Articles from the May 4, 2018 edition
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Iowa Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in turbine case
FAIRBANK, Iowa (AP) — The state Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from an energy company ordered to remove three wind turbines in northeast Iowa, handing another victory to a group of local residents fighting the project. Tuesday's d...
Discovery of device tracking politician prompts new law
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma lawmaker's personal experience has led to a new law that prohibits covert use of a GPS tracker. The law signed Tuesday comes after Rep. Mark McBride, R-Moore, found a tracking device on his vehicle in December, The Ok...
AAA: Texas, nationwide retail gasoline prices up this week
COPPELL, Texas (AP) — Texas and nationwide retail gasoline prices are up this week and experts predict higher costs through Memorial Day. AAA Texas on Thursday reported prices at the pump statewide rose 2 an average cents to reach $2.60 per g...
Missouri Legislature passes bill to legalize industrial hemp
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Legislature has passed a bill to legalize industrial hemp. The measure to create a hemp-growing pilot program passed the House 133-6 Thursday. The Senate passed the bill 29-3 Wednesday. Hemp, which can be u...
By Kansas wheat harvest expected to fall far short of year ago
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas farmers are expected to bring in the smallest winter wheat harvest in nearly three decades this year amid an ongoing drought that has stunted wheat fields across the state, according to estimates released Thursday. P...
A look at the 3 Americans detained in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump added to speculation that North Korea may make a goodwill gesture before his planned summit with leader Kim Jong Un when he tweeted of a possible update soon on the status of three detained A...
Texas ruling in hospital billing case sparks concern
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some health care officials worry a recent Texas Supreme Court ruling may have broader implications on how hospitals and health insurers negotiate billing rates. The state's high court voted last week in favor of Crystal R...
132-pound tumor removed from woman's abdomen
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Doctors at a Connecticut hospital say they removed a 132-pound tumor from a woman's abdomen, and she is expected to recover fully. The ovarian tumor was diagnosed after the 38-year-old woman reported rapid weight gain of a...
Bill Gates pumps $158 million into push to combat US poverty
SEATTLE (AP) — Bill Gates launched a new fight against systemic poverty in the U.S., with his private foundation on Thursday announcing millions of dollars toward initiatives ranging from data projects to funding for community activists. The Bill a...
One meal a day: Yemeni mothers try to feed their families
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — The young mother stepped onto the scale for the doctor. Even with all her black robes on, she weighed only 84 pounds — 38 kilograms. Umm Mizrah is pregnant, but starving herself to feed her children. And her sacrifice may not be...
Worrying about being a perfect mother makes it harder to be a good parent
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Even armed with a Ph.D. in developmental psychology, I remember the frightening first moments after bringing my...
Number of flu deaths in Oklahoma surpasses 280 for season
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of deaths due to flu in Oklahoma this season has now surpassed 280. The Oklahoma Department of Health said Thursday that 283 people have died from the virus since the flu season began Sept. 1 — the most fatalities sin...
Tesla CEO's peculiar conduct causes angst on Wall Street
DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk's quirky behavior has long been chalked up to that of a misunderstood genius. But never have his actions caused so much angst on Wall Street. Investors have for years endured millions of dollars in short-term losses in h...
Twitter finds security bug, advises changing passwords
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter is advising all users to change their passwords. The company said Thursday that it recently discovered a bug that stored passwords in an internal log in an unprotected form. Twitter says there's no indication that t...
Robot fast-food chefs: Hype or a sign of industry change?
BOSTON (AP) — Robots can't yet bake a souffle or fold a burrito, but they can cook up vegetables and grains and spout them into a bowl — and are doing just that at a new fast casual restaurant in Boston. Seven autonomously swirling cooking pots — w...
US-China trade talks center on rivalry over technology
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese and U.S. officials met face-to-face Thursday in an attempt to resolve a dispute over technology that has taken the world's two largest economies the closest they've ever come to a trade war. A high-powered U.S. delegation arriv...
Girl power: All-female teams compete at robotics event
DETROIT (AP) — Half a dozen teenage girls from Canada know exactly how to narrow the skills gap. Or at least how to get the process started. The Ontario-based Build a Dream Amazon Warriors were among the thousands of young people from nearly f...
DNA match sought to Zodiac Killer after break in other case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California detectives still trying to identify the infamous Zodiac Killer who targeted victims in the late 1960s and taunted investigators with letters say they hope to try the same DNA tracing technology recently u...
South Carolina Senate mulling ban on nearly all abortions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate debated Thursday whether to ban nearly all abortions in the state, a surprise move suggested by a Democrat who has long fought abortion restrictions. Sen. Brad Hutto told Republicans if the bill p...
Erosion unearths bones on New York's island of the dead
NEW YORK (AP) — Storms and the tides are unearthing the long-hidden bones of Hart Island, creating eerie scenes of skulls, femurs and collarbones on this sliver of land where New York City's destitute dead have for 150 years been sent off to be u...
As genetic testing for breast cancer gene mutation expands, questions arise about treatment decisions
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) The Food and Drug Administration recently announced its authorization that permits genetics testing company 23andMe...
School's chief out for run charged with public defecation
HOLMDEL, N.J. (AP) — Police have charged a New Jersey school superintendent identified as the person who has been relieving himself on the grounds of a high school football field and track. Authorities say 42-year-old Thomas Tramaglini was caught M...
Blockbuster hopes Russell Crowe's jockstrap helps business
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A celebrity jockstrap that's been the buzz of Alaska for nearly two weeks went on display Wednesday at one of the nation's last Blockbuster video stores in an effort to ramp up business. "I tell you, we're going to get a l...
Giuliani becomes aggressive new face of Trump legal team
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani, once known as "America's Mayor" and hailed for helping unite a wounded city after Sept. 11, has become the aggressive face of President Donald Trump's forceful new legal team. Giuliani, who is bonded with the p...
Oklahoma lawmakers pass religious veto on same-sex adoptions
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma legislators approved a measure Thursday to grant legal protections to faith-based adoption agencies that cite their religious beliefs for not placing children in LGBT homes and Republicans in Kansas were pushing a similar...
