Articles from the September 14, 2017 edition
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US agencies ordered to stop using Russian company's software
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday banned federal agencies from using computer software supplied by Kaspersky Lab because of concerns about the company's ties to the Kremlin and Russian spy operations. The directive issued by acting Homeland S...
Spy museum's newest: ax used on Trotsky, parts of Powers' U2
WASHINGTON (AP) — H. Keith Melton spent 40 years looking for the ice-climbing ax used in the bloody assassination of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky. It had been sitting under a bed in Mexico City for decades. Much easier was acquiring a m...
Longest serving New Mexico senator leaves bipartisan legacy
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Pete V. Domenici, the son of Italian immigrants who rose to become a power broker in the U.S. Senate, died Wednesday in New Mexico. The Republican was known for reaching across the partisan divide and his work on the f...
Senate rejects bipartisan push for new US war authorization
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bipartisan push for a new war authorization against the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, electing to let the White House rely on a 16-year-old law passed after the Sept. 11 attacks as t...
Defense chief says US must keep all 3 parts of nuclear force
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday he has become convinced that the United States must keep all three parts of its nuclear force, rather than eliminate one, as he once suggested. Some argue that g...
Lawsuit targets searches of electronic devices at US border
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the U.S. government's growing practice of searching laptops and cellphones at the border is unconstitutional because electronic devices now carry troves of private personal and business i...
FEMA insurance chief: Harvey losses could top $11 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the National Flood Insurance Program said Wednesday early estimates show Hurricane Harvey will result in about $11 billion in payouts to insured homeowners, mostly in southeast Texas. That would likely put Harvey as t...
Josh Duggar welcomes baby amid battle over fondling claims
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Reality TV star Josh Duggar has announced the birth of a baby boy a day after a judge halted his lawsuit over the release of information related to allegations he fondled his sisters as a child. A post on the family w...
Florida nun dons habit, grabs chain saw to help after Irma
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida nun is pitching in on the cleanup efforts following Hurricane Irma by taking a chain saw to downed trees while dressed in her full habit. Miami-Dade police posted video of Sister Margaret Ann at work on social media taken by a...
Hunky cops photo prompts Facebook users to ask for arrests
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A group selfie from some Florida police officers has caused a social media stir, prompting some Facebook users to inquire about their marital status and others to ask to be arrested. The photo of the three Gainesville o...
Colorado outlines new pipeline rules after fatal explosion
DENVER (AP) — Colorado regulators made public a rough outline Wednesday for new rules for oil and gas pipelines after a fatal house explosion blamed on a natural gas leak. The state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's outline calls for new s...
US producer prices rose in August as energy costs shot up
WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher energy costs led to prices at the wholesale level rising in August at the fastest pace in four months. The Labor Department said Wednesday that its producer price index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach t...
Alaska to release valuable data on seismic testing and wells
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A large amount of valuable information about seismic testing and exploratory wells in Alaska is being released to the public, giving scientists data they need to develop theories about geological formations and making p...
Purdue tapped to lead new research into shale-gas fuels
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A federal agency has chosen Purdue University to oversee a fledgling research center that will focus on developing new technologies to produce fuels from the nation's shale-gas deposits. The Purdue-based engineering r...
China plans nationwide ethanol use by 2020
BEIJING (AP) — China plans to expand use of ethanol in gasoline nationwide by 2020 to curb smog and fossil fuel demand, the government said Wednesday, joining United States, Brazil and other nations that use blended fuel. The announcement adds to a...
NC clergy members to pray against Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Clergy members plan to pray outside the office of the North Carolina government agency that will decide whether to issue a permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The Rev. Mac Legerton of the United Church of Christ in Robeson C...
Irma devastates Florida orange crop, harms other produce
LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Irma dealt Florida's iconic orange crop a devastating blow, destroying nearly all the fruit in some Southwest Florida groves and seriously damaging groves in Central Florida. U.S. Senators Bill Nelson and Marco R...
European court sides with Italian farmer pushing GM crops
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union court ruled Wednesday in favor of an Italian activist farmer who has defied his nation's laws by planting genetically modified corn. Italy has prosecuted Giorgio Fidenato for cultivating the corn on his land, citing...
Former New Mexico farmer morphs into master mandolin maker
CABALLO, N.M. (AP) — To get to Bill Bussmann's house, you take exit 63, the Hillsboro exit, off of I-25, about two hours south of Albuquerque. It gets interesting after that. Instructions for finding his place include looking for a gravel road h...
Scientists hope to restore extinct Galapagos tortoise
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Scientists in Ecuador's Galapagos islands are hoping to restore a tortoise species believed extinct since the 1800s. The Chelonoidis elephantopus lived on Floreana Island and was captured by seamen in large numbers for food d...
AP FACT CHECK: No consensus on government-paid health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are not clamoring for single-payer health care, as Sen. Bernie Sanders suggests they are in proposing a plan that would have the government foot most medical bills. He's right that support for the idea has grown and in s...
St. Louis middle-schoolers help ill bus driver
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three eighth-graders in St. Louis are being called heroes for helping their school bus driver during a medical emergency. KSDK-TV reports that six students were on the bus home from Rogers Middle School when one of them, Alex F...
Want to fix America's health care? First, focus on food
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) The national debate on health care is moving into a new, hopefully bipartisan phase. The fundamental underlying...
There's no need to spend $999 for a good phone these days
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple's new iPhone X is special. It has flashy upgrades, facial recognition and animated emoji, all in celebration of the iPhone's 10-year anniversary. And its price tag is appropriately special: $999 and up. But not everyone will f...
Self-driving boats: The next tech transportation race
BOSTON (AP) — Self-driving cars may not hit the road in earnest for many years - but autonomous boats could be just around the pier. Spurred in part by the car industry's race to build driverless vehicles, marine innovators are building automated f...
