Articles from the June 30, 2019 edition
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Schumer: ATF should investigate Dominican Republic deaths
NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate's top Democrat said Sunday that the U.S. government should step up efforts to investigate the deaths of at least eight Americans in the Dominican Republic this year. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and E...
Protests escalate as Hong Kong marks handover to China
HONG KONG (AP) — Frustration among protesters in Hong Kong boiled over Monday, with one group attacking the legislative building and tens of thousands of others marching through the city to demand expanded democracy on the 22nd anniversary of the f...
Report: Last year, 1 in 5 homeless people in Tulsa had jobs
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — One in five homeless people in Tulsa were employed last year, including almost 100 people who had no home despite having a full-time job, according to a community council study. Data from the Community Service Council study i...
Oklahoma's medical marijuana enrollment among top in US
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has already enrolled more than 3.5% of the state's population as patients in its first year, and there's no indication that applications will slow. The Tulsa World reported that that O...
Police probe shooting that wounded teen in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police are investigating after a weekend shooting at the busy Bricktown entertainment district left a teenage boy wounded. The shooting was reported about 10:30 p.m. Saturday near a movie theater and minor league b...
Midwest economy: June state-by-state glance
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology a...
Kansas man gets 27 months for attack on internet provider
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 35-year-old man was sentenced to more than two years in prison for a series of attacks on a Kansas internet service provider. The U.S. attorney's office said in a news release Monday that Michael D. G...
Ex-prosecutor running for US Senate in Kansas as Democrat
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former federal prosecutor and current executive in a company that invests in the legal marijuana industry on Monday launched his campaign in Kansas as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. Kansas City-area attorney B...
AG tosses part of closure complaint against Kansas Senate
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A government transparency group says the Kansas attorney general's office has dismissed part of a formal complaint, while continuing to investigate whether the public was denied the right under the Open Meetings Act to observe S...
Report: Coal plants cost Kansans more than necessary
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The way Westar Energy runs its coal plants in Kansas unnecessarily costs consumers millions of dollars a year through an obscure, if common, practice known as self-committing generation, according to an analysis by a group t...
Kansas man pleads no contest in police shooting incident
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A 38-year-old man accused of trying to kill a Manhattan police officer has pleaded no contest to attempted voluntary manslaughter. The Manhattan Mercury reports Mark Harrison of Manhattan entered the plea Thursday. The c...
Family of Kansas murder victims settles lawsuit with killer
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A lawsuit brought by the family of a Kansas murder victim against his killer has been settled. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Douglas County court records show the case against Danny W. Queen was dismissed after an u...
Authorities find body of missing boater in Kansas reservoir
HILLSBORO, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have found the body of a missing boater in a central Kansas reservoir. The Marion County Sheriff's Office says in a news release that 49-year-old Steven Meyer, of Eudora, was found around 9:15 a.m. Monday in the M...
Body of missing teen found in back of tractor-trailer
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have found the body of a missing teen in the back of a tractor-trailer in Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas City Star reports that 17-year-old Jasmine Mills, of Olathe, had been missing for two days when her remains w...
Sheriff's office loses accreditation after Parkland shooting
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's largest sheriff's office has lost its law enforcement accreditation after criticism over its handling of fatal shootings at a high school and airport. The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation v...
Chandler police recommend assault charges in bullying case
PHOENIX (AP) — A middle school bullying incident has prompted Chandler police to recommend misdemeanor assault charges against two sixth-grade girls. Phoenix TV station KPNX reports the incident was captured on surveillance video May 6 at Lincoln P...
OPEC extends oil production cuts amid weaker demand outlook
VIENNA (AP) — OPEC is extending its deal to cut production for another nine months in bid to keep oil prices from sagging as the oil cartel faces a weakening outlook for global demand. The decision among the members of the Organization of the P...
3 Polish miners die after tremor causes massive cave-in
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Three miners have been killed in a tremor that hit a coal mine in southern Poland and six others have been hospitalized. Tomasz Glogowski, spokesman for the Polish Mining Group, or PGG, a company in Katowice, said the quake o...
AP-NORC Poll: Trump not boosted by strong American economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The solid economy is doing little to bolster support for President Donald Trump. Americans give Trump mixed reviews for his economic stewardship despite the growth achieved during this presidency, according to a new survey by The A...
Madrid region wildfire still burns out of control on 4th day
MADRID (AP) — A wildfire in hills near Madrid was contained but still not extinguished Monday after burning for four straight days, authorities said. More than 500 firefighters supported by 49 vehicles and 14 water-dropping aircraft attended the b...
Trump, California governor spar over immigrant health care
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's governor vowed on Monday to continue expanding taxpayer funded health benefits to adults living in the country illegally next year, ensuring the volatile issue will get top billing in the 2020 presidential e...
Arkansas AG asks for more time to respond to abortion case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas attorney general is asking a federal judge for a hearing on whether to block three new abortion restrictions a day or two before they're to take effect. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Monday asked for an e...
Colorado expands opioid lawsuit to include Sackler family
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's lawsuit accusing the maker of OxyContin of fueling and profiting from the opioid epidemic has been expanded to include allegations against former Purdue Pharma executives and members the Sackler family who own the company. A...
Colorado begins state ban on vaping in most public places
DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — A law against public vaping has taken effect across Colorado. The Durango Herald reports the new state law beginning Monday prohibits vaping in most public places, including bars and restaurants. Under the law, authorities c...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump on NKorea, wages, climate; Dem misfires
By HOPE YEN, SETH BORENSTEIN and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Straining for deals on trade and nukes in Asia, President Donald Trump hailed a meeting with North Korea's leader that he falsely claimed President Barack Obama c...