Articles from the July 12, 2018 edition
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Steady drum of Trump's anti-Germany remarks raises questions
BERLIN (AP) — The steady drum of anti-German rhetoric from the United States, one of the country's traditionally closest friends, has people wondering whether to get ready for a messy breakup. First, it was then-candidate Donald Trump's campaign t...
Wichita oilman fined $10,000 for environmental violations
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita oilman has been fined $10,000 for violating state regulations involving oil and gas contamination. The Kansas Corporation Commission on Tuesday fined Benjamin Giles for violations at two wells near Towanda in Butler C...
US wholesale prices shoot up 3.4 percent over past year
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.3 percent in June, a slight slowing from May. But the 12-month gain was the fastest in more than six years, adding to evidence that inflation is beginning to rise after years of weak price gains. The L...
World markets tumble as US, China intensify their trade war
SINGAPORE (AP) — Global stocks tumbled Wednesday after Beijing hit back at U.S. plans for tariffs on $200 billion more Chinese exports, with tensions rising over the trade war between the world's two largest economies. KEEPING SCORE: France's CAC 4...
Harnessing natural gas to harvest water from the air might solve 2 big problems at once
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) One of the biggest freshwater reservoirs in the world is, literally, up in the air. Between 6 and 18 million gallons...
Senate calls for more say on tariffs in bipartisan vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers went on record Wednesday to express their frustration with the Trump administration's growing use of tariffs as the Senate passed a nonbinding resolution designed to give Congress more say about trade penalties imposed i...
A new round of proposed Trump tariffs would hit US consumers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now consumers are in the cross-hairs. Americans could soon find themselves paying more for goods they might not have known were imported from China. It's a potential consequence of a new round of tariffs the Trump administration i...
Is the "organic" seal worth it, given disputes on standards?
NEW YORK (AP) — Is paying more for organic milk, meat or a can of beans worth it? The "USDA Organic" label generally signifies a product is made with relatively minimal synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, and that animals are raised according to c...
Execution blocked after company objects to use of its drug
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge effectively blocked the execution of a two-time killer Wednesday after a pharmaceutical company objected to the use of one of its drugs to put someone to death. Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez disallowed...
Fallin signs emergency rules, infuriates marijuana advocates
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on Wednesday signed into place strict emergency rules for medical marijuana that pot advocates say are intentionally aimed at delaying the voter-approved use of medicinal cannabis. The term-limited R...
Lawyers making final pitches in Flint water criminal case
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A judge is hearing key arguments in the most significant criminal case related to Flint's lead-contaminated water. The head of Michigan's health department, Nick Lyon, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and other crimes. H...
Late-life high blood pressure may harm the brain, study says
Decades ago, hundreds of nuns and priests made an extraordinary decision: They agreed to donate their brains upon death to science, hoping to help solve mysteries about Alzheimer's and other diseases. Now, a study that used their gifts is giving...
Trump administration slashes 'Obamacare' sign-up assistance
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time in days, the Trump administration is taking action to undercut the Obama-era Affordable Care Act. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Tuesday announced steep funding cuts for sign-up assistance t...
Breastfeeding has been the best public health policy throughout history
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Breastfeeding has long been the gold standard for infant nutrition. The American Academy of Pediatrics, American...
Fireworks hurt more than 130 during the Fourth of July week
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Officials say fireworks injured more than 130 people in Kansas during the week of the Fourth of July. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the injuries were reported by emergency departments throughout the s...
Pfizer reorganizes to handle aging consumers and patents
NEW YORK (AP) — The drugmaker Pfizer, facing an aging population and shifting risks from the loss of patents, is reshaping its structure into three businesses. The divisions, announced Wednesday, include Innovative Medicines, which will focus on b...
Twitter to remove suspicious accounts from follower counts
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter says it will begin removing suspicious accounts it has locked from its counts of users' followers. Twitter users are likely to see a reduction in their follower counts in the coming days. For many, this will amount to a r...
California meets greenhouse gas reduction goal years early
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California greenhouse gas emissions fell below 1990 levels, meeting an early target years ahead of schedule and putting the state well on its way toward reaching long-term goals to fight climate change, officials said Wednesday. T...
Crews gain more control over Nevada fire visible from space
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Lighter winds brought some relief Wednesday to crews working to contain a wildfire in northern Nevada that is so big it can be seen from space. The flames were nearly halfway contained and no populated areas were threatened, the Nat...
Quake damage reveals older structure inside Mexico pyramid
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Archaeologists say damage to a pre-Hispanic pyramid in central Mexico from the Sept. 19 earthquake has revealed an older structure that was covered by later building. The Teopanzolco pyramid platform is in the city of C...
Chinese find suggests human relatives left Africa earlier
NEW YORK (AP) — Stone tools recovered from an excavation in China suggest that our evolutionary forerunners trekked out of Africa earlier than we thought. Until now, the oldest evidence of human-like creatures outside Africa came from 1.8 m...
CU Boulder professor pleads guilty to mail fraud
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A mechanical engineering professor at the University of Colorado Boulder has pleaded guilty to mail fraud for using funds from a research grant for personal expenses, including international travel. Oleg Viktorovich Vasilyev, 5...
Boa constrictor falls from ceiling, lands on sleeping man
PULASKI, N.Y. (AP) — A central New York man got a rude awakening when a large snake fell from his bedroom ceiling and landed on him while he slept. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says Wednesday that one of its officers r...
Lamborghini destroyed in Missouri gas station mishap
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a Lamborghini erupted in flames at a suburban St. Louis gas station after a minivan driver pulled away from a gas pump with the nozzle still attached. Kirkwood Police Det. Bob Bruhy says a valve is supposed to s...
Daily dose of national anthem in hospitals stuns Egyptians
CAIRO (AP) — A decision by Egypt's new health minister to have intercoms in state hospitals play the national anthem every morning, followed by a recitation of the Hippocratic oath, has set off a storm on social media across the country. The m...
