Stories from Saturday, November 23, 2013

GENEVA -- A deal has been reached between six world powers and Iran that calls on Tehran to limit its nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief, the French and Iranian foreign ministers said early today. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, "Yes, we have a deal," as he walked past reporters crowding the hotel lobby where marathon negotiations had taken place over the past five days...

The Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team improved to 8-0 against NAIA teams under coach Dickey Nutt with a 109-64 win against Mid-Continent on Friday night at the Show Me Center. Senior Tyler Stone matched his season high with 24 points and grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds for the Redhawks, who improved to 3-2...

The Tigers were defeated 46-0 by three-time defending state champion Webb City in a Class 4 state semifinal on Saturday.

Today is Saturday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2013. There are 38 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 23, 1936, Life, the photojournalism magazine created by Henry R. Luce, was first published. On this date: In 1765, Frederick County, Md. became the first colonial entity to repudiate the British Stamp Act...

The Cape County Park North will be decked out for the holidays with the second annual Christmas light display; the illuminating decorations are unveiled at a lighting ceremony in the evening. In a prepared statement, Cape Girardeau City Manager J. Ronald Fischer recommends to the City Council that joint efforts by Scott City and Cape Girardeau toward development of an area between the two cities be encouraged; he recommends the communities hold meetings to discuss the eastward extension of Nash Road and further development of the Southeast Missouri Regional Port.. ...