Articles from the November 1, 2017 edition
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Man ordered to repay government for court-appointed attorney
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man was ordered to pay the government back for his court-appointed attorney after authorities discovered he bought a luxury car while his case was pending. U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said in a news release that a...
Kansas man sentenced for downloading child porn from Germany
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been sentenced to federal prison in a child pornography investigation that began in Germany. U.S. Attorney Tom Beall announced Tuesday that 31-year-old Noah Martin, of Lawrence, was sentenced just over...
Missouri foundation to study harassment in Kansas politics
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Missouri-based foundation that promotes gender equality plans to work with Kansas officials to improve the Legislature's sexual harassment policy after women complained last week about being harassed at the Kansas Statehouse....
1 of 3 suspects in deadly Topeka shooting enters guilty plea
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — One of three people charged in a fatal shooting outside a fast food restaurant in Topeka has pleaded guilty. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 17-year-old Shayden Byrd admitted Monday to first-degree murder and two other...
Top Kansas lawmakers form school funding panel
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers have created a committee to study public education funding after the state Supreme Court order directed them to boost spending. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the interim committee created Monday could...
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff to speak at Kansas State
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, is speaking at Kansas State University. Dunford's Nov. 27 appearance is part of the Landon Lecture series. The series is named for former Kansas Gov. Alf...
Exxon settles pollution case with US, will upgrade 8 plants
DALLAS (AP) — Exxon Mobil settled violations of the clean-air law with the Trump administration by agreeing to pay a $2.5 million civil penalty and spend $300 million on pollution-control technology at plants along the Gulf Coast. Federal...
Empire plans more wind energy; Asbury coal plant to close
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Empire District Electric Company wants to more than triple the amount of energy its gets from wind and eventually close its Asbury coal plant. The utility based in Joplin filed an application Tuesday with the Missouri Public...
UN environment chief: US likely to live up to Paris accord
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. environment program said Tuesday the United States is likely to live up to the Paris climate deal despite President Donald Trump's planned pullout, because "all the big American companies" are working toward...
China says it still wants US cooperation on climate change
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese official said Tuesday that his country still wants to cooperate with the U.S. on climate change and hopes an upcoming meeting on the issue in Germany will produce a draft agreement on implementing the Paris climate accord....
IMF projects deficits of $320B for Mideast oil exporters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East's oil producers are bracing for continued pressure from lower oil prices, with the International Monetary Fund projecting cumulative budget deficits of $320 billion over the next five years, accord...
2 states warn Trump against big changes in sage grouse plan
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Two Western governors on Tuesday warned the Trump administration against making big changes in a plan to protect a ground-dwelling bird across the West, saying it would send a message to states not to bother working...
Old West theme parks paint a false picture of pioneer California
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) In 1940, just a year before Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into a world war, Walter and Cordelia Knott began...
Efforts aim to limit the spread of fire ants in the US
They sting, damage crops and wildlife, and are extending their range in the United States. Imported fire ants are unwelcome guests here, and careless plant shipping helps them spread. A colony was discovered this spring in palm trees sent from Florid...
Pruitt guts EPA science panels, will appoint new members
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday he intends to replace the outside experts that advise him on science and public health issues with new board members holding more diverse views. In announcing the...
Alaska sues opioid maker, alleging deceptive marketing
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska has sued the maker of the prescription opioid OxyContin, alleging deceptive marketing practices and laying blame with the company for the state's epidemic of opioid abuse. The lawsuit, filed against Purdue...
Suit seeks release of immigrant girl detained after surgery
HOUSTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. government Tuesday to demand that it release a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy detained by Border Patrol agents after surgery because she is in the U.S. without legal permission....
Arkansas panel sued by medical marijuana business applicants
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Applicants seeking to open medical marijuana businesses in Arkansas are suing the commission overseeing the proposals. The lawsuits were filed last week and placed under seal in Pulaski County, the Arkansas...
States seek to expand lawsuit against generic drugmakers
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's attorney general and 45 of his colleagues are seeking to expand a federal antitrust lawsuit against generic drugmakers to include more manufacturers and medications, as well as senior executives at two...
AstraZeneca wins US approval for lymphoma drug
U.S. regulators have approved a new treatment for people with a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted accelerated approval to AstraZeneca PLC's Calquence for people with mantle cell lymphoma after...
Warrant: Punished child forced to brush teeth with cat feces
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A San Antonio-area couple punished their young children by forcing one to eat and brush her teeth with cat feces, shocking the same child with a dog's training collar and beating them all with a thorny switch, according to...
Texans with 6 special-needs children face Harvey challenges
FRIENDSWOOD, Texas (AP) — The Barbie house is gone, and it's important for Matilda Rose Brown, 8, to explain this. The Galveston County Daily News reports her voice is a little raspy through her tracheostomy tube and her eyes are wide with a...
Doctor approves of ill inmate sitting up during execution
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Allowing a condemned killer with health problems to partially sit up during his execution next month would be a "reasonable" accommodation, according to a doctor working for Ohio's prison system. Death row inmate Alva...
Black Americans may be more resilient to stress than white Americans
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) White Americans live on average3.6 years longer than black Americans. If you look only at men, the difference...
Bitcoin gains more currency with forthcoming futures market
CHICAGO (AP) — Investors will soon have another way to make or lose money on the digital currency bitcoin. CME Group plans to open a futures market for bitcoin before the end of the year, if the Chicago-based exchange can get approval from U.S....