Articles from the October 27, 2017 edition
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Thailand grieves in elaborate final goodbye to King Bhumibol
BANGKOK (AP) — With solemn faces and outright tears, black-clad Thais said farewell to their king and longtime father figure Thursday on Bangkok's streets and at viewing areas around the nation, capping a year of mourning with funeral ceremonies s...
Iraq dismisses Kurdish offer to 'freeze' independence vote
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister on Thursday dismissed a Kurdish proposal to "freeze" the results of last month's independence vote, as Iraqi government forces and Kurdish fighters traded fire near the border with Turkey. Haider al-Abadi's o...
Pope calls space, takes small step for Vatican-Russian ties
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis took a small step toward improved Vatican-Russian relations Thursday when he chatted with Russian cosmonauts and praised their understanding of love during a call with the International Space Station. Italian a...
Explosion, inferno at Indonesia fireworks factory kills 47
TANGERANG, Indonesia (AP) — An explosion and inferno at a fireworks factory near the Indonesian capital on Thursday killed at least 47 people, most of them female workers who were apparently locked inside, and injured dozens. Witnesses said a huge e...
Louisiana 'dirt farmer' asks Supreme Court's help
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some residents in bayou country deep in southeastern Louisiana raise alligators or crawfish. Some grow turnips. Until a local government stepped in, Chad Jarreau farmed dirt. To be more precise, he dug up dirt on his property in Cut...
Jury convicts former Oklahoma day care owner in infant death
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A former Oklahoma day care owner was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder in the 2016 death of an infant left in her care. Jurors convicted Melissa Dawn Clark, 47, and recommended she serve life in prison with the chance o...
Juror: Oklahoma jury didn't want officer in jail for life
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A self-defense claim by a white former Oklahoma police officer who fatally shot his daughter's black boyfriend cast enough doubt for jurors to convict him on the lesser charge of manslaughter instead of first-degree murder, the j...
Police: Post about Tulsa human trafficking ring false
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Police say a post circulating on social media about a human trafficking ring in Tulsa was fabricated. The post first appeared on the social media app Nextdoor. The post said a man tried to persuade the poster's 14-year-old son t...
Oklahoma's public utilities commission detects cyberattack
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Officials say a cyberattack on Oklahoma's public utilities commission mostly affected its information technology systems. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission's website, email services and other network operations were taken o...
Downtown Oklahoma City building reopened after evacuation
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Several hundred city of Oklahoma City employees have returned to a seven-story building in the downtown area after it was evacuated when workers on at least two floors reported difficulty breathing, dizziness and headaches. C...
Oklahoma health department to lay off 250 employees in 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department of Health is planning to lay off about 250 employees, or 12 percent of its workforce, early next year amid a cash crunch at the agency. Employees at the department were notified of the r...
US Senate confirms nominee for federal judge in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed a nominee for judge to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Sens. James Lankford and Jim Inhofe say the Senate on Thursday voted 79-16 to confirm President Donald Trump's n...
$5,000 reward for information in 2016 Oklahoma slayings
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is now offering a $5,000 reward for information that helps solve the 2016 fatal shootings of two women in southeastern Oklahoma. The reward announced Thursday is for information about t...
BIG 12 SPOTLIGHT: Tight race behind undefeated No. 4 TCU
TCU coach Gary Patterson was a month into the season before he really thought about the fact that at least one team in the Big 12 Conference championship game in December will have a loss. A mulligan per se, though the fourth-ranked Horned Frogs...
County Commissioner Maughan drops Oklahoma City mayor bid
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma County Commissioner Brian Maughan says he's ending his campaign for mayor of Oklahoma City because of injuries he suffered in a traffic accident. Maughan said Thursday that complications have developed related to i...
Expect big offense with No. 11 Oklahoma State, No. 22 WVU
No. 11 Oklahoma State (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) at West Virginia (5-2, 3-1), Saturday, Noon ET (ABC) Line: Oklahoma State by 7.5. Series record: Tied 4-4. WHAT'S AT STAKE Oklahoma State and West Virginia bring two of the nation's top scoring and passing...
Kansas Democrat wants independent harassment investigator
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Legislature should have independent attorneys investigate sexual harassment claims against its members, a Democratic leader proposed Thursday, promising he will be willing to strip committee assignments from lawmakers i...
Kobach transcript: Changes to US election law discussed
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The vice chairman of President Donald Trump's election fraud commission says he wants to change U.S. election law so states have an incentive to require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, according to a deposition u...
Kansas community fights becoming a 'chicken town' and wins
TONGANOXIE, Kan. (AP) — When Shannon Reischman takes in the sweeping view from the big hill behind her in-laws' farmhouse outside the northeastern Kansas town of Tonganoxie, she sees a rural oasis that's an easy commute to Kansas City-area jobs. T...
Airline service will return to Dodge City, Liberal on Jan. 1
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Airline service will return to Dodge City and Liberal beginning Jan. 1. The federal Transportation Department on Wednesday approved San Francisco-based Boutique Air and St. George, Utah-based SkyWest Airlines as providers of a...
Self-driving in snow: Waymo to start tests in Michigan
DETROIT (AP) — Waymo's autonomous vehicles are heading to Michigan for some cold-weather testing. The Google spinoff, which is now owned by Alphabet Inc., says it will start testing next week on public roads in suburban Detroit. The company uses C...
Air Force retracts tweet's Santa clause: He's real after all
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force says its tweet declaring Santa Claus "isn't real" was just a bluff, part of a threat to steal Christmas from two feuding bases. Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri j...
New Mexico moves to defuse outrage over science standards
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's public education secretary said the state will adopt widely used school science standards in their entirety in response to public outrage over proposed changes that omitted references to global warming, evolution a...
Teens dressed as bushes face arrest over pre-Halloween prank
RAHWAY, N.J. (AP) — Teenagers who are getting a jump on Halloween by dressing up as bushes and surprising people in a New Jersey park could face arrest. The Union County Police Department fears the self-proclaimed "Rahway Bushmen" could cause s...
The opioid epidemic in 6 charts
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Drug overdose deaths, once rare, are now the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., surpassing peak annual...
