Today is Monday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2022. There are 131 days left in the year.

On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America's Cup.

In 1787, inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

In 1910, Japan annexed Korea, which remained under Japanese control until the end of World War II.

In 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war against Belgium.

In 1922, Irish revolutionary Michael Collins was shot to death, apparently by Irish Republican Army members opposed to the Anglo-Irish Treaty that Collins had co-signed.

In 1968, Pope Paul VI arrived in Bogota, Colombia, for the start of the first papal visit to South America.

In 1972, John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile took seven employees hostage at a Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Brooklyn, New York, during a botched robbery; the siege, which ended with Wojtowicz's arrest and Naturile's killing by the FBI, inspired the 1975 movie "Dog Day Afternoon."

In 1989, Black Panthers co-founder Huey P. Newton was shot to death in Oakland, California. (Gunman Tyrone Robinson was later sentenced to 32 years to life in prison.)

In 1992, on the second day of the Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho, an FBI sharpshooter killed Vicki Weaver, the wife of white separatist Randy Weaver. (The sharpshooter later said he was targeting the couple's friend Kevin Harris, and didn't see Vicki Weaver.)

In 1996, President Bill Clinton signed welfare legislation ending guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanding work from recipients.

In 2000, Publishers Clearing House agreed to pay $18 million to 24 states and the District of Columbia to settle allegations it had used deceptive promotions in its sweepstakes mailings.

In 2003, Alabama's chief justice, Roy Moore, was suspended for his refusal to obey a federal court order to remove his Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of his courthouse.

In 2007, A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing all 14 U.S. soldiers aboard. Hurricane Dean slammed into Mexico for the second time in as many days.

Ten years ago: Ousted Penn State president Graham Spanier and his lawyers attacked a university-backed report on the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, calling it a "blundering and indefensible indictment." (Spanier was later convicted of child endangerment for failing to report a child sexual abuse allegation against Sandusky.)

Five years ago: Protesters and police clashed outside a convention center in Phoenix where President Donald Trump had just wrapped up his first political rally since the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia; police fired pepper spray at crowds after someone apparently lobbed rocks and bottles at officers.

One year ago: The British military said at least seven Afghans died in a panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul's international airport, as thousands continued to try to flee the country a week after the Taliban takeover. The Pentagon ordered six U.S. commercial airlines to help move evacuees from temporary sites outside of Afghanistan. Miguel Cabrera became the 28th major league player to hit 500 home runs, as the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 in 11 innings.

Today's Birthdays: Broadcast journalist Morton Dean is 86. Author Annie Proulx is 86. Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski is 82. Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells is 80. Writer-producer David Chase is 76. CBS newsman Steve Kroft is 76. Actor Cindy Williams is 74. Pop musician David Marks is 73. International Swimming Hall of Famer Diana Nyad is 72. Baseball Hall of Famer Paul Molitor is 65. Rock musician Vernon Reid is 63. Country singer Ricky Lynn Gregg is 62. Country singer Collin Raye is 61. Actor Regina Taylor is 61. Rock singer Roland Orzabal (Tears For Fears) is 60. Rock musician Debbi Peterson (The Bangles) is 60. Rock musician Gary Lee Conner (Screaming Trees) is 59. Singer Tori Amos is 58. Country singer Mila Mason is 58. R&amp;B musician James DeBarge is 58. International Tennis Hall of Famer Mats Wilander is 57. Actor Brooke Dillman is 55. Rapper GZA /The Genius is 55. Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is 54. Actor Ty Burrell is 54. Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis is 51. Actor Melinda Page Hamilton is 50. Actor Rick Yune is 50. Rock musician Paul Doucette (Matchbox Twenty) is 49. Rap-reggae singer Beenie Man is 48. Singer Howie Dorough (Backstreet Boys) is 48. Comedian-actor Kristen Wiig is 48. Actor Jenna Leigh Green is 47. Rock musician Bo Koster is 47. Rock musician Dean Back (Theory of a Deadman) is 46. Talk show host James Corden is 43. Rock musician Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan) is 43. Actor Brandon Adams is 42. Actor Aya Sumika is 41. Actor Ari Stidham is 29.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Monday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2022. There are 131 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America's Cup.On this date:In 1787, inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.In 1910, Japan annexed Korea, which remained under Japanese control until the end of World War II.In 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war against Belgium.In 1922, Irish revolutionary Michael Collins was shot to death, apparently by Irish Republican Army members opposed to the Anglo-Irish Treaty that Collins had co-signed.In 1968, Pope Paul VI arrived in Bogota, Colombia, for the start of the first papal visit to South America.In 1972, John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile took seven employees hostage at a Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Brooklyn, New York, during a botched robbery; the siege, which ended with Wojtowicz's arrest and Naturile's killing by the FBI, inspired the 1975 movie "Dog Day Afternoon."In 1989, Black Panthers co-founder Huey P. Newton was shot to death in Oakland, California. (Gunman Tyrone Robinson was later sentenced to 32 years to life in prison.)In 1992, on the second day of the Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho, an FBI sharpshooter killed Vicki Weaver, the wife of white separatist Randy Weaver. (The sharpshooter later said he was targeting the couple's friend Kevin Harris, and didn't see Vicki Weaver.)In 1996, President Bill Clinton signed welfare legislation ending guaranteed cash payments to the poor and demanding work from recipients.In 2000, Publishers Clearing House agreed to pay $18 million to 24 states and the District of Columbia to settle allegations it had used deceptive promotions in its sweepstakes mailings.In 2003, Alabama's chief justice, Roy Moore, was suspended for his refusal to obey a federal court order to remove his Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of his courthouse.In 2007, A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing all 14 U.S. soldiers aboard. Hurricane Dean slammed into Mexico for the second time in as many days.Ten years ago: Ousted Penn State president Graham Spanier and his lawyers attacked a university-backed report on the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, calling it a "blundering and indefensible indictment." (Spanier was later convicted of child endangerment for failing to report a child sexual abuse allegation against Sandusky.)Five years ago: Protesters and police clashed outside a convention center in Phoenix where President Donald Trump had just wrapped up his first political rally since the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia; police fired pepper spray at crowds after someone apparently lobbed rocks and bottles at officers.One year ago: The British military said at least seven Afghans died in a panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul's international airport, as thousands continued to try to flee the country a week after the Taliban takeover. The Pentagon ordered six U.S. commercial airlines to help move evacuees from temporary sites outside of Afghanistan. Miguel Cabrera became the 28th major league player to hit 500 home runs, as the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 in 11 innings.Today's Birthdays: Broadcast journalist Morton Dean is 86. Author Annie Proulx is 86. Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski is 82. Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells is 80. Writer-producer David Chase is 76. CBS newsman Steve Kroft is 76. Actor Cindy Williams is 74. Pop musician David Marks is 73. International Swimming Hall of Famer Diana Nyad is 72. Baseball Hall of Famer Paul Molitor is 65. Rock musician Vernon Reid is 63. Country singer Ricky Lynn Gregg is 62. Country singer Collin Raye is 61. Actor Regina Taylor is 61. Rock singer Roland Orzabal (Tears For Fears) is 60. Rock musician Debbi Peterson (The Bangles) is 60. Rock musician Gary Lee Conner (Screaming Trees) is 59. Singer Tori Amos is 58. Country singer Mila Mason is 58. R&amp;B musician James DeBarge is 58. International Tennis Hall of Famer Mats Wilander is 57. Actor Brooke Dillman is 55. Rapper GZA /The Genius is 55. Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is 54. Actor Ty Burrell is 54. Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis is 51. Actor Melinda Page Hamilton is 50. Actor Rick Yune is 50. Rock musician Paul Doucette (Matchbox Twenty) is 49. Rap-reggae singer Beenie Man is 48. Singer Howie Dorough (Backstreet Boys) is 48. Comedian-actor Kristen Wiig is 48. Actor Jenna Leigh Green is 47. Rock musician Bo Koster is 47. Rock musician Dean Back (Theory of a Deadman) is 46. Talk show host James Corden is 43. Rock musician Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan) is 43. Actor Brandon Adams is 42. Actor Aya Sumika is 41. Actor Ari Stidham is 29.

Today in History - August 22

By BECKY GOFF Little Apple Post

'Country Jam in the Flint Hills' festival will benefit K-State's Johnson Cancer Research Center's colorectal cancer research.

Country music fans will head to Alma on Saturday evening to enjoy a concert with headliner, nationally known, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CraigCampbelltv">Craig Campbell</a>, and secondary opener, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/travismarvin">Travis Marvin</a>&nbsp;of Ottawa, KS.&nbsp;

Opening for Marvin and Campbell is Indiana country music artist, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JohnRyanMusic36">John Ryan</a>, who credits his interest in music to his mom.&nbsp;

"We talked about it a little bit, in there, and I honestly think my mom. So my mom always sang and my mom's a pretty good singer. She won't...she won't say it and she acts like she's not but she a...she's a good singer. We just to go to Karaoke bars, like in Florida, the kids could go in, we'd go down on vacation and she'd always sing 'Harper Valley PTA,' that was like her song. She'd always kill it, and I thought it was the coolest thing in the world. So I don't know, I never dreams of being a live musician. I just kind of did it as a hobby, and then I started playing shows and people are like 'Man, you sound pretty good.' and I'm like 'Well, thank you.' and I enjoyed writing the music and it's been kind of a snowball effect after that of just enjoying it. I love meeting new people and partying with new people. It's the best." John Ryan says.

Ryan made his way to Kansas for the first time to perform in Saturday's concert.

"First time in Kansas, ever, ever. I've never been, I've flown to Denver, I've been to Colorado and I've flown to Vegas twice, but I've never been in the 'in between states' if you will. It's beautiful, it's absolutely gorgeous out here." Ryan says.

Ryan says opening for such a well known artist is like a dream.

"Super exciting, we've been, I think we've had this in the books for about a year, now, right, it's been about a year or so and you know, I've...it's kind of been one of those things, it came up super quick, but you just throw it out there, 'yeah, I'm opening for Craig Campbell, you know, the guy that sings, 'Outskirts of Heaven'...it's really, really cool. It's an honor, I thank Bryan for having me and believing in me to come out and put on a good show for y'all. Hopefully we can do that." Ryan says.

Tickets are still available to <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/country-jam-in-the-flint-hills-tickets-301560334077?fbclid=IwAR1qJRtVSmIoJbOgvp9Poyqxy-sI2v5bP_eWyILRIFaHD9Ua-HoWLYiJvjY">purchase in advance</a> or you can pay for your ticket with cash at the event.

"I appreciate everyone having me out and everyone's been super awesome, super nice so I'm just hoping to put on a good show tomorrow." Ryan says.

By BECKY GOFF Little Apple Post<figure>
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 <figcaption>John Ryan, opening artist</figcaption>
 </figure>'Country Jam in the Flint Hills' festival will benefit K-State's Johnson Cancer Research Center's colorectal cancer research.Country music fans will head to Alma on Saturday evening to enjoy a concert with headliner, nationally known, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CraigCampbelltv">Craig Campbell</a>, and secondary opener, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/travismarvin">Travis Marvin</a>&nbsp;of Ottawa, KS.&nbsp;Opening for Marvin and Campbell is Indiana country music artist, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JohnRyanMusic36">John Ryan</a>, who credits his interest in music to his mom.&nbsp;"We talked about it a little bit, in there, and I honestly think my mom. So my mom always sang and my mom's a pretty good singer. She won't...she won't say it and she acts like she's not but she a...she's a good singer. We just to go to Karaoke bars, like in Florida, the kids could go in, we'd go down on vacation and she'd always sing 'Harper Valley PTA,' that was like her song. She'd always kill it, and I thought it was the coolest thing in the world. So I don't know, I never dreams of being a live musician. I just kind of did it as a hobby, and then I started playing shows and people are like 'Man, you sound pretty good.' and I'm like 'Well, thank you.' and I enjoyed writing the music and it's been kind of a snowball effect after that of just enjoying it. I love meeting new people and partying with new people. It's the best." John Ryan says.Ryan made his way to Kansas for the first time to perform in Saturday's concert."First time in Kansas, ever, ever. I've never been, I've flown to Denver, I've been to Colorado and I've flown to Vegas twice, but I've never been in the 'in between states' if you will. It's beautiful, it's absolutely gorgeous out here." Ryan says.Ryan says opening for such a well known artist is like a dream."Super exciting, we've been, I think we've had this in the books for about a year, now, right, it's been about a year or so and you know, I've...it's kind of been one of those things, it came up super quick, but you just throw it out there, 'yeah, I'm opening for Craig Campbell, you know, the guy that sings, 'Outskirts of Heaven'...it's really, really cool. It's an honor, I thank Bryan for having me and believing in me to come out and put on a good show for y'all. Hopefully we can do that." Ryan says.Tickets are still available to <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/country-jam-in-the-flint-hills-tickets-301560334077?fbclid=IwAR1qJRtVSmIoJbOgvp9Poyqxy-sI2v5bP_eWyILRIFaHD9Ua-HoWLYiJvjY">purchase in advance</a> or you can pay for your ticket with cash at the event.<div><div itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/VideoObject"><meta itemprop="uploadDate" content="Fri Aug 19 2022 18:58:10 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)"/><meta itemprop="name" content="John Ryan Music"/><meta itemprop="duration" content="P0Y0M0DT0H1M27S" /><meta itemprop="thumbnailUrl" content="https://content.jwplatform.com/thumbs/J7JDTdpl-960.jpg"/><meta itemprop="contentUrl" content="https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/J7JDTdpl-sxW7ZOMZ.mp4"/><div style="position:relative; overflow:hidden; padding-bottom:56.25%"><iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/J7JDTdpl-60zMcgvZ.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" title="John Ryan Music" style="position:absolute;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div></div>"I appreciate everyone having me out and everyone's been super awesome, super nice so I'm just hoping to put on a good show tomorrow." Ryan says.<div><iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d984.0909969730195!2d-96.28602507468193!3d39.01838529761574!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0xb87b1235aa91a44!2zMznCsDAxJzA2LjIiTiA5NsKwMTcnMDcuMCJX!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1660953133533!5m2!1sen!2sus" width="600" height="450" style="border:0;" allowfullscreen="" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe></div>

🎥: 'Country Jam in the Flint Hills' will benefit KSU Johnson Cancer Research

Today is Sunday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2022. There are 132 days left in the year.

On Aug. 21, 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave rebellion in Virginia, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 whites; scores of Blacks were killed in retribution in the aftermath of the rebellion. (Turner was later captured and executed.)

In 1858, the first of seven debates between Illinois senatorial contenders Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas took place.

In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. (The painting was recovered two years later in Italy.)

In 1944, the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and China opened talks at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington that helped pave the way for establishment of the United Nations. (The talks concluded on Oct. 7.)

In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order making Hawaii the 50th state.

In 1991, the hard-line coup against Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev collapsed in the face of a popular uprising led by Russian Federation President Boris N. Yeltsin.

In 1992, an 11-day siege began at the cabin of white separatist Randy Weaver in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, as government agents tried to arrest Weaver for failing to appear in court on charges of selling two illegal sawed-off shotguns; on the first day of the siege, Weaver's teenage son, Samuel, and Deputy U.S. Marshal William Degan were killed.

In 1993, in a serious setback for NASA, engineers lost contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft as it was about to reach the red planet on a $980 million mission.

In 2000, rescue efforts to reach the sunken Russian nuclear submarine Kursk ended with divers announcing none of the 118 sailors had survived.

In 2010, Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant, which Moscow promised to safeguard to prevent material at the site from being used in any potential weapons production.

In 2013, an Army private now known as Chelsea Manning was sentenced at Fort Meade, Maryland, to up to 35 years in prison for spilling an unprecedented trove of government secrets. (The sentence for the former intelligence analyst was commuted by President Barack Obama in his final days in office.)

In 2015, a trio of Americans, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone, National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and college student Anthony Sadler, and a British businessman, Chris Norman, tackled and disarmed a Moroccan gunman on a high-speed train between Amsterdam and Paris.

In 2020, a former police officer who became known as the Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo, told victims and family members in a Sacramento courtroom that he was "truly sorry" before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decade-long string of rapes and murders. "Full House" star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were sentenced to prison for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get their daughters into USC as crew recruits. (Giannulli would spend more than four months behind bars, Loughlin served two months.)

Ten years ago: An insurgent rocket attack damaged the plane of the top U.S. general as it sat parked at a coalition base in Afghanistan; U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was unhurt. Missouri Rep. Todd Akin defied the nation's top Republicans and refused to abandon a Senate bid hobbled by fallout over his comments that women's bodies could prevent pregnancies in cases of "legitimate rape." (Akin went on to lose the fall election to Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill.)

Five years ago: Americans witnessed their first full-blown coast-to-coast solar eclipse since World War I, with eclipse-watchers gathering along a path of totality extending 2,600 miles across the continent from Oregon to South Carolina. In a national address, President Donald Trump reversed his past calls for a speedy exit from Afghanistan and recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old conflict, saying U.S. troops must "fight to win." A collision between the destroyer USS John McCain and an oil tanker near Singapore left ten U.S. sailors dead. London's Big Ben bell atop Parliament's clock tower fell silent for four years of repair work that would keep it quiet on all but a few special occasions.

One year ago: Record-setting rain sent floodwaters surging through Middle Tennessee, leaving 20 people dead and sweeping away houses, roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines. Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering rock 'n' roll Everly Brothers, died at his home in Nashville at the age of 84.

Today's Birthdays: Rock-and-roll musician James Burton is 83. Singer Jackie DeShannon is 81. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Lanier is 77. Actor Patty McCormack is 77. Pop singer-musician Carl Giammarese is 75. Actor Loretta Devine is 73. NBC newsman Harry Smith is 71. Singer Glenn Hughes is 70. Actor Kim Cattrall is 66. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL quarterback Jim McMahon is 63. Actor Cleo King is 60. Rock singer Serj Tankian (System of a Down) is 55. Actor Carrie-Anne Moss is 52. Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell is 52. Rock musician Liam Howlett (Prodigy) is 51. Actor Alicia Witt is 47. Singer Kelis is 43. TV personality Brody Jenner is 39. Singer Melissa Schuman is 38. Retired Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt is 36. Actor Carlos Pratts is 36. Actor-comedian Brooks Wheelan is 36. Actor Cody Kasch is 35. Country singer Kacey Musgraves is 34. Actor Hayden Panettiere is 33. Actor RJ Mitte is 30. Actor Maxim Knight is 23.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Sunday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2022. There are 132 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 21, 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave rebellion in Virginia, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 whites; scores of Blacks were killed in retribution in the aftermath of the rebellion. (Turner was later captured and executed.)On this date:In 1858, the first of seven debates between Illinois senatorial contenders Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas took place.In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. (The painting was recovered two years later in Italy.)In 1944, the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and China opened talks at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington that helped pave the way for establishment of the United Nations. (The talks concluded on Oct. 7.)In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order making Hawaii the 50th state.In 1991, the hard-line coup against Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev collapsed in the face of a popular uprising led by Russian Federation President Boris N. Yeltsin.In 1992, an 11-day siege began at the cabin of white separatist Randy Weaver in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, as government agents tried to arrest Weaver for failing to appear in court on charges of selling two illegal sawed-off shotguns; on the first day of the siege, Weaver's teenage son, Samuel, and Deputy U.S. Marshal William Degan were killed.In 1993, in a serious setback for NASA, engineers lost contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft as it was about to reach the red planet on a $980 million mission.In 2000, rescue efforts to reach the sunken Russian nuclear submarine Kursk ended with divers announcing none of the 118 sailors had survived.In 2010, Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant, which Moscow promised to safeguard to prevent material at the site from being used in any potential weapons production.In 2013, an Army private now known as Chelsea Manning was sentenced at Fort Meade, Maryland, to up to 35 years in prison for spilling an unprecedented trove of government secrets. (The sentence for the former intelligence analyst was commuted by President Barack Obama in his final days in office.)In 2015, a trio of Americans, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone, National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and college student Anthony Sadler, and a British businessman, Chris Norman, tackled and disarmed a Moroccan gunman on a high-speed train between Amsterdam and Paris.In 2020, a former police officer who became known as the Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo, told victims and family members in a Sacramento courtroom that he was "truly sorry" before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decade-long string of rapes and murders. "Full House" star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were sentenced to prison for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get their daughters into USC as crew recruits. (Giannulli would spend more than four months behind bars, Loughlin served two months.)Ten years ago: An insurgent rocket attack damaged the plane of the top U.S. general as it sat parked at a coalition base in Afghanistan; U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was unhurt. Missouri Rep. Todd Akin defied the nation's top Republicans and refused to abandon a Senate bid hobbled by fallout over his comments that women's bodies could prevent pregnancies in cases of "legitimate rape." (Akin went on to lose the fall election to Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill.)Five years ago: Americans witnessed their first full-blown coast-to-coast solar eclipse since World War I, with eclipse-watchers gathering along a path of totality extending 2,600 miles across the continent from Oregon to South Carolina. In a national address, President Donald Trump reversed his past calls for a speedy exit from Afghanistan and recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old conflict, saying U.S. troops must "fight to win." A collision between the destroyer USS John McCain and an oil tanker near Singapore left ten U.S. sailors dead. London's Big Ben bell atop Parliament's clock tower fell silent for four years of repair work that would keep it quiet on all but a few special occasions.One year ago: Record-setting rain sent floodwaters surging through Middle Tennessee, leaving 20 people dead and sweeping away houses, roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines. Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering rock 'n' roll Everly Brothers, died at his home in Nashville at the age of 84.Today's Birthdays: Rock-and-roll musician James Burton is 83. Singer Jackie DeShannon is 81. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Lanier is 77. Actor Patty McCormack is 77. Pop singer-musician Carl Giammarese is 75. Actor Loretta Devine is 73. NBC newsman Harry Smith is 71. Singer Glenn Hughes is 70. Actor Kim Cattrall is 66. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL quarterback Jim McMahon is 63. Actor Cleo King is 60. Rock singer Serj Tankian (System of a Down) is 55. Actor Carrie-Anne Moss is 52. Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell is 52. Rock musician Liam Howlett (Prodigy) is 51. Actor Alicia Witt is 47. Singer Kelis is 43. TV personality Brody Jenner is 39. Singer Melissa Schuman is 38. Retired Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt is 36. Actor Carlos Pratts is 36. Actor-comedian Brooks Wheelan is 36. Actor Cody Kasch is 35. Country singer Kacey Musgraves is 34. Actor Hayden Panettiere is 33. Actor RJ Mitte is 30. Actor Maxim Knight is 23.

Today in History - Aug. 21

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating several cases involving gunshots in the Topeka area and have made an arrest.

On August 18, police officers&nbsp;and detectives served a search warrant in the 2300 block of SW Boswell Court in Topeka, according to Lt. Edward Stanley.&nbsp;

As a result of the investigation into these gunshot report, police arrested Dymounik Jymarland Davis, 19 and Topeka and Azhar Andrell Keith Davis,21, both of Topeka and booked into them into the

Dymounik Davis is being held on requested charges of&nbsp;Aggravated Assault and&nbsp;Aggravated endangering a child. Azhar Davis is in custody on requested charges of Criminal Possession of a firearm,&nbsp;Criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle, Aggravated Assault and Aggravated endangering a child.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660936588117.png" alt="Dymounik Davis" />
 <figcaption>Dymounik Davis</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating several cases involving gunshots in the Topeka area and have made an arrest.On August 18, police officers&nbsp;and detectives served a search warrant in the 2300 block of SW Boswell Court in Topeka, according to Lt. Edward Stanley.&nbsp;As a result of the investigation into these gunshot report, police arrested Dymounik Jymarland Davis, 19 and Topeka and Azhar Andrell Keith Davis,21, both of Topeka and booked into them into the<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660936657933.png" alt="Azhar Davis " />
 <figcaption>Azhar Davis </figcaption>
 </figure>Dymounik Davis is being held on requested charges of&nbsp;Aggravated Assault and&nbsp;Aggravated endangering a child. Azhar Davis is in custody on requested charges of Criminal Possession of a firearm,&nbsp;Criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle, Aggravated Assault and Aggravated endangering a child.

Kan.  brothers jailed after multiple reports of gunshots 

By SUZANNE PEREZ <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/news/2022-08-19/kansas-schools-to-parents-you-can-keep-tabs-on-what-your-kids-check-out-from-our-libraries">Kansas News Service</a>

WICHITA — The American Library Association takes a 
hard line on privacy. Even kids, it contends, ought to be able to check 
out a book without someone looking over their shoulders.

“All 
people, regardless of origin, age, background, or views, possess a right
 to privacy and confidentiality in their library use,” the group 
declares in its <a href="https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill" target="_blank">Library Bill of Rights</a>.

“It’s kind of Rule No. 1,” said Rachel Yoder, president of the <a href="https://www.ksschoollibrarians.org/" target="_blank">Kansas Association of School Librarians</a>. “You can’t have intellectual freedom without privacy. … But there’s an added twist to it, as a school librarian.”

That twist? School library histories are part of a student’s educational record. Parents can see those records.

The
 Goddard school district, west of Wichita, recently emailed families 
with step-by-step instructions for how to view their children’s library 
history, going back as many as 500 titles.

Officials said the 
district’s library software has given parents online access to their 
children’s records for years. But recent, high-profile book challenges 
prompted the reminder.

“Parents have always had access to review 
curriculum, to know what the books are that are in our libraries,” said 
district spokesman Dane Baxa. “This just gives them access to that 
information.”

Last fall, the Goddard district <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/education/2021-11-09/goddard-school-district-orders-29-books-removed-from-circulation" target="_blank">removed more than two dozen library books from circulation</a> in school libraries after a parent complained about some titles. Administrators quickly reversed the decision after receiving <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/education/2021-11-10/goddard-school-district-reverses-decision-to-pull-library-books" target="_blank">national pushback from authors and free speech advocates</a>.

But those school officials pledged to review the district’s vetting process for library materials.

In the recent email to families, Goddard school librarians touted the district’s <a href="https://www.follettlearning.com/education-technology/library-management-system" target="_blank">Destiny Library management system</a> as a way to collaborate and partner with parents. The district also posts<a href="https://library.goddardusd.com/" target="_blank"> library catalogs for all Goddard schools</a> on its website.

“We
 encourage you to periodically check your child’s Destiny Library 
account to spark conversations about books and what your child is 
reading,” the email said.

The Destiny software is used by many Kansas school districts, including <a href="https://destiny.usd259.net/" target="_blank">Wichita</a>, <a href="https://tl.topekapublicschools.net/cms/one.aspx?portalid=9484689&amp;pageid=9532813" target="_blank">Topeka</a>, and <a href="https://destiny.smsd.org/" target="_blank">Shawnee Mission</a>.

Follet School Solutions, which owns and distributes Destiny, announced plans earlier this year to <a href="https://librarytechnology.org/document/27189/follett-to-develop-tools-in-response-to-new-legislation-targeting-k-12-schools" target="_blank">beef up parental controls</a>,
 including a feature that would alert parents each time their child 
checked out a book and would let them limit their child’s access to 
materials they deemed inappropriate.

Officials pointed to new <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/07/22/floridas-new-parental-rights-law-means-more-paperwork-for-pasco-parents/" target="_blank">parents’ rights measures</a> in Florida, Texas and Georgia, where school districts are scrambling to comply with parental notification requirements.

But the company <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/88929-follett-reverses-course-on-parental-controls-for-customers-facing-censorship-legislation.html" target="_blank">walked that plan back</a>
 after an outcry from librarians, educators and authors, who said that 
those monitoring tools could invade the privacy of vulnerable students, 
especially those who identify as LGBTQ.

Sara Moesel, assistant 
director of the Mulvane Public Library, said many students assume — 
incorrectly — that their school library history is confidential.

Library
 workers in K-12 schools are bound by federal laws, such as the Family 
Educational Rights Act (FERPA), that those in public libraries might not
 be. Compare that to the <a href="https://mulvane.scklslibrary.info/about/policies/" target="_blank">Mulvane Public Library’s privacy policy</a>,
 which says patrons can’t access or use another person’s account without
 that person or the card being present. “This includes parental access 
to juvenile cards,” the policy says.

“Unless the (school) 
librarians have been telling them all along, ‘Hey, your parents have 
access to these records. Just be aware,’ it just becomes a real risk for
 children who are in vulnerable situations,” she said.

Moesel, a 
lesbian, said she experienced that fear as an adolescent when she read 
queer-themed books but didn’t want her family to know. She worries about
 children in similar situations.

“Maybe I’m going to encounter 
verbal abuse at home. Maybe I’m going to risk homelessness,” she said. 
“There are real serious consequences to what’s essentially doxxing.”

The free speech group PEN America has reported a massive spike in book bans and challenges nationwide. A <a href="https://pen.org/banned-in-the-usa/" target="_blank">report released in April</a> showed that the majority of books being targeted involve race, racism, sexual orientation or gender identity.

In
 Kansas last school year, parents made a number of attempts to remove 
certain books from school libraries, including districts in <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/education/2022-02-07/salina-parents-want-lgbtq-memoir-removed-from-school-libraries" target="_blank">Salina</a>, <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/2022-03-08/derby-district-removes-novel-from-class-materials-and-middle-school-library-after-anonymous-complaint" target="_blank">Derby</a> and the <a href="https://www.kcur.org/education/2021-12-03/conservative-parents-are-trying-to-ban-books-in-kansas-city-schools-students-wont-let-them" target="_blank">Kansas City area</a>.

Yoder,
 the Kansas Association of School Librarians president, said parents 
have always had the right to know about their child’s education and to 
weigh in on the curriculum. But the recent political battles around 
books have been disheartening to her.

“It’s a hard time to be a 
school librarian. We’re trying to meet a lot of different needs,” she 
said. “As educators, we want to do our best to provide a safe and 
protective environment for all students. … It’s a hard line to walk.”

Suzanne Perez reports on education for KMUW in Wichita and the Kansas News Service. You can follow her on Twitter @SuzPerezICT.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660916482977.png" alt="As book challenges increase, public school districts are trying to balance parental outrage with students’ access to diverse books. Suzanne Perez / KMUW" />
 <figcaption>As book challenges increase, public school districts are trying to balance parental outrage with students’ access to diverse books. Suzanne Perez / KMUW</figcaption>
 </figure>By SUZANNE PEREZ <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/news/2022-08-19/kansas-schools-to-parents-you-can-keep-tabs-on-what-your-kids-check-out-from-our-libraries">Kansas News Service</a>WICHITA — The American Library Association takes a 
hard line on privacy. Even kids, it contends, ought to be able to check 
out a book without someone looking over their shoulders.“All 
people, regardless of origin, age, background, or views, possess a right
 to privacy and confidentiality in their library use,” the group 
declares in its <a href="https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill" target="_blank">Library Bill of Rights</a>.“It’s kind of Rule No. 1,” said Rachel Yoder, president of the <a href="https://www.ksschoollibrarians.org/" target="_blank">Kansas Association of School Librarians</a>. “You can’t have intellectual freedom without privacy. … But there’s an added twist to it, as a school librarian.”That twist? School library histories are part of a student’s educational record. Parents can see those records.The
 Goddard school district, west of Wichita, recently emailed families 
with step-by-step instructions for how to view their children’s library 
history, going back as many as 500 titles.Officials said the 
district’s library software has given parents online access to their 
children’s records for years. But recent, high-profile book challenges 
prompted the reminder.“Parents have always had access to review 
curriculum, to know what the books are that are in our libraries,” said 
district spokesman Dane Baxa. “This just gives them access to that 
information.”Last fall, the Goddard district <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/education/2021-11-09/goddard-school-district-orders-29-books-removed-from-circulation" target="_blank">removed more than two dozen library books from circulation</a> in school libraries after a parent complained about some titles. Administrators quickly reversed the decision after receiving <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/education/2021-11-10/goddard-school-district-reverses-decision-to-pull-library-books" target="_blank">national pushback from authors and free speech advocates</a>.But those school officials pledged to review the district’s vetting process for library materials.In the recent email to families, Goddard school librarians touted the district’s <a href="https://www.follettlearning.com/education-technology/library-management-system" target="_blank">Destiny Library management system</a> as a way to collaborate and partner with parents. The district also posts<a href="https://library.goddardusd.com/" target="_blank"> library catalogs for all Goddard schools</a> on its website.“We
 encourage you to periodically check your child’s Destiny Library 
account to spark conversations about books and what your child is 
reading,” the email said.The Destiny software is used by many Kansas school districts, including <a href="https://destiny.usd259.net/" target="_blank">Wichita</a>, <a href="https://tl.topekapublicschools.net/cms/one.aspx?portalid=9484689&amp;pageid=9532813" target="_blank">Topeka</a>, and <a href="https://destiny.smsd.org/" target="_blank">Shawnee Mission</a>.Follet School Solutions, which owns and distributes Destiny, announced plans earlier this year to <a href="https://librarytechnology.org/document/27189/follett-to-develop-tools-in-response-to-new-legislation-targeting-k-12-schools" target="_blank">beef up parental controls</a>,
 including a feature that would alert parents each time their child 
checked out a book and would let them limit their child’s access to 
materials they deemed inappropriate.Officials pointed to new <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/07/22/floridas-new-parental-rights-law-means-more-paperwork-for-pasco-parents/" target="_blank">parents’ rights measures</a> in Florida, Texas and Georgia, where school districts are scrambling to comply with parental notification requirements.But the company <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/88929-follett-reverses-course-on-parental-controls-for-customers-facing-censorship-legislation.html" target="_blank">walked that plan back</a>
 after an outcry from librarians, educators and authors, who said that 
those monitoring tools could invade the privacy of vulnerable students, 
especially those who identify as LGBTQ.Sara Moesel, assistant 
director of the Mulvane Public Library, said many students assume — 
incorrectly — that their school library history is confidential.Library
 workers in K-12 schools are bound by federal laws, such as the Family 
Educational Rights Act (FERPA), that those in public libraries might not
 be. Compare that to the <a href="https://mulvane.scklslibrary.info/about/policies/" target="_blank">Mulvane Public Library’s privacy policy</a>,
 which says patrons can’t access or use another person’s account without
 that person or the card being present. “This includes parental access 
to juvenile cards,” the policy says.“Unless the (school) 
librarians have been telling them all along, ‘Hey, your parents have 
access to these records. Just be aware,’ it just becomes a real risk for
 children who are in vulnerable situations,” she said.Moesel, a 
lesbian, said she experienced that fear as an adolescent when she read 
queer-themed books but didn’t want her family to know. She worries about
 children in similar situations.“Maybe I’m going to encounter 
verbal abuse at home. Maybe I’m going to risk homelessness,” she said. 
“There are real serious consequences to what’s essentially doxxing.”The free speech group PEN America has reported a massive spike in book bans and challenges nationwide. A <a href="https://pen.org/banned-in-the-usa/" target="_blank">report released in April</a> showed that the majority of books being targeted involve race, racism, sexual orientation or gender identity.In
 Kansas last school year, parents made a number of attempts to remove 
certain books from school libraries, including districts in <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/education/2022-02-07/salina-parents-want-lgbtq-memoir-removed-from-school-libraries" target="_blank">Salina</a>, <a href="https://www.kmuw.org/2022-03-08/derby-district-removes-novel-from-class-materials-and-middle-school-library-after-anonymous-complaint" target="_blank">Derby</a> and the <a href="https://www.kcur.org/education/2021-12-03/conservative-parents-are-trying-to-ban-books-in-kansas-city-schools-students-wont-let-them" target="_blank">Kansas City area</a>.Yoder,
 the Kansas Association of School Librarians president, said parents 
have always had the right to know about their child’s education and to 
weigh in on the curriculum. But the recent political battles around 
books have been disheartening to her.“It’s a hard time to be a 
school librarian. We’re trying to meet a lot of different needs,” she 
said. “As educators, we want to do our best to provide a safe and 
protective environment for all students. … It’s a hard line to walk.”Suzanne Perez reports on education for KMUW in Wichita and the Kansas News Service. You can follow her on Twitter @SuzPerezICT.

Kansas schools: You can keep tabs on what books your kids check out

Today is Saturday, Aug. 20, the 232nd day of 2022. There are 133 days left in the year.

On Aug. 20, 1986, postal employee Patrick Henry Sherrill went on a deadly rampage at a post office in Edmond, Oklahoma, shooting 14 fellow workers to death before killing himself.

In 1862, the New York Tribune published an open letter by editor Horace Greeley calling on President Abraham Lincoln to take more aggressive measures to free the slaves and end the South's rebellion.

In 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared the Civil War over, months after fighting had stopped.

In 1882, Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" had its premiere in Moscow.

In 1910, a series of forest fires swept through parts of Idaho, Montana and Washington, killing at least 85 people and burning some 3 million acres.

In 1940, exiled Communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky was assassinated in Coyoacan, Mexico by Ramon Mercader. (Trotsky died the next day.)

In 1953, the Soviet Union publicly acknowledged it had tested a hydrogen bomb.

In 1955, hundreds of people were killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria.

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act, a nearly $1 billion anti-poverty measure.

In 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations began invading Czechoslovakia to crush the "Prague Spring" liberalization drive.

In 1988, a cease-fire in the war between Iraq and Iran went into effect.

In 1989, fifty-one people died when a pleasure boat sank in the River Thames in London after colliding with a dredger.

In 2020, accepting the Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden vowed to move the nation past the chaos of Donald Trump's tenure and return it to its leadership role in the world; capping a virtual convention amid the pandemic, Biden spoke to a largely empty arena in Delaware. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny became ill on a flight to Moscow from Siberia and was hospitalized in a coma. (Navalny would spend five months in Germany recovering from a nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin; he was arrested after his return to Russia.)

Ten years ago: In a historic change at one of the world's most exclusive golf clubs, Georgia's Augusta National invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first female members; both accepted. Comedian Phyllis Diller, 95, died at her Los Angeles home.

Five years ago: Actor, comic and longtime telethon host Jerry Lewis died of heart disease in Las Vegas at the age of 91.

One year ago: President Joe Biden pledged to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan, along with all Afghans who aided the U.S. war effort there; his promise came as thousands more Americans and others seeking to escape the Taliban struggled to get past crushing crowds and Taliban checkpoints at the airport. San Francisco became the first major city in the nation to require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for people dining inside restaurants, working out in gyms or attending indoor concerts. China changed its Population and Family Planning Law to allow couples to legally have a third child; the change came just six years after the law was changed to allow a second child amid a plummeting birthrate. Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed "Harper Valley P.T.A." and sang about life's simple joys as country music's consummate blue collar bard, died at his Tennessee home at 85.

Today's Birthdays: Boxing promoter Don King is 91. Former Sen. George Mitchell, D-Maine, is 89. Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, is 87. Former MLB All-Star Graig Nettles is 78. Broadcast journalist Connie Chung is 76. Musician Jimmy Pankow (Chicago) is 75. Actor Ray Wise is 75. Actor John Noble is 74. Rock singer Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) is 74. Country singer Rudy Gatlin is 70. Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is 70. Actor-director Peter Horton is 69. TV weatherman Al Roker is 68. Actor Jay Acovone is 67. Actor Joan Allen is 66. Movie director David O. Russell is 64. TV personality Asha Blake is 61. Actor James Marsters is 60. Rapper KRS-One is 57. Actor Colin Cunningham is 56. Actor Billy Gardell is 53. Rock singer Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) is 52. Actor Jonathan Ke Quan is 52. Actor Misha Collins is 48. Rock singer Monique Powell (Save Ferris) is 47. Jazz/pop singer-pianist Jamie Cullum is 43. Actor Ben Barnes is 41. Actor Meghan Ory is 40. Actor Andrew Garfield is 39. Actor Brant Daugherty is 37. Actor-singer Demi Lovato is 30. Actor Christopher Paul Richards is 19.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Saturday, Aug. 20, the 232nd day of 2022. There are 133 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 20, 1986, postal employee Patrick Henry Sherrill went on a deadly rampage at a post office in Edmond, Oklahoma, shooting 14 fellow workers to death before killing himself.On this date:In 1862, the New York Tribune published an open letter by editor Horace Greeley calling on President Abraham Lincoln to take more aggressive measures to free the slaves and end the South's rebellion.In 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared the Civil War over, months after fighting had stopped.In 1882, Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" had its premiere in Moscow.In 1910, a series of forest fires swept through parts of Idaho, Montana and Washington, killing at least 85 people and burning some 3 million acres.In 1940, exiled Communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky was assassinated in Coyoacan, Mexico by Ramon Mercader. (Trotsky died the next day.)In 1953, the Soviet Union publicly acknowledged it had tested a hydrogen bomb.In 1955, hundreds of people were killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria.In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act, a nearly $1 billion anti-poverty measure.In 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations began invading Czechoslovakia to crush the "Prague Spring" liberalization drive.In 1988, a cease-fire in the war between Iraq and Iran went into effect.In 1989, fifty-one people died when a pleasure boat sank in the River Thames in London after colliding with a dredger.In 2020, accepting the Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden vowed to move the nation past the chaos of Donald Trump's tenure and return it to its leadership role in the world; capping a virtual convention amid the pandemic, Biden spoke to a largely empty arena in Delaware. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny became ill on a flight to Moscow from Siberia and was hospitalized in a coma. (Navalny would spend five months in Germany recovering from a nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin; he was arrested after his return to Russia.)Ten years ago: In a historic change at one of the world's most exclusive golf clubs, Georgia's Augusta National invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first female members; both accepted. Comedian Phyllis Diller, 95, died at her Los Angeles home.Five years ago: Actor, comic and longtime telethon host Jerry Lewis died of heart disease in Las Vegas at the age of 91.One year ago: President Joe Biden pledged to bring all Americans home from Afghanistan, along with all Afghans who aided the U.S. war effort there; his promise came as thousands more Americans and others seeking to escape the Taliban struggled to get past crushing crowds and Taliban checkpoints at the airport. San Francisco became the first major city in the nation to require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for people dining inside restaurants, working out in gyms or attending indoor concerts. China changed its Population and Family Planning Law to allow couples to legally have a third child; the change came just six years after the law was changed to allow a second child amid a plummeting birthrate. Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed "Harper Valley P.T.A." and sang about life's simple joys as country music's consummate blue collar bard, died at his Tennessee home at 85.Today's Birthdays: Boxing promoter Don King is 91. Former Sen. George Mitchell, D-Maine, is 89. Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, is 87. Former MLB All-Star Graig Nettles is 78. Broadcast journalist Connie Chung is 76. Musician Jimmy Pankow (Chicago) is 75. Actor Ray Wise is 75. Actor John Noble is 74. Rock singer Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) is 74. Country singer Rudy Gatlin is 70. Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is 70. Actor-director Peter Horton is 69. TV weatherman Al Roker is 68. Actor Jay Acovone is 67. Actor Joan Allen is 66. Movie director David O. Russell is 64. TV personality Asha Blake is 61. Actor James Marsters is 60. Rapper KRS-One is 57. Actor Colin Cunningham is 56. Actor Billy Gardell is 53. Rock singer Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) is 52. Actor Jonathan Ke Quan is 52. Actor Misha Collins is 48. Rock singer Monique Powell (Save Ferris) is 47. Jazz/pop singer-pianist Jamie Cullum is 43. Actor Ben Barnes is 41. Actor Meghan Ory is 40. Actor Andrew Garfield is 39. Actor Brant Daugherty is 37. Actor-singer Demi Lovato is 30. Actor Christopher Paul Richards is 19.

Today in History - August 20

SALINE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a Salina man Friday connected to a 2011 murder, according to a media release from the agency.

In March of 2019, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance to further investigate the Feb. 17, 2011, death of 39-year-old Carol S. Williams that occurred in New Cambria, Kan. KBI agents initiated an investigation.

Just after 11a.m. Friday, KBI agents arrested Steven Couch, Jr., 51, of Salina, at the Salina Municipal Court, 255 N. 10th Street in Salina. 

Couch was arrested for on requested charges of second-degree murder&nbsp; in the death of Carol Williams. She was his girlfriend at the time of her death.

Following the arrest, Couch was booked into the Saline County Jail. Bond was set at $1 million.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660961335137.png" alt="Couch-photo KBI" />
 <figcaption>Couch-photo KBI</figcaption>
 </figure>SALINE COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a Salina man Friday connected to a 2011 murder, according to a media release from the agency.In March of 2019, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance to further investigate the Feb. 17, 2011, death of 39-year-old Carol S. Williams that occurred in New Cambria, Kan. KBI agents initiated an investigation.Just after 11a.m. Friday, KBI agents arrested Steven Couch, Jr., 51, of Salina, at the Salina Municipal Court, 255 N. 10th Street in Salina. Couch was arrested for on requested charges of second-degree murder&nbsp; in the death of Carol Williams. She was his girlfriend at the time of her death.Following the arrest, Couch was booked into the Saline County Jail. Bond was set at $1 million.

KBI: Salina man jailed for the 2011 murder of his girlfriend

KANSAS CITY, Kan.&nbsp;—&nbsp;In a match that could mark the highest-attended NWSL soccer match in the history of Kansas City, the Kansas City Current (7-4-4, 25pts, T-2nd place) host Angel City (6-5-3, 21pts, 7th place) Friday at 7 p.m. CT. 

Friday night’s pivotal game will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network.

Kansas City brings a 10-match unbeaten streak into Friday’s match after picking up yet another road win Saturday against the North Carolina Courage. The Current had to rally from a one-goal deficit on three separate occasions, but forward Claire Lavogez's first NWSL assist equalized the score, then her first goal helped put the team over the top in the 4-3 win.

Lavogez first tapped a ball in the penalty box that forward Cece Kizer slid in for the game-tying goal in the 60th minute, then she gave Kansas City the lead for good with a brilliant strike from distance in the 79th minute.

Angel City, meanwhile, kept its playoff hopes alive with a 1-0 home win over the Chicago Red Stars August 14. Angel City limited Chicago to just nine shots in the contest, while Savannah McCaskill nodded in the game’s lone goal in the 48th minute. Angel City enters Friday’s match just two points behind sixth-place Chicago and three points behind fifth-place OL Reign.

A PERFECT TEN The Current’s 10-match unbeaten streak hasn’t just catapulted the team right into the mix of the NWSL playoff race, it also has placed the squad firmly in the NWSL history books.

With Kansas City’s win Saturday, it became just the sixth team in NWSL history to go on a double-digit unbeaten streak. The Current have some ways to go to match the league’s longest unbeaten streak, set in 2014 by OL Reign (16 matches unbeaten), but the second and third-longest unbeaten streaks in NWSL history are 12 and 11 matches, respectively.

Excluding the Current and the Portland Thorns, who are on an active 11-match unbeaten streak, every team in NWSL history that has gone on an unbeaten streak of 10 games or more has made the NWSL Playoffs. Two of those teams, the 2018 North Carolina Courage and the 2014 OL Reign, made an appearance in the NWSL Championship.

While there is still plenty of soccer left to be played in the 2022 regular season, history favors the Current as they continue to push for a playoff spot.

GOALS, GOALS, GOALS On June 18, Current forward Kristen Hamilton secured a franchise record for goals in a season with a first-half goal against the Chicago Red Stars. While she stood alone at the time atop the team and franchise goal scoring charts, another Current attacker quickly matched Hamilton’s total.

That attacker would be Kizer, who notched her fifth goal of the 2022 regular season in Saturday’s victory. All her goals this season have come during the club’s unbeaten streak after making her Current debut June 11. Kizer has also shown a propensity for scoring in clutch situations, as each of Kizer's five goals have been either game-tying or go-ahead finishes. Kizer and Hamilton enter Friday’s match tied for the team lead in goals after Hamilton also scored in the win over North Carolina.

Right behind Kizer and Hamilton is midfielder Lo’eau LaBonta, who scored her fourth goal of the 2022 campaign against the Courage. LaBonta’s goal scoring run is arguably the most impressive of Kansas City’s leading scorers after having entered the 2022 season with just five goals in her previous six NWSL seasons. LaBonta, Hamilton and Kizer have combined for nearly two-thirds of Kansas City’s goals in the 2022 regular season.

SACRE BLEU! Kansas City Current forward Claire Lavogez was voted the Budweiser National Women’s Soccer League Player of the Week, as announced by the league today. Signed by the Current on July 20, this is Lavogez’s first Player of the Week award.

Lavogez started the second half for Kansas City in North Carolina last Saturday with the team tied 2-2. Making only her second appearance with the club, Lavogez was an integral part of the team’s attack throughout the half.

Falling behind 3-2, Kansas City picked up the attack in the 60th minute. As midfielder Lo’eau LaBonta carried the ball down the right side of the field, Lavogez cut to the near post, dragging defenders with her. LaBonta’s cross deflected off Lavogez and right to a wide-open Cece Kizer who easily put home the equalizer.

Then the French international capped off the night in the 79th minute. Defender Elizabeth Ball stole the ball from the Courage attack and found Lavogez in the center circle. After receiving the pass from Ball she went straight down the middle of the field towards goal, pulling up about 30 yards from the end line to launch a powerful shot over the arms of the Courage goalkeeper and to the upper left corner of the goal, securing the win and NWSL-best fourth road victory of the season.

HISTORY ON SEPT. 13 On Aug. 16, the Kansas City Current announced that membership deposits for KC Current Stadium at Berkley Riverfront Park will go on sale Sept. 13. The stadium, which opens in 2024, will be the first purpose-built stadium for a women’s professional sports team.

Membership deposits place deposit holders on an inside track to secure a seat at the new KC Current Stadium, and deposits will be available for four seating types once available. For 2023 KC Current Season Ticket Members, no deposit is required.

For more information about membership deposits and the Berkley Riverfront Park stadium, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kccurrentstadium.com/" target="_blank">www.kccurrentstadium.com</a>

#SHOWUPKC The Current encourages fans from across the region to #ShowUpKC for the team’s match against Angel City FC Friday. The team looks to break the all-time Kansas City attendance record and fill the seats with over 10,000 fans. Visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kansascitycurrent.com/tickets" target="_blank">www.kansascitycurrent.com/tickets</a>&nbsp;for more information on single-match tickets.

PLAYERS TO WATCH Kansas City Current midfielder Desiree Scott&nbsp;— Scott has not missed a beat since returning from the Concacaf W Championship with Canada, starting and playing at least 74 minutes in her first three matches back from international duty. That includes back-to-back 90-minute appearances in Kansas City’s last two matches, the first of which held special significance. In the 60th minute of Kansas City’s 2-1 win over San Diego Wave FC, Scott became just the second Canadian player and 29th player in league history to surpass 10,000 NWSL minutes played. In Saturday’s match against the Courage, Scott recorded a NWSL single-game season-high ten tackles. She’s had another solid individual year in 2022, with 16 clearances and 15 interceptions while winning 56.8% of her tackles.

Angel City FC goalkeeper Didi Haracic&nbsp;— Haracic is enjoying one of the best statistical seasons of her lengthy NWSL career in 2022.&nbsp;<a>The Round</a>&nbsp;Hill, Virginia native earned her career-high fourth shutout of the 2022 season with a three-save performance against Chicago last weekend. One of Haracic’s shutouts this season came against Kansas City May 25. Haracic has 39 saves so far this season, which ranks eighth in the NWSL, and has one penalty kick save.

Kansas City CurrentKANSAS CITY, Kan.&nbsp;—&nbsp;In a match that could mark the highest-attended NWSL soccer match in the history of Kansas City, the Kansas City Current (7-4-4, 25pts, T-2nd place) host Angel City (6-5-3, 21pts, 7th place) Friday at 7 p.m. CT. Friday night’s pivotal game will be broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network.Kansas City brings a 10-match unbeaten streak into Friday’s match after picking up yet another road win Saturday against the North Carolina Courage. The Current had to rally from a one-goal deficit on three separate occasions, but forward Claire Lavogez's first NWSL assist equalized the score, then her first goal helped put the team over the top in the 4-3 win.Lavogez first tapped a ball in the penalty box that forward Cece Kizer slid in for the game-tying goal in the 60th minute, then she gave Kansas City the lead for good with a brilliant strike from distance in the 79th minute.Angel City, meanwhile, kept its playoff hopes alive with a 1-0 home win over the Chicago Red Stars August 14. Angel City limited Chicago to just nine shots in the contest, while Savannah McCaskill nodded in the game’s lone goal in the 48th minute. Angel City enters Friday’s match just two points behind sixth-place Chicago and three points behind fifth-place OL Reign.A PERFECT TEN The Current’s 10-match unbeaten streak hasn’t just catapulted the team right into the mix of the NWSL playoff race, it also has placed the squad firmly in the NWSL history books.With Kansas City’s win Saturday, it became just the sixth team in NWSL history to go on a double-digit unbeaten streak. The Current have some ways to go to match the league’s longest unbeaten streak, set in 2014 by OL Reign (16 matches unbeaten), but the second and third-longest unbeaten streaks in NWSL history are 12 and 11 matches, respectively.Excluding the Current and the Portland Thorns, who are on an active 11-match unbeaten streak, every team in NWSL history that has gone on an unbeaten streak of 10 games or more has made the NWSL Playoffs. Two of those teams, the 2018 North Carolina Courage and the 2014 OL Reign, made an appearance in the NWSL Championship.While there is still plenty of soccer left to be played in the 2022 regular season, history favors the Current as they continue to push for a playoff spot.GOALS, GOALS, GOALS On June 18, Current forward Kristen Hamilton secured a franchise record for goals in a season with a first-half goal against the Chicago Red Stars. While she stood alone at the time atop the team and franchise goal scoring charts, another Current attacker quickly matched Hamilton’s total.That attacker would be Kizer, who notched her fifth goal of the 2022 regular season in Saturday’s victory. All her goals this season have come during the club’s unbeaten streak after making her Current debut June 11. Kizer has also shown a propensity for scoring in clutch situations, as each of Kizer's five goals have been either game-tying or go-ahead finishes. Kizer and Hamilton enter Friday’s match tied for the team lead in goals after Hamilton also scored in the win over North Carolina.Right behind Kizer and Hamilton is midfielder Lo’eau LaBonta, who scored her fourth goal of the 2022 campaign against the Courage. LaBonta’s goal scoring run is arguably the most impressive of Kansas City’s leading scorers after having entered the 2022 season with just five goals in her previous six NWSL seasons. LaBonta, Hamilton and Kizer have combined for nearly two-thirds of Kansas City’s goals in the 2022 regular season.SACRE BLEU! Kansas City Current forward Claire Lavogez was voted the Budweiser National Women’s Soccer League Player of the Week, as announced by the league today. Signed by the Current on July 20, this is Lavogez’s first Player of the Week award.Lavogez started the second half for Kansas City in North Carolina last Saturday with the team tied 2-2. Making only her second appearance with the club, Lavogez was an integral part of the team’s attack throughout the half.Falling behind 3-2, Kansas City picked up the attack in the 60th minute. As midfielder Lo’eau LaBonta carried the ball down the right side of the field, Lavogez cut to the near post, dragging defenders with her. LaBonta’s cross deflected off Lavogez and right to a wide-open Cece Kizer who easily put home the equalizer.Then the French international capped off the night in the 79th minute. Defender Elizabeth Ball stole the ball from the Courage attack and found Lavogez in the center circle. After receiving the pass from Ball she went straight down the middle of the field towards goal, pulling up about 30 yards from the end line to launch a powerful shot over the arms of the Courage goalkeeper and to the upper left corner of the goal, securing the win and NWSL-best fourth road victory of the season.HISTORY ON SEPT. 13 On Aug. 16, the Kansas City Current announced that membership deposits for KC Current Stadium at Berkley Riverfront Park will go on sale Sept. 13. The stadium, which opens in 2024, will be the first purpose-built stadium for a women’s professional sports team.Membership deposits place deposit holders on an inside track to secure a seat at the new KC Current Stadium, and deposits will be available for four seating types once available. For 2023 KC Current Season Ticket Members, no deposit is required.For more information about membership deposits and the Berkley Riverfront Park stadium, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kccurrentstadium.com/" target="_blank">www.kccurrentstadium.com</a>#SHOWUPKC The Current encourages fans from across the region to #ShowUpKC for the team’s match against Angel City FC Friday. The team looks to break the all-time Kansas City attendance record and fill the seats with over 10,000 fans. Visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kansascitycurrent.com/tickets" target="_blank">www.kansascitycurrent.com/tickets</a>&nbsp;for more information on single-match tickets.PLAYERS TO WATCH Kansas City Current midfielder Desiree Scott&nbsp;— Scott has not missed a beat since returning from the Concacaf W Championship with Canada, starting and playing at least 74 minutes in her first three matches back from international duty. That includes back-to-back 90-minute appearances in Kansas City’s last two matches, the first of which held special significance. In the 60th minute of Kansas City’s 2-1 win over San Diego Wave FC, Scott became just the second Canadian player and 29th player in league history to surpass 10,000 NWSL minutes played. In Saturday’s match against the Courage, Scott recorded a NWSL single-game season-high ten tackles. She’s had another solid individual year in 2022, with 16 clearances and 15 interceptions while winning 56.8% of her tackles.Angel City FC goalkeeper Didi Haracic&nbsp;— Haracic is enjoying one of the best statistical seasons of her lengthy NWSL career in 2022.&nbsp;<a>The Round</a>&nbsp;Hill, Virginia native earned her career-high fourth shutout of the 2022 season with a three-save performance against Chicago last weekend. One of Haracic’s shutouts this season came against Kansas City May 25. Haracic has 39 saves so far this season, which ranks eighth in the NWSL, and has one penalty kick save.

KC Current looks to break attendance records, extend unbeaten streak

Today is Friday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2022. There are 134 days left in the year.

On Aug. 19, 1960, a tribunal in Moscow convicted American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage. (Although sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, Powers was returned to the United States in 1962 as part of a prisoner exchange.)

In A.D. 14, Caesar Augustus, Rome's first emperor, died at age 76 after a reign lasting four decades; he was succeeded by his stepson Tiberius.

In 1807, Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat arrived in Albany, two days after leaving New York.

In 1812, the USS Constitution defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere off Nova Scotia during the War of 1812, earning the nickname "Old Ironsides."

In 1814, during the War of 1812, British forces landed at Benedict, Maryland, with the objective of capturing Washington D.C.

In 1848, the New York Herald reported the discovery of gold in California.

In 1934, a plebiscite in Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler.

In 1942, during World War II, about 6,000 Canadian and British soldiers launched a disastrous raid against the Germans at Dieppe, France, suffering more than 50-percent casualties.

In 1955, torrential rains caused by Hurricane Diane resulted in severe flooding in the northeastern U.S., claiming some 200 lives.

In 1980, 301 people aboard a Saudi Arabian L-1011 died as the jetliner made a fiery emergency return to the Riyadh airport.

In 1987, a gun collector ran through Hungerford, England, 60 miles west of London, killing 16 people, including his mother, before turning his gun on himself.

In 2010, the last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after the U.S.-led invasion began.

In 2020, Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president in a speech to the party's virtual convention, cementing her place in history as the first Black woman on a major party ticket. Apple became the first U.S. company to boast a market value of $2 trillion, just two years after becoming the first U.S. company with a $1 trillion market value.

Ten years ago: Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, the conservative Republican U.S. Senate candidate, said in an interview on KTVI-TV in St. Louis that it was "really rare" for women to become pregnant when they were raped. (Akin afterwards backed off his on-air comments, saying that he'd misspoken; Akin lost the November election to Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill.) Tony Scott, 68, director of such Hollywood hits as "Top Gun," and "Days of Thunder," died in Los Angeles after jumping from a suspension bridge.

Five years ago: Thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-Nazi slogans and denouncing white nationalism upstaged a small group of conservatives in Boston who had gathered for a "free speech rally." In Dallas, police on horseback broke up a scuffle at a cemetery between people rallying against white supremacy and supporters of Confederate monuments. Duke University removed a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee after it was vandalized. Comedian and activist Dick Gregory, who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and later spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, died in Washington, D.C., at the age of 84.

One year ago: As the Taliban moved to consolidate their rule less than a week after seizing power in Afghanistan, they violently dispersed scattered protests for a second day. At Kabul's airport, military evacuation flights continued for Americans and others seeking to leave, but access to the airport remained difficult. A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended when some Democrats who fled to Washington dropped their holdout, paving the way for Republicans to resume pushing an elections overhaul. (The overhaul would win legislative approval on Aug. 31.)

Today's Birthdays: Actor Debra Paget is 89. USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Famer Renee Richards is 88. Former MLB All-Star Bobby Richardson is 87. Actor Diana Muldaur is 84. Actor Jill St. John is 82. Singer Billy J. Kramer is 79. Country singer-songwriter Eddy Raven is 78. Rock singer Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) is 77. Former President Bill Clinton is 76. Actor Gerald McRaney is 75. Actor Jim Carter is 74. Pop singer-musician Elliot Lurie (Looking Glass) is 74. Rock musician John Deacon (Queen) is 71. Bluegrass musician Marc Pruett (Balsam Range) is 71. Actor-director Jonathan Frakes is 70. Political consultant Mary Matalin is 69. Actor Peter Gallagher is 67. Actor Adam Arkin is 66. Singer-songwriter Gary Chapman is 65. Actor Martin Donovan is 65. Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Anthony Munoz is 64. R&amp;B singer Ivan Neville is 63. Actor Eric Lutes is 60. Actor John Stamos is 59. Actor Kyra Sedgwick is 57. Actor Kevin Dillon is 57. Country singer Lee Ann Womack is 56. TV reporter Tabitha Soren is 55. Country singer-songwriter Mark McGuinn is 54. Actor Matthew Perry is 53. Country singer Clay Walker is 53. Rapper Fat Joe is 52. Olympic gold medal tennis player Mary Joe Fernandez is 51. Actor Tracie Thoms is 47. Actor Callum Blue is 45. Country singer Rissi Palmer is 41. Actor Erika Christensen is 40. Actor Melissa Fumero is 40. Pop singer Missy Higgins is 39. Actor Peter Mooney is 39. Actor Tammin Sursok is 39. Olympic silver medal snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis is 37. Actor J. Evan Bonifant is 37. Rapper Romeo is 33. Actor Ethan Cutkosky is 23.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Friday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2022. There are 134 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 19, 1960, a tribunal in Moscow convicted American U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage. (Although sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, Powers was returned to the United States in 1962 as part of a prisoner exchange.)On this date:In A.D. 14, Caesar Augustus, Rome's first emperor, died at age 76 after a reign lasting four decades; he was succeeded by his stepson Tiberius.In 1807, Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat arrived in Albany, two days after leaving New York.In 1812, the USS Constitution defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere off Nova Scotia during the War of 1812, earning the nickname "Old Ironsides."In 1814, during the War of 1812, British forces landed at Benedict, Maryland, with the objective of capturing Washington D.C.In 1848, the New York Herald reported the discovery of gold in California.In 1934, a plebiscite in Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler.In 1942, during World War II, about 6,000 Canadian and British soldiers launched a disastrous raid against the Germans at Dieppe, France, suffering more than 50-percent casualties.In 1955, torrential rains caused by Hurricane Diane resulted in severe flooding in the northeastern U.S., claiming some 200 lives.In 1980, 301 people aboard a Saudi Arabian L-1011 died as the jetliner made a fiery emergency return to the Riyadh airport.In 1987, a gun collector ran through Hungerford, England, 60 miles west of London, killing 16 people, including his mother, before turning his gun on himself.In 2010, the last American combat brigade exited Iraq, seven years and five months after the U.S.-led invasion began.In 2020, Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president in a speech to the party's virtual convention, cementing her place in history as the first Black woman on a major party ticket. Apple became the first U.S. company to boast a market value of $2 trillion, just two years after becoming the first U.S. company with a $1 trillion market value.Ten years ago: Missouri Congressman Todd Akin, the conservative Republican U.S. Senate candidate, said in an interview on KTVI-TV in St. Louis that it was "really rare" for women to become pregnant when they were raped. (Akin afterwards backed off his on-air comments, saying that he'd misspoken; Akin lost the November election to Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill.) Tony Scott, 68, director of such Hollywood hits as "Top Gun," and "Days of Thunder," died in Los Angeles after jumping from a suspension bridge.Five years ago: Thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-Nazi slogans and denouncing white nationalism upstaged a small group of conservatives in Boston who had gathered for a "free speech rally." In Dallas, police on horseback broke up a scuffle at a cemetery between people rallying against white supremacy and supporters of Confederate monuments. Duke University removed a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee after it was vandalized. Comedian and activist Dick Gregory, who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and later spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, died in Washington, D.C., at the age of 84.One year ago: As the Taliban moved to consolidate their rule less than a week after seizing power in Afghanistan, they violently dispersed scattered protests for a second day. At Kabul's airport, military evacuation flights continued for Americans and others seeking to leave, but access to the airport remained difficult. A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended when some Democrats who fled to Washington dropped their holdout, paving the way for Republicans to resume pushing an elections overhaul. (The overhaul would win legislative approval on Aug. 31.)Today's Birthdays: Actor Debra Paget is 89. USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Famer Renee Richards is 88. Former MLB All-Star Bobby Richardson is 87. Actor Diana Muldaur is 84. Actor Jill St. John is 82. Singer Billy J. Kramer is 79. Country singer-songwriter Eddy Raven is 78. Rock singer Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) is 77. Former President Bill Clinton is 76. Actor Gerald McRaney is 75. Actor Jim Carter is 74. Pop singer-musician Elliot Lurie (Looking Glass) is 74. Rock musician John Deacon (Queen) is 71. Bluegrass musician Marc Pruett (Balsam Range) is 71. Actor-director Jonathan Frakes is 70. Political consultant Mary Matalin is 69. Actor Peter Gallagher is 67. Actor Adam Arkin is 66. Singer-songwriter Gary Chapman is 65. Actor Martin Donovan is 65. Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Anthony Munoz is 64. R&amp;B singer Ivan Neville is 63. Actor Eric Lutes is 60. Actor John Stamos is 59. Actor Kyra Sedgwick is 57. Actor Kevin Dillon is 57. Country singer Lee Ann Womack is 56. TV reporter Tabitha Soren is 55. Country singer-songwriter Mark McGuinn is 54. Actor Matthew Perry is 53. Country singer Clay Walker is 53. Rapper Fat Joe is 52. Olympic gold medal tennis player Mary Joe Fernandez is 51. Actor Tracie Thoms is 47. Actor Callum Blue is 45. Country singer Rissi Palmer is 41. Actor Erika Christensen is 40. Actor Melissa Fumero is 40. Pop singer Missy Higgins is 39. Actor Peter Mooney is 39. Actor Tammin Sursok is 39. Olympic silver medal snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis is 37. Actor J. Evan Bonifant is 37. Rapper Romeo is 33. Actor Ethan Cutkosky is 23.

Today in History - August 19

Today is Thursday, Aug. 18, the 230th day of 2022. There are 135 days left in the year.

On Aug. 18, 1587, Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born in present-day America, on what is now Roanoke Island in North Carolina. (However, the Roanoke colony ended up mysteriously disappearing.)

In 1894, Congress established the Bureau of Immigration.

In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued his Proclamation of Neutrality, aimed at keeping the United States out of World War I.

In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing American women's right to vote, was ratified as Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it.

In 1963, James Meredith became the first Black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi.

In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York, wound to a close after three nights with a mid-morning set by Jimi Hendrix.

In 1983, Hurricane Alicia slammed into the Texas coast, leaving 21 dead and causing more than a billion dollars' worth of damage.

In 1993, a judge in Sarasota, Florida, ruled that Kimberly Mays, the 14-year-old girl who had been switched at birth with another baby, need never again see her biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, in accordance with her stated wishes. (However, Kimberly later moved in with the Twiggs.)

In 2004, in Athens, Paul Hamm won the men's gymnastics all-around Olympic gold medal by the closest margin ever in the event; controversy followed after it was discovered a scoring error cost Yang Tae-young of South Korea the title.

In 2005, a judge in Wichita sentenced BTK serial killer Dennis Rader to 10 consecutive life terms, the maximum the law would allow.

In 2011, Vice President Joe Biden met with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

In 2014, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis convulsed by protests over the fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old, Michael Brown.

In 2020, Democrats formally made Joe Biden their 2020 presidential nominee at their all-virtual national convention. The Republican-led Senate intelligence committee concluded that the Kremlin had launched an aggressive effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential contest on behalf of Donald Trump, and that the Trump campaign's interactions with Russian intelligence services had posed a "grave" counterintelligence threat.

Ten years ago: Tropical Storm Helene quickly weakened into a tropical depression after moving ashore on Mexico's Gulf Coast. Diana Nyad launched her latest attempt to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a wetsuit or a shark cage (she ended her bid three days later). Singer Scott McKenzie, 73, who performed "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)," died in Los Angeles.

Five years ago: Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's top White House strategist, was forced out of his post by Trump. (Bannon would be pardoned by Trump in the final hours of Trump's term after being charged with diverting money from donors who believed the money would be used to build a wall along the southern border; he was later convicted of contempt for defying a congressional subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.)

One year ago: Taliban militants in Afghanistan attacked protesters who dared to take down the Taliban banner and replace it with the country's flag, killing at least one person; the attack came as many Afghans hid at home or tried to flee the country. The United Arab Emirates confirmed that it had taken in Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his family on humanitarian grounds; the family had fled Afghanistan as the Taliban closed in on the capital. A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld a Texas law outlawing a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure. U.S. health officials announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines' effectiveness was slipping.

Today's Birthdays: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is 95. Actor-director Robert Redford is 86. Actor Henry G. Sanders is 80. Actor-comedian Martin Mull is 79. Rock musician Dennis Elliott is 72. Comedian Elayne Boosler is 70. Actor Denis Leary is 65. Actor Madeleine Stowe is 64. Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is 61. ABC News reporter Bob Woodruff is 61. The former president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, is 60. Actor Adam Storke is 60. Actor Craig Bierko is 58. Rock singer-musician Zac Maloy (The Nixons) is 54. Rock singer and hip-hop artist Everlast is 53. Rapper Masta Killa (Wu-Tang Clan) is 53. Actor Christian Slater is 53. Actor Edward Norton is 53. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is 52. Actor Kaitlin Olson is 47. Rock musician Dirk Lance is 46. Actor-comedian Andy Samberg (TV: "Saturday Night Live") is 44. Country musician Brad Tursi (Old Dominion) is 43. Actor Mika Boorem is 35. Actor Maia Mitchell is 29. Actor Madelaine Petsch is 28. Actor Parker McKenna Posey is 27.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Thursday, Aug. 18, the 230th day of 2022. There are 135 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 18, 1587, Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents to be born in present-day America, on what is now Roanoke Island in North Carolina. (However, the Roanoke colony ended up mysteriously disappearing.)On this date:In 1894, Congress established the Bureau of Immigration.In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued his Proclamation of Neutrality, aimed at keeping the United States out of World War I.In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing American women's right to vote, was ratified as Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it.In 1963, James Meredith became the first Black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi.In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York, wound to a close after three nights with a mid-morning set by Jimi Hendrix.In 1983, Hurricane Alicia slammed into the Texas coast, leaving 21 dead and causing more than a billion dollars' worth of damage.In 1993, a judge in Sarasota, Florida, ruled that Kimberly Mays, the 14-year-old girl who had been switched at birth with another baby, need never again see her biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, in accordance with her stated wishes. (However, Kimberly later moved in with the Twiggs.)In 2004, in Athens, Paul Hamm won the men's gymnastics all-around Olympic gold medal by the closest margin ever in the event; controversy followed after it was discovered a scoring error cost Yang Tae-young of South Korea the title.In 2005, a judge in Wichita sentenced BTK serial killer Dennis Rader to 10 consecutive life terms, the maximum the law would allow.In 2011, Vice President Joe Biden met with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in Beijing.In 2014, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the National Guard to Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis convulsed by protests over the fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old, Michael Brown.In 2020, Democrats formally made Joe Biden their 2020 presidential nominee at their all-virtual national convention. The Republican-led Senate intelligence committee concluded that the Kremlin had launched an aggressive effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential contest on behalf of Donald Trump, and that the Trump campaign's interactions with Russian intelligence services had posed a "grave" counterintelligence threat.Ten years ago: Tropical Storm Helene quickly weakened into a tropical depression after moving ashore on Mexico's Gulf Coast. Diana Nyad launched her latest attempt to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a wetsuit or a shark cage (she ended her bid three days later). Singer Scott McKenzie, 73, who performed "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)," died in Los Angeles.Five years ago: Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's top White House strategist, was forced out of his post by Trump. (Bannon would be pardoned by Trump in the final hours of Trump's term after being charged with diverting money from donors who believed the money would be used to build a wall along the southern border; he was later convicted of contempt for defying a congressional subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.)One year ago: Taliban militants in Afghanistan attacked protesters who dared to take down the Taliban banner and replace it with the country's flag, killing at least one person; the attack came as many Afghans hid at home or tried to flee the country. The United Arab Emirates confirmed that it had taken in Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his family on humanitarian grounds; the family had fled Afghanistan as the Taliban closed in on the capital. A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld a Texas law outlawing a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure. U.S. health officials announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and signs that the vaccines' effectiveness was slipping.Today's Birthdays: Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is 95. Actor-director Robert Redford is 86. Actor Henry G. Sanders is 80. Actor-comedian Martin Mull is 79. Rock musician Dennis Elliott is 72. Comedian Elayne Boosler is 70. Actor Denis Leary is 65. Actor Madeleine Stowe is 64. Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is 61. ABC News reporter Bob Woodruff is 61. The former president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon, is 60. Actor Adam Storke is 60. Actor Craig Bierko is 58. Rock singer-musician Zac Maloy (The Nixons) is 54. Rock singer and hip-hop artist Everlast is 53. Rapper Masta Killa (Wu-Tang Clan) is 53. Actor Christian Slater is 53. Actor Edward Norton is 53. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is 52. Actor Kaitlin Olson is 47. Rock musician Dirk Lance is 46. Actor-comedian Andy Samberg (TV: "Saturday Night Live") is 44. Country musician Brad Tursi (Old Dominion) is 43. Actor Mika Boorem is 35. Actor Maia Mitchell is 29. Actor Madelaine Petsch is 28. Actor Parker McKenna Posey is 27.

Today in History - August 18

JACKSON COUNTY, Kan.&nbsp;—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on multiple charges after a traffic stop.

Just before 11a.m. August 15, a deputy stopped a southbound Nissan&nbsp; passenger vehicle near 110th&nbsp;and U.S. Highway 75 after the driver of the vehicle was identified as having outstanding warrants, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

Deputies arrested the driver, Sklyer Thomas Tosspon, 40, of Hiawatha and passenger Elizabeth Marie Bruning, 40, of Robinson.

&nbsp;Tosspon had a Nebraska warrant for drug violations and a Jackson County District Court warrant, according to Morse.

Tosspon and Bruning were booked into the Jackson County Jail on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.&nbsp;

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 </figure>JACKSON COUNTY, Kan.&nbsp;—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on multiple charges after a traffic stop.Just before 11a.m. August 15, a deputy stopped a southbound Nissan&nbsp; passenger vehicle near 110th&nbsp;and U.S. Highway 75 after the driver of the vehicle was identified as having outstanding warrants, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.Deputies arrested the driver, Sklyer Thomas Tosspon, 40, of Hiawatha and passenger Elizabeth Marie Bruning, 40, of Robinson.<figure>
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 </figure>&nbsp;Tosspon had a Nebraska warrant for drug violations and a Jackson County District Court warrant, according to Morse.Tosspon and Bruning were booked into the Jackson County Jail on requested charges of possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.&nbsp;

Sheriff: Suspect wanted in 2 states captured in Kansas 

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2022. There are 136 days left in the year.

On Aug. 17, 1982, the first commercially produced compact discs, a recording of ABBA's "The Visitors," were pressed at a Philips factory near Hanover, West Germany.

In 1807, Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat began heading up the Hudson River on its successful round trip between New York and Albany.

In 1863, federal batteries and ships began bombarding Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor during the Civil War, but the Confederates managed to hold on despite several days of pounding.

In 1915, a mob in Cobb County, Georgia, lynched Jewish businessman Leo Frank, 31, whose death sentence for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan had been commuted to life imprisonment. (Frank, who'd maintained his innocence, was pardoned by the state of Georgia in 1986.)

In 1945, the George Orwell novel "Animal Farm," an allegorical satire of Soviet Communism, was first published in London by Martin Secker &amp; Warburg.

In 1978, the first successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight ended as Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman landed their Double Eagle II outside Paris.

In 1987, Rudolf Hess, the last member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle, died at Spandau Prison at age 93, an apparent suicide.

In 1988, Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel were killed in a mysterious plane crash.

In 1998, President Bill Clinton gave grand jury testimony via closed-circuit television from the White House concerning his relationship with Monica Lewinsky; he then delivered a TV address in which he denied previously committing perjury, admitted his relationship with Lewinsky was "wrong," and criticized Kenneth Starr's investigation.

In 1999, more than 17,000 people were killed when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Turkey.

In 2004, at the Athens games, Romania won its second straight Olympic gold medal in women's gymnastics; the United States took silver while Russia won the bronze.

In 2011, Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Beijing to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

In 2020, Texas joined New York, New Jersey and California as states with at least 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths; about 80 percent of the Texas deaths were reported since June 1, after the state embarked on one of the fastest reopenings in the country.

Ten years ago: In Moscow, a judge sentenced three punk rock-style activists, members of the band Pussy Riot, to two years in prison for hooliganism for briefly taking over a cathedral in a raucous prayer for deliverance from Russian President Vladimir Putin; the court decision drew protests around the world. (One of the three defendants was later released on probation; the other two were released several months short of their two-year sentence in December 2013.)

Five years ago: A van plowed through pedestrians along a packed promenade in the Spanish city of Barcelona, killing 13 people and injuring 120. (A 14th victim died later from injuries.) Another man was stabbed to death in a carjacking that night as the van driver made his getaway, and a woman died early the next day in a vehicle-and-knife attack in a nearby coastal town. (Six suspects in the attack were shot dead by police, two more died when a bomb workshop exploded.)

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Wednesday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2022. There are 136 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 17, 1982, the first commercially produced compact discs, a recording of ABBA's "The Visitors," were pressed at a Philips factory near Hanover, West Germany.On this date:In 1807, Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat began heading up the Hudson River on its successful round trip between New York and Albany.In 1863, federal batteries and ships began bombarding Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor during the Civil War, but the Confederates managed to hold on despite several days of pounding.In 1915, a mob in Cobb County, Georgia, lynched Jewish businessman Leo Frank, 31, whose death sentence for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan had been commuted to life imprisonment. (Frank, who'd maintained his innocence, was pardoned by the state of Georgia in 1986.)In 1945, the George Orwell novel "Animal Farm," an allegorical satire of Soviet Communism, was first published in London by Martin Secker &amp; Warburg.In 1978, the first successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight ended as Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman landed their Double Eagle II outside Paris.In 1987, Rudolf Hess, the last member of Adolf Hitler's inner circle, died at Spandau Prison at age 93, an apparent suicide.In 1988, Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel were killed in a mysterious plane crash.In 1998, President Bill Clinton gave grand jury testimony via closed-circuit television from the White House concerning his relationship with Monica Lewinsky; he then delivered a TV address in which he denied previously committing perjury, admitted his relationship with Lewinsky was "wrong," and criticized Kenneth Starr's investigation.In 1999, more than 17,000 people were killed when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Turkey.In 2004, at the Athens games, Romania won its second straight Olympic gold medal in women's gymnastics; the United States took silver while Russia won the bronze.In 2011, Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Beijing to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.In 2020, Texas joined New York, New Jersey and California as states with at least 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths; about 80 percent of the Texas deaths were reported since June 1, after the state embarked on one of the fastest reopenings in the country.Ten years ago: In Moscow, a judge sentenced three punk rock-style activists, members of the band Pussy Riot, to two years in prison for hooliganism for briefly taking over a cathedral in a raucous prayer for deliverance from Russian President Vladimir Putin; the court decision drew protests around the world. (One of the three defendants was later released on probation; the other two were released several months short of their two-year sentence in December 2013.)Five years ago: A van plowed through pedestrians along a packed promenade in the Spanish city of Barcelona, killing 13 people and injuring 120. (A 14th victim died later from injuries.) Another man was stabbed to death in a carjacking that night as the van driver made his getaway, and a woman died early the next day in a vehicle-and-knife attack in a nearby coastal town. (Six suspects in the attack were shot dead by police, two more died when a bomb workshop exploded.)One year ago: In an effort to reassure world powers and fearful Afghans, the Taliban insisted that they would respect women's rights, forgive those who fought them and ensure that Afghanistan would not become a haven for terrorists. Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to rescue and recovery efforts from a devastating weekend earthquake in Haiti. The Jacksonville Jaguars waived Tim Tebow, ending the NFL career of the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner who switched from quarterback to tight end in hopes of making a comeback; he had also spent five years playing baseball in the New York Mets' organization while never making it to the big leagues.Today's Birthdays: Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin is 96. Former MLB All-Star Boog Powell is 81. Actor Robert DeNiro is 79. Movie director Martha Coolidge is 76. Rock musician Gary Talley (The Box Tops) is 75. Actor-screenwriter-producer Julian Fellowes is 73. Actor Robert Joy is 71. International Tennis Hall of Famer Guillermo Vilas is 70. Rock singer Kevin Rowland (Dexy's Midnight Runners) is 69. Rock musician Colin Moulding (XTC) is 67. Country singer-songwriter Kevin Welch is 67. Olympic gold medal figure skater Robin Cousins is 65. Singer Belinda Carlisle is 64. Author Jonathan Franzen is 63. Actor Sean Penn is 62. Jazz musician Everette Harp is 61. Rock musician Gilby Clarke is 60. Singer Maria McKee is 58. Rock musician Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes) is 57. Rock musician Jill Cunniff is 56. Actor David Conrad is 55. Singer-actor Donnie Wahlberg is 53. College Basketball Hall of Famer and retired NBA All-Star Christian Laettner is 53. Rapper Posdnuos is 53. International Tennis Hall of Famer Jim Courier is 52. Retired MLB All-Star Jorge Posada is 51. TV personality Giuliana Rancic is 48. Actor Bryton James is 36. Actor Brady Corbet is 34. Actor Austin Butler is 31. Actor Taissa Farmiga is 28. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Gracie Gold is 27.