Articles from the August 6, 2017 edition
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Camp Quality goers don't dwell on shared cancer experiences
MER ROUGE, La. (AP) — Kids swam and played on the final day of Camp Quality, a summer camp for kids with cancer and their siblings, July 27 in Mer Rouge. Camille, 10, of Ruston, stuck her face underwater as she swam toward the edge of the pool,...
College's reckoning stirs memories of nooses, hazing, pain
ATLANTA (AP) — Even now, the sound of a drum can carry Lori Morton back to Macon and a night of terror at Wesleyan College more than two decades ago. With a bass drum pounding a steady beat, young women in hooded robes and face paint — and...
Minnesota farmer explains how to pretty up pig for fair
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — After almost 50 years of overseeing the hog barn at the Washington County Fair, Byron Anderson has learned a thing or two about prepping pigs for competition. The first step in porcine pampering? A shampoo and set. Anderson...
Nebraska native grasses grow strong after 50 years
WINNETOON, Neb. (AP) — James Wagner has lived on the family farm in rural Winnetoon for most of his life. He was born here and went to grade school right across the road. He's seen things change, but he's also seen much that has stayed the same....
From HVAC to MIT: The changing face of vo-tech
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Love was a puzzle no one knew how to solve. He had been traumatized by his father's drowning a week before his fourth birthday. By second grade, he was bored and acting out, so unruly that the private school he attended...
Johns Hopkins facility offers training in simulated setting
BALTIMORE (AP) — Medical students, nurses and other current or aspiring healthcare providers at Johns Hopkins Medicine are being trained in a new facility meticulously designed to help them hone their skills in a space that replicates what they'd...
UN imposes tough new sanctions on North Korea
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved tough new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday including a ban on coal and other exports totaling more than $1 billion — a huge bite in its total exports, valued at $3 billion...
Northwestern teacher, Oxford staffer jailed in stabbing case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Far from their prestigious campuses, a Northwestern University professor and a University of Oxford finance officer were jailed in the San Francisco area Saturday after eight days as fugitives sought in the death of a young...
3 US Marines missing after aircraft crashes off Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — Search and rescue operations were underway for three U.S. Marines who were missing after their Osprey aircraft crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia on Saturday while trying to land. Twenty-three of 26 personnel aboard...
Should springing of US terrorism convicts alarm Americans?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of convicts serving time in U.S. prisons for terrorism-related offenses are due to be released in the next several years, raising the question whether that's something Americans should fear. There's no easy answer. Since...
Experts: Lack of remorse could bite 'Pharma Bro'
NEW YORK (AP) — Less than an hour after a U.S. jury convicted Martin Shkreli of securities fraud, the so-called "Pharma Bro" was back at his New York City apartment doing what comes naturally: trash talking in a live-stream on YouTube. The brash...
Southeast Asia issues strong rebuke, warning to North Korea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asia's top diplomats slammed North Korea with a sharp rebuke Saturday over its intercontinental ballistic missile tests and admonished Pyongyang to comply with its duty of helping avert conflicts as a member of...
Judge sets $30K bail for UK researcher in malware case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas federal judge set bail of $30,000 on Friday for a celebrated young British cybersecurity researcher accused by U.S. prosecutors of creating and distributing malicious software designed to steal banking passwords. The...
Charlottesville teacher faces additional child porn charges
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Charlottesville high school teacher charged last week with possessing child pornography is now facing nearly 20 counts of producing child pornography. The Daily Progress reports (http://bit.ly/2vs32Vw ) that...
Duke Univ. president: Diversity forces new view of problems
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — As questions about the Trump administration's direction on race and college admissions swirled this week, the new president of Duke University said his tenure would seek to expand diversity at the elite private campus while...
Former Democratic Texas Gov. Mark White dies at 77
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Gov. Mark White, a Democrat who championed public education reforms that included the landmark "no-pass, no-play" policy for high school athletes during his single term in office, has died. He was 77. The former...
Oil company owed $75M from Alaska prepares to pause drilling
ANCHOR POINT, Alaska (AP) — An oil company that the state owes about $75 million in refundable tax credits to is preparing to pause drilling off the shore of Alaska. Benjamin Johnson, the CEO of Texas-based BlueCrest Energy Inc., said the company...
If we keep subsidizing wind, will the cost of wind energy go down?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) There are high hopes for renewable energy to help society by providing a more stable climate, better energy security...
Billions lost in nuclear power projects, with more bills due
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A decade ago, utilities were persuading politicians around the country to let them spend big to go nuclear. Expanding nuclear energy capacity was a sure bet, they said: Natural gas prices were rising, energy needs...
Senate jams shale tax, industry permits into unhappy package
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — For years, environmental advocates have sought a tax on Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale natural gas production while business associations have sought speedier state approval of permits for the activities of polluting industri...
WIC navigators tackle participation decline
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — After more than 40 years of providing education and vital food to Americans, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, with its iconic mother and child logo posted across the aisles of...
Is cuddling tiger cubs conservation?
DADE CITY, Fla. (AP) — A lifelong animal lover, Lisa Graham was intrigued when she saw photos on social media of friends cuddling and petting baby tigers at zoos. So she made a trip from Lutz for her daughter's 11th birthday to Dade City's Wild...
Analysis: Rulings deepen fight over Arkansas abortion laws
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal courts have delivered mixed verdicts over Arkansas' abortion restrictions, with one ruling blocking four laws limiting the procedure and another letting new requirements for administering the abortion pill take...
Food is free for the taking at floating 'forest' in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — An old construction barge planted with vegetables, apple trees and fragrant herbs is giving apartment-dwelling New Yorkers a chance to pick something and eat it. Part floating garden, part artwork and part community organizing...
Canada goalkeeper Labbe candid about her depression
When Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe returned home from the Rio Olympics last summer, everyone wanted to see her bronze medal. It became a constant refrain: Where's the medal? Can I see the medal? Show us the medal! But after a while the pride...