Articles from the September 7, 2018 edition
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AP Exclusive: Data show big let-up in 'Obamacare' premiums
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people covered under the Affordable Care Act will see only modest premium increases next year, and some will get a price cut. That's the conclusion from an exclusive analysis of the besieged but resilient program, w...
Trainer who worked with Nassar arrested at Texas airport
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities in Texas have arrested a former sports medicine trainer charged in connection to Larry Nassar, the former sports doctor who admitted to molesting gymnasts for years. The Walker County district attorney's office says D...
US appeals court revives drug lawsuit by players against NFL
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Thursday reinstated a lawsuit filed against the NFL by former players who claim the league illegally plied them with powerful prescription painkillers to keep them on the field. The lawsuit is not s...
What's GRU? A look at Russia's shadowy military spies
MOSCOW (AP) — GRU isn't as well-known a baleful acronym as KGB or FSB. But Russia's military intelligence service is attracting increasing attention as allegations mount of devious and deadly operations on and off the field of battle. The latest char...
North Korean charged in crippling Sony hack, WannaCry virus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A computer programmer working for the North Korean government was charged with devastating cyberattacks that hacked Sony Pictures Entertainment and unleashed the WannaCry ransomware virus that infected computers in 150 countries a...
Expert panel calls for sweeping election security measures
BOSTON (AP) — An expert panel of the National Academy of Sciences called for fundamental reforms to ensure the integrity of the U.S. election system, which is handicapped by antiquated technology and under stress from foreign destabilization e...
Homeland Security head: Colorado tops US in vote security
DENVER (AP) — Colorado, whose election systems are ranked among the nation's safest, held a cyber-security and disaster exercise Thursday for dozens of state, county and federal elections officials to reinforce the state's preparedness for, and p...
Word detectives: Science may help finger opinion columnist
WASHINGTON (AP) — Language detectives say the key clues to who wrote the anonymous New York Times opinion piece slamming President Donald Trump may not be the odd and glimmering "lodestar," but the itty-bitty words that people usually read right o...
Congress wants EPA to more quickly regulate unsafe chemicals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic lawmakers pressed the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to act faster to bring more of the country's most hazardous industrial chemicals and substances under tighter regulation, saying agency a...
Have you herd? Moose, bighorn sheep pass on migration tips
NEW YORK (AP) — Looking for the best place to eat? Ask a local. Now scientists say that same insider knowledge shapes the springtime migrations of moose and bighorn sheep. Animals learn from experienced members of the herd about where to find the b...
Big quake hits northern Japan, leaving 9 dead, 30 missing
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — A powerful earthquake Thursday on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido triggered dozens of landslides that crushed houses under torrents of dirt, rocks and timber, prompting frantic efforts to unearth any survivors. A...
Man fined $124 for kicking seagull that ate cheeseburger
HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A man accused of kicking a seagull that tried to eat his cheeseburger at a New Hampshire beach has been fined $124. Police investigated the report from a bystander at Hampton Beach earlier this summer. NH1 reports the man Nate R...
Democrats make final attempt to block Kavanaugh confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats mounted a last, ferocious attempt Thursday to paint Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as a foe of abortion rights and a likely defender of President Donald Trump if he makes it to the high court. But their chanc...
Burt Reynolds, star of film, TV and tabloids, dead at 82
Burt Reynolds, the handsome film and television star known for his acclaimed performances in "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights," commercial hits such as "Smokey and the Bandit" and for an active off-screen love life which included relationships with...
Giuliani to AP: Trump will not answer obstruction questions
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump will not answer federal investigators' questions, in writing or in person, about whether he tried to block the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, one of the president's attorneys told The A...
'A horrific situation: 4 dead in Cincinnati bank shooting
CINCINNATI (AP) — A gunman carrying enough ammunition to cause "a bloodbath beyond imagination" killed three people and wounded two others Thursday morning at a high-rise office building in the heart of Cincinnati before dying in a hail of police gun...
Mexican prosecutors find 166 skulls in mass graves
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Investigators said Thursday they have found 166 skulls in clandestine burial pits in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, one of the biggest mass graves discovered so far in Mexico. Veracruz state prosecutor Jorge Winckler said t...
New York Catholic dioceses subpoenaed in sex abuse probe
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York and New Jersey launched new investigations into the Roman Catholic Church's handling of clergy sex abuse allegations Thursday as the number of similar inquiries around the country continues to grow. In New York, the s...
Trump administration moves to detain migrant families longer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday moved to abandon a longstanding court settlement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept locked up, proposing new regulations that would allow the government to detain families u...
North Korea's Kim has faith in Trump, frustrated at skeptics
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un still has faith in U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to ending their nations' hostile relations, but he's frustrated by questions about his willingness to denuclearize and wants his "...
Storm Fall to Texas Woman's
BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene totaled just five shots in a 2-1 loss to Texas Woman's at Wes Harmon Field on Thursday night. The Crimson Storm (1-2) never seemed to get their offense going, as they tallied just three shots on goal for the g...
Win Streak Reaches Seven as Bulldogs Win Twice on Friday
LUBBOCK, Texas – The SWOSU Volleyball team has now won seven straight matches following a Friday sweep at the LCU Chap Classic in Lubbock. The Bulldogs took down St. Mary's and Arkansas-Monticello – both in straight sets – to improve to 3-0 at the e...
Muleriders conclude Dallas Baptist Tri-Match; fall to Patriots in three sets
DALLAS, Texas – Southern Arkansas concluded play at the Dallas Baptist Tri-Match on Friday afternoon inside the Burg Center as the Muleriders were upended in three sets by the host Patriots. SAU falls to 3-8 on the season. OF NOTE After dropping t...
Police: Fort Smith man admits to killing sheriff's father
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — A Fort Smith-area man has admitted to the slaying of an Oklahoma sheriff's father, according to authorities. Police arrested Ricky Rainwater on Monday after investigators suspected he robbed and killed Larry Lane Sr. over t...
Oklahoma man found guilty in toddler's death
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A jury has found a Tulsa man guilty of killing a 19-month-old child and soliciting murder against the baby's mother. Jurors in Oklahoma County District Court convicted Bert Franklin on Thursday of first-degree murder in the d...
