Articles from the March 23, 2017 edition
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Kansas governor signs sales tax break after wildfires
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas residents are getting a sales tax break to rebuild fences on agricultural land after wildfires burned more than 1,000 square miles. Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill Wednesday that would allow people to buy supplies to r...
By Budget woes have Kansas lawmakers struggling with pensions
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators worry about resorting to the kind of funding moves with public employees' pensions that previously clouded the retirement system's long-term financial health as they wrestle with the state's serious budget w...
Parents accused of murder; mom had said toddler shot child
PHOENIX (AP) — Police uncovered evidence that blood was cleaned up in a Phoenix home where a mother says her toddler shot and killed his 9-year-old brother, leading to new murder accusations against the parents, according to court documents r...
Worried about getting old? Poll sees optimism grow with age
NEW YORK (AP) — Feel down about getting older? Wish your life was better? Worried about all the problems that come with age? A new survey suggests you need only wait: Many pessimistic feelings held by people earlier in life take an optimistic turn a...
Arkansas governor expands where concealed guns allowed
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' governor signed a sweeping gun rights measure into law on Wednesday that will allow concealed handguns at state colleges, some bars, government buildings and even the state Capitol. The measure approved by R...
Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale: Up from 2016, down from 2015
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil companies have offered $274.8 million for this year's central Gulf of Mexico oil leases, more than last year but only about half the amount bid in 2015. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said Wednesday that 28 companies b...
Xcel plans $1.6 billion wind farms in New Mexico, West Texas
PORTALES, N.M. (AP) — Xcel Energy has announced plans to invest $1.6 billion to build wind farms in eastern New Mexico and West Texas. The energy company announced Tuesday that it has filed proposals with the New Mexico Public Regulation C...
Brazil meat exports collapse in wake of inspection scandal
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's meat exports effectively collapsed this week, the agricultural minister said Wednesday, as several countries halted imports from the South American country in the wake of a meat inspection scandal. Brazil is struggling to c...
Expert: Bird flu outbreak nation's worst since 2015
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A bird flu outbreak that has led officials to euthanize more than 200,000 animals in three Southern states already is the nation's worst since 2015 and new cases are still popping up, an expert said Wednesday. Agriculture o...
The Latest: Police arrest 54 during Capitol protest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican health care overhaul (all times local): 7 p.m. A U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman says 54 people, many in wheelchairs, were arrested Wednesday in the Capitol Rotunda as the protested the health care b...
Ex-pharmacy exec convicted in deadly meningitis outbreak
BOSTON (AP) — The former head of a Massachusetts pharmacy was acquitted Wednesday of murder allegations but convicted of racketeering and other crimes in a meningitis outbreak that was traced to fungus-contaminated drugs and killed 64 people a...
Leaders need votes for health bill on eve of House showdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Their top legislative priority dangling in peril, President Donald Trump and Republican leaders cajoled recalcitrant GOP lawmakers Wednesday to back their health care overhaul. A day ahead of a long-awaited House showdown roll call,...
FDA links very rare cancer, 9 deaths, to breast implants
Nine deaths from a very rare kind of cancer have been linked to breast implants, indicating a very low but increased risk in women with implants, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said it now agrees with the World Health Org...
Ex-guard targeted in hit via inmate's cellphone to testify
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An ex-South Carolina prison guard who was nearly killed in a hit orchestrated by an inmate using an illegal cellphone is traveling to Washington this week, asking federal authorities for help to make sure nothing like it h...
Google Maps already tracks you; now other people can, too
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Maps users will soon be able to broadcast their movements to friends and family — the latest test of how much privacy people are willing to sacrifice in an era of rampant sharing. The location-monitoring feature will begin...
Rare frog discovery has researchers hopping for joy
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A discovery involving a rare California frog has researchers hopping for joy. Nine egg masses from the California red-legged frog were discovered on March 14 in a creek in the Santa Monica Mountains, which stretch from L...
3-D printing turns nanomachines into life-size workers
(THE CONVERSATION) Nanomachines are tiny molecules – more than 10,000 lined up side by side would be narrower than the diameter of a human hair – that can move when they receive an external stimulus. They can already deliver medication within a body...
New idea shakes up dinosaur family tree for T. Rex and pals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyrannosaurus Rex and his buddies could be on the move as a new study proposes a massive shake-up of the dinosaur family tree. Scientists who took a deeper look at dinosaur fossils suggest a different evolutionary history for d...
Israeli archeologists dig up liquor bottles of WWI troops
JERUSALEM (AP) — In a search for antiquities, Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a far more modern find — century-old liquor bottles that belonged to British soldiers in World War I. The Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday it was exc...
Iguana causes a racket at Miami Open for several minutes
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — An iguana caused quite a racket during a professional tennis match at the Miami Open, perching atop a scoreboard and then scurrying across the court. The rather large reptile showed up at Court 1 midway through the final s...
After fight, Indiana man receives 'ATHE1ST' license plate
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A man who was initially denied an Indiana license plate reading "ATHE1ST" now has the personalized plate. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles denied Chris Bontrager's first request in February without citing a specific r...
Cat stuck in peanut butter jar gives birth to kittens, dies
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A stray cat found earlier this week with its head stuck in a peanut butter jar has been euthanized, but not before giving birth to a litter of kittens. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports (http://bit.ly/2nRx9Pv ) that t...
Religious TV station in Senegal accidentally airs porn
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An Islamic television station in Senegal says it has filed a formal complaint against unknown saboteur "X'' for taking over the network and airing pornography instead of its regularly scheduled religious programming. Viewers t...
Police: Man checks out of hospital, steals ambulance
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities on Long Island say an 83-year-old man has been arrested after checking himself out of a hospital and stealing an ambulance. Police say Donald Winkler, of Merrick, was upset with the quality of care he was r...
Viral video imagines Elmo getting fired over PBS budget cuts
A viral online video imagines lovable "Sesame Street" character Elmo getting fired due to budget cuts to PBS. The video shows an unseen man delivering the news to Elmo in a nondescript room. Elmo doesn't take the news well, complaining that he's...
