Articles from the August 30, 2017 edition
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NFL making $40 million available for medical research
NEW YORK (AP) — A year after the NFL pledged $100 million in support of independent medical research and engineering advancements, a huge chunk of that soon will be awarded to such research, primarily dedicated to neuroscience. A Scientific A...
Exxon discloses refinery emissions as storm hits Gulf Coast
DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil has released pollutants into the air from a refinery that was caught in the storm pounding the Texas Coast. The oil giant told regulators that a floating roof over a tank at its refinery in Baytown, Texas, oil refinery p...
Big Colorado electric utility may shut 2 coal units early
DENVER (AP) — Colorado's largest electrical utility said Tuesday it is considering shutting down two coal-fired generating units a decade earlier than planned and replacing them with power from a mix of wind, solar and natural gas. Xcel Energy s...
Tribes say Dakota Access pipeline overstates shutdown impact
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — American Indian tribes hoping to persuade a federal judge to turn off the Dakota Access oil pipeline maintain in last-minute court filings that the project's developer has overstated the potential impacts of a shutdown. Standing...
US sanctions to pile misery on moribund Venezuelan economy
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A small army of red-shirted workers mop the linoleum floors as their supervisors, sitting under a giant portrait of Hugo Chavez, look on. By the meltdown standards of Venezuela's economy, the shelves around the workers at t...
EXCHANGE: Sunflowers prepare farm for organic future
BARRINGTON HILLS, Ill. (AP) — Fifty acres of sunflowers bloomed in northwest Barrington Hills in one August week to create a unique carpet of bright yellow. But in addition to providing a vibrant visual along the village's country lanes, these s...
Invasive stink bugs plaguing soybean farmers in 3 states
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Deep South's nastiest soybean pest is marching north, and Mississippi and Arkansas are facing their worst invasion ever. Two warm winters followed by this year's warm spring have let invasive red-banded stinkbugs spread well b...
Wichita toddler's bag of special medical equipment stolen
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita mother is hoping someone will return a bag with medical equipment designed especially for her toddler daughter. Rachel Butler says someone broke into her car this weekend while it was parked near Old Towne and took t...
Donating to Harvey relief efforts: How, when, what to give
NEW YORK (AP) — Charities are stepping up their donation requests in the wake of Harvey, a severe, Category 4 hurricane that has devastated South Texas and could still lead to worse flooding in the days ahead. But this is not an excuse to clean o...
Are consumers ready to give augmented reality a try?
NEW YORK (AP) — You might have gotten a taste of "augmented reality," the blending of the virtual and physical worlds, as you chased on-screen monsters at real-world landmarks in last year's gaming sensation, "Pokemon Go." Upcoming augmented r...
Russian Kalashnikov arms maker presents riot control vehicle
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Kalashnikov company, the maker of the prolific assault rifle, has presented a new product: a formidable crowd control vehicle. The Shchit (Shield) anti-riot vehicle is based on a heavy truck with a broad extendable steel s...
Triceratops skull, skeleton dug up in Colorado
THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — A dinosaur fossil has been discovered in Colorado by construction workers. The bones and skull of a triceratops were found last Friday in Thornton at the construction site of a new public safety building. Denver Museum of N...
Scientists say warming makes storms, like Harvey, wetter
WASHINGTON (AP) — By the time the rain stops, Harvey will have dumped about 1 million gallons of water for every man, woman and child in southeastern Texas — a soggy, record-breaking glimpse of the wet and wild future global warming could bring, sci...
Public health dangers loom in Harvey-hit areas
HOUSTON (AP) — The muddy floodwaters now soaking through drywall, carpeting, mattresses and furniture in Houston will pose a massive cleanup challenge with potential public health consequences. It's not known yet what kinds or how much sewage, c...
Crew to attempt removal of mysterious object from beach
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — Workers will try to remove a mysterious circular object with steel legs that has puzzle onlookers since it was found lodged underwater off a Rhode Island beach. WJAR-TV reports the head of the East Beach Association says a c...
Officers stop deer on California bridge for 'toll evasion'
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California highway officers say they stopped a young deer on a California toll bridge "for toll evasion." A photo published Tuesday by the California Highway Patrol shows the doe on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge s...
Police: 2 woman dressed as nuns try to rob Pennsylvania bank
TANNERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Police say two women dressed as nuns attempted to rob a bank in Pennsylvania's Poconos. Authorities say the women walked into Citizens Bank near Tannersville on Monday and one brandished a handgun, demanding money from a t...
Kansas pulls police officer's certification after complaint
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas revoked on Tuesday the certification of a former police officer after a government watchdog's complaint about his 1995 California misdemeanor conviction for domestic violence. Former Marion police officer Michael A. S...
Authorities investigating man's death in Clay County jail
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The Clay County Sheriff's office is investigating the death of a 26-year-old man in the county's jail. Brian Parisi died June 1 while being held in the jail on a drug charge. Jon Bazzano, a spokesman for the sheriff's office, s...
Kansas community mural project launches
PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Artists in southeast Kansas are preparing to turn the walls of participating businesses into murals as part of a community art project. The Joplin Globe reports that the Southeast Kansas Art Fest 2017 grant program covers h...
Ex-state Rep. Hutton jumps into GOP race for Kansas governor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former legislator who was a critic of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's tax policies has jumped into the race for the GOP nomination for governor next year. Former state Rep. Mark Hutton of Wichita appointed a campaign t...
Oklahoma officials request hypothetical budget cut results
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma lawmakers have sent letters to state agencies requesting they give hypothetical results for a more than 3 percent budget cut. The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down a $1.50 cigarette fee earlier this month after j...
Suspect in Oklahoma recruiting office mentally incompetent
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A former Air Force senior airman suspected of setting off a pipe bomb outside an Air Force recruiting office in Oklahoma is mentally incompetent to stand trial on federal explosives charges, a judge determined Tuesday. U.S. M...
Oklahoma arts district to change name after KKK tie found
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Business owners in northeast Oklahoma plan to rename an arts district that currently carries the name of a person who had ties to the Ku Klux Klan. The Tulsa World reports the Brady Arts District Business Association voted F...
Hinder sues former lead singer over use of band's trademark
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Members of the Oklahoma-based rock band Hinder have filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the group's former lead singer. The lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Oklahoma City alleges Austin John Winkler u...
