Articles from the June 4, 2017 edition
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The pros and cons of privatizing air traffic control
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. air traffic control system, the world's largest and most complex, is in the midst of an era of unsurpassed safety. There has not been a fatal crash of a domestic airliner in the U.S. in eight years. Now President Donald T...
Justices will review police use of cellphone tower data
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new case about digital age technology and privacy, the Supreme Court will consider whether police need warrants to review cellphone towers records that help them track the location of criminal suspects. The justices agreed M...
Making flexible electronics with nanowire networks
(THE CONVERSATION) A smartphone touchscreen is an impressive piece of technology. It displays information and responds to a user’s touch. But as many people know, it’s easy to break key elements of the transparent, electrically conductive layers tha...
Space station welcomes 1st returning vehicle since shuttle
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station welcomed its first returning vehicle in years Monday — a SpaceX Dragon capsule making its second delivery. Space shuttle Atlantis was the last repeat visitor six years ago. It's now a mus...
India hopes new rocket can carry humans into space
NEW DELHI (AP) — India successfully launched its heaviest-ever rocket on Monday which it hopes will eventually be able to carry astronauts into space, a feat that only Russia, the United States and China have achieved, its space agency said. The I...
Drugs score big wins against lung, prostate, breast cancers
CHICAGO (AP) — Drugs are scoring big wins against common cancers, setting new standards for how to treat many prostate, breast and lung tumors. There's even a "uni-drug" that may fight many forms of the disease. What's striking: The drugs are b...
Idaho woman finds 1938 Nazi explosive in parents' shed
MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho woman said she discovered a Nazi explosive as she was helping her parents clean out their shed. Diana Landa identified the artifact by a Nazi insignia and the year 1938 etched on the bottom of it. It still had a propel...
Artist uses felt to recreate New York City grocery store
NEW YORK (AP) — If the hot dogs in this New York City bodega feel a little, well, soft and squishy, don't worry, it's not a health hazard. It's art. A British artist has recreated the contents of a city bodega entirely in felt, the soft material u...
Mom spends $25K on exotic cars, sand, camel for son's prom
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One Philadelphia teenager's mom took his prom to the extreme, spending $25,000 on a camel, three tons of sand and exotic cars. He brought three dates , all in custom-made gowns, and wore three different outfits himself. Saudia S...
The Latest: Kansas House rejects tax, school funding package
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on the Kansas Legislature's debate over raising taxes to fix the state budget and provide additional money for public schools (all times local): 2:26 p.m. The Kansas House has rejected a bill that would have raised inco...
Supreme Court won't hear Missouri college drug-testing case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a Missouri technical college's challenge of a ruling that its mandatory drug testing policy is unconstitutional when applied to all students. The nation's highest court refused w...
Funding raid to slow Oklahoma agency's transportation plans
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma transportation officials say the Legislature's decision to divert about $150 million in agency road and bridge funding to help close a hole in next year's budget is expected to lead to delays in starting some projects i...
Oklahoma sees rising demand in after-school programs
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Education officials and advocates of after-school programs say there's a rising demand for such programs in Oklahoma, but that many families can't afford them. The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/2qXUgbH ) reports that most children w...
Oklahoma, Arkansas gas prices among the lowest in the nation
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Motorists in Oklahoma and Arkansas are enjoying some of the lowest gas prices in the nation. AAA said Monday that the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.09 in Oklahoma — lowest in the seven-state region and tie...
Florida, Oklahoma pitching staffs loaded for title series
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Florida's pitching staff might finally have met its match in Oklahoma. Florida hasn't allowed an earned run in three games at the Women's College World Series. The top-seeded Gators feature USA Softball Collegiate Player of t...
Autopsy report: Oklahoma County inmate death was a homicide
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The state medical examiner has concluded the death of an Oklahoma County inmate was a homicide. The Oklahoman reports (http://bit.ly/2s9CF5d ) 53-year-old Ricky Windle died because of complications of blunt force trauma. He d...
Police say Oklahoma man shoots man trying to drown infants
ADA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was trying to drown his infant 3-month-old twin son and daughter in southeastern Oklahoma was fatally shot by a neighbor. City of Ada spokeswoman Lisa Bratcher told reporters that 27-year-old Leland F...
Oklahoma city prepares for 2020 NCAA Tennis Championship
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — It's never too early to start working on an event that could bring your city potentially millions of dollars. That's the mindset the City of Stillwater leaders had when they said they would help accommodate an NCAA Tennis C...
