Articles from the August 24, 2017 edition
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Magnitude 3.3 earthquake shakes parts of central Oklahoma
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — An earthquake has shaken parts of central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded at about 1:04 p.m. Wednesday less than 3 miles (4 kilometers) east-northeast of Edmond in Oklahoma C...
By US families, friends of missing sailors proud, praying
Families in the United States are awaiting word on missing seamen who were aboard the USS John McCain when it collided with an oil tanker on Monday near Singapore. The military says five sailors were injured and 10 were missing following the...
Critics: Utah horse meeting is secretive 'slaughter summit'
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Swollen populations of federally-protected wild horses roaming 10 Western states are starved and damaging rangelands, Utah and U.S. government officials said at a conference Wednesday, an invitation-only meeting that m...
Prosecutor vows 3rd trial for 2 in Bundy ranch standoff case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The top federal prosecutor in Nevada vowed a third trial Wednesday for two men accused of armed assault on a federal officer in a 2014 standoff that stopped a cattle roundup near the ranch of states' rights figure Cliven Bundy. "...
Getting drought-relief hay to Northern Plains no easy task
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Farmers around the country are donating tons of hay for ranchers whose livestock are suffering from the drought in the Northern Plains, but the officials and groups lining up the aid aren't finding it easy getting the feed to t...
Here's a better vision for the US-Mexico border: Make the Rio Grande grand again
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) The United States and Mexico have shared their current international border for nearly 170 years. Today they...
Tuberculosis tests done after cases at Houston-area school
RICHMOND, Texas (AP) — Health officials say tuberculosis testing conducted after four active cases were found at a Houston-area school at the end of the school year revealed 20 infections, but no more active cases. Fort Bend County Health and H...
Lab-made "mini organs" helping doctors treat cystic fibrosis
UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — Els van der Heijden, who has cystic fibrosis, was finding it ever harder to breathe as her lungs filled with thick, sticky mucus. Despite taking more than a dozen pills and inhalers a day, the 53-year-old had to stop worki...
How to tell if the price is right on your next prescription
Filling a prescription is no longer the simple errand you run after a doctor visit. With drug prices rising and insurance coverage shrinking, it pays to ask questions and do a little research before handing over your insurance card at the pharmacy...
Mosquitoes linked to Zika virus found in Socorro County
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say mosquitoes capable of transmitting the Zika virus have been found in New Mexico's Socorro County. Officials with the New Mexico Department of Health and New Mexico State University said Tuesday that it's the f...
Judge allows money laundering charges against Backpage execs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California prosecutors can bring money laundering charges against the creators of a website that prosecutors label an online brothel, a judge ruled Wednesday. But he dismissed other charges months after another judge t...
Regulators, Whole Foods shareholders approve Amazon deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Whole Foods shareholders and federal regulators approved Amazon's $13.7 billion acquisition of the organic grocer, a deal that could bring big changes to the supermarket industry and how people order groceries online. By buying W...
'Sci-fi to real life': US invests $17 million in laser tech
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department is making another multimillion-dollar investment in high-energy lasers that have the potential to destroy enemy drones and mortars, disrupt communication systems and provide military forces with ot...
Up from the ashes: Samsung unveils successor to Note 7 phone
NEW YORK (AP) — Samsung is trying to move past last year's disastrous Galaxy Note 7 launch with a successor sporting a dual-lens camera, animated messages, expanded note-taking — and lower battery capacity. The South Korean tech giant is no lon...
Former CIA agent wants to buy Twitter to kick Trump off
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson is looking to crowdfund enough money to buy Twitter so President Donald Trump can't use it. Wilson launched the fundraiser last week, tweeting: "If @Twitter executives won't shut d...
College football on Facebook: Site to stream 15 games in '17
Facebook has struck a deal for exclusive rights to live stream 15 college football games this season, beginning next week. The agreement with Stadium, a digital sports network, gives Facebook the rights to six Mountain West games and nine Conference...
Robot adds to security in Houston's posh River Oaks District
HOUSTON (AP) — The security robot stopped in front of its boss, who had blocked its path in the parking garage of the swanky River Oaks District. The Houston Chronicle reports the egg-shaped patroller spun slowly on its wheels, scanning for a way to...
Oklahoma agency proposes to install 72 seismic stations
STROUD, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Geological Survey has proposed to install more than 70 permanent seismic stations across the state that would allow scientists to better study earthquakes. The $3.5 million proposal would be placed in a grid p...
Duke grad student researches how Confederate sub crew died
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A former Duke University student believes she has solved the mystery of how the eight Confederate crew members on board the world's first submarine to sink an enemy warship were killed, but the researchers with access to the s...
Arkansas State University helps NASA retrieve eclipse data
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — A team of Arkansas State University students and professors has partnered with NASA to retrieve solar eclipse data for the space agency. KATV-TV reports that professors Tillman Kennon and Ross Carroll led a team of at least 5...
How quantum mechanics can change computing
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) In early July, Google announced that it will expand its commercially available cloud computing services to include...
South African rhino breeder starts online auction of horns
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A rhino breeder in South Africa has opened an online auction of 264 rhino horns that has raised alarm among leading conservation groups that fear a legal domestic trade could encourage more poaching. The auction website i...
1-armed man arrested with machete, clown mask calls it prank
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — A one-armed Maine man accused of startling neighbors by going for a stroll wearing a clown mask and brandishing a machete says it was supposed to be a prank. Thirty-one-year-old Hollis resident Corey Berry pleaded not g...
Upset over drug use on property, owner torches trailer home
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio property owner admitted setting his vacant trailer home on fire because he's tired of renting it to people addicted to drugs. The Chillicothe Gazette reports Ross County sheriff's deputies arrived a...
Judge refuses to toss conviction in $100B bogus lien case
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal udge has affirmed the conviction of a woman who filed $100 billion in bogus liens against judges, a prosecutor and other law enforcers in Chicago to avenge her brother's drug conviction. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin r...
