel go to the Arizona Cardinals?- Lisa Traylor-Wolff, Indiana attorney, accused of improper contact with clientThe Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications accused Logansport attorney聽Lisa聽Traylor-Wolff聽with engaging in 'sexual relations' with a client, violating the rules of professional conduct of an attorney, and of violating the code of judicial conduct.
- Debi Austin, woman who appeared in Calif. anti-tobacco ad, diesAustin聽first appeared on television in 1996, telling viewers she began smoking at age 13 and could never quit.
- Michael Winans Jr., gospel family scion, gets nearly 14 years in prisonTwo of Michael聽Winans聽Jr.'s victims spoke in federal court, telling a judge that the scheme to sell Saudi Arabian oil bonds robbed some people of their life savings, caused divorces and fractured many families.
Michael Jordan lakefront home in Cornelius, N.C. cost $2.8MThe聽home聽is about 22 miles north of uptown Charlotte where the Bobcats play their聽home聽games and whereJordan聽owns a spacious condo.
Massachusetts voters have options in Senate raceThe special election to fill John Kerry's recently vacated Senate seat, has a crowded field. Three Republicans and two Democrats have submitted petitions to run. Last year's Massachusetts Senate race had no primary, but was still the most expensive campaign in the state's history.聽
Conflicting testimony emerges in Arizona murder trialJodi Arias is accused of killing her lover in 2008. During her cross-examination by the prosecution this week, contradictions in her descriptions of her relationship with the deceased, and of his death have come to light. If convicted, Arias could face the death penalty.聽
Rosa Parks honored with statuePoliticians unveiled a new statue of Rosa Parks in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Parks, the woman whose refusal to give up her bus seat spurred a year-long bus boycott in 1955, is the first black woman to be honored with a full-sized statue in Statuary Hall.聽
Bobby Jindal proposes sale of $47M in property to balance budgetJindal聽proposes unloading a half-dozen tracts of state property around south Louisiana to drum up $47 million, money that he's using to help pay for public colleges in his budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year that starts July 1.
President to meet Friday with congressional leaders about sequester cutsPresident Obama is planning to meet with House and Senate leadership after the budget sequestration cuts go into effect.
Blizzard buries Kansas snowfall recordsThe blizzard winding down in the Midwest blasted through Kansas's snowfall accumulation records.
NASCAR fans to sue? Maybe notNASCAR fans injured at Saturday's race may sue, but experts say they'd have a hard time collecting damages.- Family missing at sea: Coast Guard calls off search amid hoax reportsFamily missing at sea: The US Coast Guard has stopped searching for a family of four who called out for assistance off the central California coast last weekend. Now, there is speculation that the report of a family missing at sea could possibly be a hoax.
Sonia Sotomayor criticizes prosecutor for 'racially charged remark'Sotomayor聽agreed with the decision not to hear the case, but said in a statement that she wanted to be sure that denial wasn't thought to 'signal our tolerance of a federal聽prosecutor's聽racially charged remark.'
Derek Fisher returns to Oklahoma City ThunderDerek Fisher became the third point guard in the Oklahoma City Thunder line up. Derek Fisher won five NBA championship rings with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Snowstorm snarls Kansas City airport, cuts power to 40,000Another major snowstorm knocked out power from Texas to Missouri, and closed schools across the Midwest. The good news? It could alleviate drought conditions plaguing the region.- Family missing at sea: An unsolved mysteryFamily missing at sea: A family of four, including two children, issued a distress call from their sailboat Sunday. But they're still missing at sea. Who are they? Where are they?
C. Everett Koop, Reagan's revolutionary surgeon general, diesWhen C. Everett Koop finished his 8-year term as surgeon general in 1989, he left behind a landscape where AIDS was a top research and educational priority, smoking was considered a public health hazard, and access to abortion remained largely intact.
Family on sinking boat: Coast Guard increases overnight searchA family who radioed for help from their sinking boat have abandoned ship. As night falls, the Coast Guard has announced plans to expand their search.
Blizzard warnings: Cars stranded, power out in central USEarlier,聽blizzard聽warnings extended from the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles into south-central Kansas. The聽blizzard聽warnings have been dropped for the far western panhandles.
