Articles from the January 11, 2018 edition
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Immigration agents descend on dozens of 7-Eleven stores
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Immigration agents descended on dozens of 7-Eleven convenience stores before dawn Wednesday to begin checking on employees' immigration status in what officials described as the largest operation against an employer under Donald T...
For moms of boys, mixed emotions over sexual misconduct saga
Of the many American women dismayed by the wave of sexual misconduct scandals, there's a subgroup with distinctive hopes and fears: mothers of boys. Among them are women who have sought to raise their sons, sometimes from infancy, to shun sexist mind...
Death threats cause lockdown after teacher handcuffed
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana school board's office went on temporary lockdown after getting death threats from around the world in response to widely viewed video of a teacher screaming while being handcuffed at a school board meeting. The threats...
African elephant, hippo, rhino populations shrink in wartime
WASHINGTON (AP) — War is hell for wildlife, too. A new study finds that wartime is the biggest threat to Africa's elephants, rhinos, hippos and other large animals. The researchers analyzed how decades of conflict in Africa have affected p...
AP sources: Trump to extend sanctions relief for Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected this week to extend relief from economic sanctions to Iran as part of the nuclear deal, citing progress in amending U.S. legislation that governs Washington's participation in the landmark a...
Democratic report warns of Russian meddling in Europe, US
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report by Senate Democrats warns of deepening Russian interference throughout Europe and concludes that even as some Western democracies have responded with aggressive countermeasures, President Donald Trump has offered no s...
Russian gains in Syria threatened by series of rebel attacks
MOSCOW (AP) — Just weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in Syria, Russian military outposts in the country have come under rebel attacks that are challenging Moscow's gains. Russian bases located in Syrian President Bashar As...
Trump criticizes federal judge blocking him on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at a federal judge who's temporarily blocked him from ending protections for nearly 800,000 young immigrants. The Senate's top Democrat said that despite the ruling, lawmakers and the Whit...
New US ambassador to Netherlands grilled over 2015 comments
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The new U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands clashed Wednesday with Dutch reporters on his first official day in the job over controversial comments he made in 2015 in which he said that the "Islamic movement" was c...
US decision would hit families' pocketbooks in El Salvador
SAN SEBASTIAN SALITRILLO, El Salvador (AP) — Every two weeks, Flor Tovar receives a lifeline in the form of cash wired from her husband living in the United States. The money pays the $50 rent for her modest two-bedroom home in a low-income h...
Davos forum organizers: Trump visit to give US 'perspective'
GENEVA (AP) — Organizers of the World Economic Forum say U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to its annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, will allow participants "to get a direct perspective on U.S. political and economic priorities." T...
SKorea open to summit with North's Kim, but it won't be easy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It's been more than a decade since the leaders of the two Koreas have held a summit. Could it happen now? South Korean President Moon Jae-in told reporters Wednesday that he remains open to a meeting with North Korea's l...
Survey: Bullying among reasons students pick virtual schools
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A survey has found that many Oklahoma students who've enrolled in a virtual charter school left their previous school because of bullying or problems with school administration. The study was commissioned by the Oklahoma S...
'Little Rock Nine' member writes book detailing experience
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — One of the nine black teenagers who were escorted to Central High School in Little Rock by federal troops 60 years ago has written a book about her role in the school's racial desegregation. Elizabeth Eckford and c...
Kentucky public school bible course may violate Constitution
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — "Bible literacy" classes being taught in some Kentucky public schools may violate the Constitution. The Courier-Journal reports the state's American Civil Liberties Union reviewed how several school districts taught the c...
Coal baron's 'action plan' became Trump policy initiatives
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days of the Trump administration, the head of one of America's largest coal companies sent a four-page "action plan" to the White House calling for rollbacks of Obama-era environmental and mine safety regulations. "We h...
Utilities to calculate tax savings; ratepayers could benefit
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Public Service Commission has ordered four public utilities to calculate savings from reductions in federal corporate income tax rates. The three-member, all-Republican panel took the action Wednesday, with an a...
States to US: Pass along utilities' tax savings to customers
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Elected officials, consumer advocates and regulators in 18 states are pushing for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure that utility customers see a reduction in their bills thanks to windfalls utilities will reap f...
Charge: Man stole personal data, recorded minors having sex
CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities say a computer hacker in Ohio spied on people, companies and even a police department, sometimes using cameras and microphones of compromised computers to record young people having sex without their knowledge. The U...
Dems say Trump action on Florida drilling guided by politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats from coastal states accused the Trump administration of punishing states with Democratic leaders after the administration said it would block oil drilling off Florida's coast following objections from that state's R...
New Mexico regulators to rehear contentious rate case
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators are scheduled to hear arguments in a contentious case regarding a rate increase for customers of the state's largest electric utility. The Public Regulation Commission is rehearing the case Wednesday a...
Raven Industries gives $5M to SDSU for precision ag building
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls company is donating $5 million toward building a home for the precision agriculture program at South Dakota State University. Raven Industries President and CEO Dan Rykhus says the donation is an investment, n...
Mayor vying for Oklahoma House seat wins Republican primary
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A mayor vying for a vacant Oklahoma House seat won a special Republican primary Tuesday. GOP voters in the three counties covered by the seat elected Marlow Mayor Brad Boles as their party's nominee by an overwhelming margin ...
Texas guard Andrew Jones diagnosed with leukemia
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Andrew Jones flirted with leaving Texas for the NBA before returning to school for what he hoped would be a big sophomore season and a splash in the next draft. He was on his way. The shooting guard was the Longhorns' leading s...
Congressional delegation: Hands off Massachusetts pot law
BOSTON (AP) — Members of Massachusetts' all-Democratic congressional delegation are faulting U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling for saying participants in the state's voter-approved marijuana trade could be at risk of prosecution. Lelling said Monday he "...