CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY… rain showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Slight chance of rain showers and

thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to

10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers and slight

chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.

Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance

of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of

precipitation 40 percent.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 60.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.

 

There is a chance of thunderstorms today. A few storms may be

severe with large hail up to the size of quarters and strong wind

gusts, mainly along and south of Interstate 94.

There is a slight chance for thunderstorms Friday and Saturday.

The threat for severe weather will be low.

 

Jamestown  (CSi) Gov. Doug Burgum Wednesday kicked off the third annual Governor’s Summit on Innovative Education, a two-day event focused on sharing best practices and addressing behavioral health challenges in the classroom.

More than 500 people registered to attend the free public summit at Jamestown High School, including teachers, administrators, legislators, behavioral health professionals, parents and students.

Burgum said, “North Dakota continues to make tremendous progress in implementing and sharing innovative education practices as we build on the momentum of the previous two summits, the recommendations of the Innovative Education Task Force and related legislation.  Highlighting the 2019 Legislature’s passage of SB 2215, which creates a K-12 Education Coordinating Council. Applications for the council are now being accepted through the governor’s website at www.governor.nd.gov/boards/.

He added, ”This year’s summit also shines a spotlight on the significant challenges posed by behavioral health issues in the classroom.  He added, “By sharing best practices and learning from one another, we can tackle these challenges, identify new opportunities to improve student outcomes and become a national leader in education.”

The second day of the summit will focus on behavioral health in an educational setting. Among the featured speakers will be Dr. Stuart Ablon, director of Think:Kids in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor and Thomas G. Stemberg Endowed Chair in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who will address the topic of school discipline.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The next  Jamestown Arts Market will be on Thursday August 15, from 5:30-p.m., to 8:30-p.m., at the Hansen Arts Park, downtown.

Entertainment includes, The Kicks Band that was founded in 1975 by Edward Christianson for musicians to enjoy music socializing and playing great big band literature and to improvise jazz. The band got together just for “Kicks.” Christianson made it a priority to provide all band members with opportunities to improvise and to feel musically satisfied.

Also performing are Bernie & the Other Guys, which includes Bernie Madsoe on guitar and vocals, Rodney Brandt on bass and vocals and John Crowston on mandolin and vocals. The group formed about four years ago, playing at open mics, church services and other events. Their music includes country, folk, bluegrass, light rock and gospel.

Admission to the Downtown Arts Market is free. Bernie & the Other Guys are scheduled to begin performing at 5:30 p.m., with the Kicks Band performing starting at 6:30 p.m. Artisan vendors and arts activities are also expected.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Parks and Recreation has released the results of a June 2019 public, ten question survey, created by  University of Jamestown student, Leslie Stevens.

Participants were asked to rate several aspects of the department on a scale of one to five stars, with five being the highest.

There were 546 responses and 65 percent of those participating in the survey indicated a desire for an outdoor pool or water park, when asked what new or additional outdoor parks and recreation facility should be developed or improved.

The survey results showed that participants said Two Rivers Activity Center  (TRAC)  is the greatest strength of the Parks and Recreation department.

Two Rivers Activity Center is working on fundraising for an outdoor water feature, Meidinger Splash Park, to be located outside of the TRAC building.

Parks in the area have the greatest opportunity for improvement.

On the value of public parks, recreation programs, trails and facilities in Jamestown, 82 percent of the respondents, 447 answered three stars or better.

Asked to rate the level of satisfaction with the Parks and Rec district’s efforts in communicating with the community, 74- percent or 404 answered three stars or lower.

At this month’s Park Board meeting, Stevens said, “This board needs to get a cohesive agreement as a group moving forward. We asked the community questions and these are the answers.”

Jamestown Parks and Recreation Commission, Chairperson, Mindi Schmitz said, “We owe it to the public to move forward with some kind of strategic plan.”

It was pointed out at the meeting that the installation of bleachers on the first base side of Jack Brown Stadium, has been delayed.

Originally set to begin construction on September, 25, this year the demolition and paving of concrete are now on a conditional schedule to begin October, 7 with the arrangement with a Fargo architect.  The project costs about $200,000.

It was pointed out that TRAC will receive the prestigious Golden Egg Award from the North Dakota Recreation and Park Association at a ceremony next month.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Barnes County Jail Committee meets next on Monday, August 19 at 5:30 p.m., at the Barnes County Commission Chambers,  regarding constructing a new Barnes County Law Enforcement Center, and Correctional Center.

Scheduled at the meeting is information from Klein McCarthy Architects.

The meeting is open to the public.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $1.2 million to a Bismarck doctor who said his employer retaliated against him for speaking out against alleged racial discrimination.

Dr. Robert Roswick filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Mid Dakota Clinic in 2017 claiming he was unjustly disciplined by the clinic’s board of directors for publicly opposing the firing of an Indian-American physician.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that after a five-day trial last week, a jury ruled in Roswick’s favor, finding that the clinic retaliated against him for his opposition to the reported racial discrimination. He was awarded lost wages and benefits.

The clinic said Roswick was fired for various reasons, including that he didn’t meet with its attorney regarding his allegations of racial discrimination against the Indian-American doctor.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State Fair officials have decided against holding a tobacco-free day at next year’s event.

The state Health Department and Bismarck tobacco prevention coalition had asked the fair board to designate Family-Military Day as smoke free at the 2020 event.

Fair Board President Gary Knell says it would be difficult to make a fairgrounds ban work. The board decided to continue following state guidelines regarding tobacco in public places. State law prohibits smoking in enclosed public spaces, within 20 feet of doors, windows or ventilation systems of public buildings.

The Minot Daily News reports Knell says even though the board denied a tobacco-free day, advocacy groups could set up booths at the fair to encourage people to go tobacco-free on the grounds.

 

 

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — A man and a woman from North Dakota have died of carbon monoxide poisoning while camping during the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota.

Meade County Sheriff Ron Merwin identifies the pair as 55-year-old Daniel Baker of Arnegard, North Dakota, and 58-year-old Donna Cuccia of Turtle Lake, North Dakota.

Authorities discovered the bodies inside an enclosed trailer at a campground Monday. The Rapid City Journal reports a relative called after the couple failed to come home.

The couple had used the trailer to haul a motorcycle to the rally, then placed a mattress on the floor along with a gas-powered generator to power a cooling fan.

An Omaha, Nebraska, man also died from asphyxiation in his motor home and three motorcyclists died in crashes during the rally, which ended Sunday.

 

 

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol has arrested a 56-year-old suspect in a park in south Reno who is wanted for failing to register as a sex offender in North Dakota.

A state trooper says he had stopped at Anderson Park to give his canine a break Monday morning when a person with small children approached with concerns about two men who were sleeping in the bushes.

The trooper found the men and determined one of them was the fugitive wanted in North Dakota.

Steven Hurley of Reno was arrested and booked into the Washoe County Jail where he was being held Wednesday without bail. It’s not clear if he has a lawyer or will be appointed one at a pending court appearance.

He’s expedited to be extradited back to North Dakota to face charges there.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The proposed presidential library for Theodore Roosevelt may have to be built within the boundaries of the former president’s namesake national park in North Dakota’s badlands.

Former Gov. Ed Schafer says there are only a few options for the library’s location. Schafer, who heads a foundation overseeing developing in the area, says the city already is cramped and nearby state land is in a flood plain.

Gov. Doug Burgum and others support putting the facility in the park.

State legislators in April approved $50 million to operate the library, but that must be matched by $100 million in private money.

The library’s foundation is meeting next month to discuss the location.

 

In sports…

Jamestown  (CSi)  The four team North Dakota Class AAA Amateur Baseball State Tournament will be at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown  August  17-18.

North Dakota Amateur Baseball Association

Aug. 17

Game 1: Jamestown Elks vs. Mayville Red Caps, 11 a.m.

Game 2: Jamestown Tarnos vs. Jamestown Merchants, 1 p.m.

Game 3: Loser Game1 vs. Loser Game 2 (loser out), 3 p.m.

Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m.

Aug. 18

Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (loser out), noon.

Championship: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 2 p.m.

 

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…

Fargo-Moorhead 6, Milwaukee 1

 

MLB

UNDATED (AP) _ An eighth-inning homer has pulled the Milwaukee Brewers within 1 ½ games of the NL Central lead.

Rookie Trent Grisham belted a three-run homer in the eighth inning to turn the Brewers’ 5-3 deficit into a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Ryan Braun reached on a throwing error by shortstop Jorge Polanco and Hernán Pérez singled before Grisham went deep.

Matt Albers worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth to preserve the victory for the Brewers.

Mitch Garver, Eddie Rosario and Miguel Sanó each hit solo homers for the Twins, whose lead in the AL Central remains a half-game over Cleveland.

_ The Indians lost to the Red Sox for the second straight day as Rafael Devers (DEH’-vurz) followed his 6-for-6 performance with a homer and a single in Boston’s 5-1 victory. Xander Bogaerts (BOH’-gahrts) homered twice for the Bosox, including a three-run blast that broke the game open in the seventh inning. Devers and Bogaerts opened the scoring in the third with back-to-back home runs off Shane Bieber, who fell to 12-5.

 

The Cardinals have pulled even with the Cubs for the NL Central lead after rookie Dakota Hudson tossed six innings of five-hit ball in a 6-0 shutout of the Royals. Kansas City starter Brad Keller had a no-hitter until Marcell Ozuna (oh-ZOO’-nah) singled to spark the Redbirds’ five-run seventh. Paul DeJong (deh-YUHNG’) was 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored for St. Louis, which didn’t allow a run in sweeping the two-game series.

The Cubs were blasted in Philadelphia as J.T. Realmuto (ree-al-MOO’-toh) launched a grand slam and Bryce Harper homered twice in the Phillies’ 11-1 thrashing of Chicago. Cole Hamels was rocked for eight runs and nine hits over two-plus innings in his first start in Philadelphia since being traded by the Phillies to the Rangers four years ago. Aaron Nola is 11-3 after limiting the Cubs to three hits over seven innings, including Kris Bryant’s home run.

Elsewhere on major league diamonds:

_ The Braves kept their six-game lead over Washington in the NL East by scoring five times in the seventh inning of a 6-4 verdict over the Mets. Ender Inciarte (ihn-see-AHR’-tay) opened the scoring with an RBI double in the second and later singled home a run in Atlanta’s big rally. Steven Matz gave up just two hits over six innings, but New York dropped its third in a row since winning 15 of 16.

_ Anthony Rendon (rehn-DOHN’), Kurt Suzuki and Adam Eaton hit homers in a 10-run fifth that was the difference in the Nationals’ 17-7 dismantling of the Reds. Stephen Strasburg chipped in an RBI single during the big rally and allowed four runs and seven hits over 5 2/3s. Cincinnati starter Trevor Bauer was tagged for a career-high nine runs over 4 1/3 innings in his third appearance since arriving from the Indians at the trade deadline.

_ Clayton Kershaw was outstanding in the Dodgers’ 9-1 romp over the Marlins, yielding just two hits and matching a season-high with 10 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings. Rookie Edwin Rios hit his first two major league homers for the NL West leaders, who have outscored Miami 34-2 in the last three games. Justin Turner went 3-for-5 with a home run, and Corey Seager homered and had three RBIs to help Los Angeles stretch its division lead to 19 ½ games over the Diamondbacks.

_ The Rockies pulled out a 7-6 win over the Diamondbacks on Nolan Arenado’s (ar-eh-NAH’-dohz) two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth. The walk-off blast came a half-inning after Ketel Marte (keh-TEHL’ mahr-TAY’) delivered a two-out, run-scoring single to give Arizona the lead. Pinch-hitter Ryan McMahon launched a three-run homer for Colorado after homers by Eduardo Escobar and Wilmer Flores helped the Diamondbacks go ahead, 5-2.

 

_ The Yankees earned their 16th straight win over the Orioles as Gary Sanchez unloaded a three-run blast in the first inning to help New York earn a 6-5 victory. Mike Ford’s two-run single in the sixth was the difference as the Yankees finished 17-2 versus the last-place Birds this season. The Yankees hit 61 homers off Baltimore pitching this season and outscored the O’s, 151-83.

_ The White Sox squandered a late three-run lead before James McCann hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning of a 13-9 win over the Astros. Rookie Eloy (EE’-loy) Jiménez hit his 20th homer and Tim Anderson doubled twice among four hits for Chicago. José Altuve (al-TOO’-vay) smacked a two-run homer eighth to tie it 9-9 before Houston lost for the third time in four games since an eight-game winning streak.

_ Matt Chapman’s second home run of the afternoon was a big ninth-inning blast that helped the Athletics completed a 9-5 win at San Francisco. The A’s blew most of a 7-0 lead before gaining a split of the two-game series. Robbie Grossman also went deep and Matt Olson added a two-run double to back Homer Bailey, who singled twice and worked seven shutout innings.

_ Elvis Andrus (AN’-droos) had four hits and two RBIs as the Rangers knocked off the Blue Jays, 7-3 to avoid a three-game sweep. Nomar Mazara and Danny Santana hit solo homers to back Kolby Allard, who allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings for his first win for Texas. Santana chased Blue Jays right-hander Sean Reid-Foley with a two-run double in the fourth.

_ Edwin Jackson allowed two runs on four hits and a walk in five innings to get the victory in the Tigers’ 3-2 decision over the Mariners. Victor Reyes hit a two-run single in the second inning to put Detroit ahead to stay. Harold Castro had three hits and an RBI as the Tigers moved to 4-6 on their 11-game homestand.

_ Albert Pujols (POO’-hohlz) had two hits and three RBIs as the Angels knocked off the Pirates, 7-4 to end a three-game home losing streak. Pujols’ 3,167th hit moved him past fellow Dominican Republic native Adrian Beltre (BEHL’-tray) for the most by a foreign-born player. Luis Rengifo (rehn-HEE’-foh) drove in two runs and winning pitcher Dillon Peters was reached for two runs over six innings.

_ Cal Quantrill limited the Rays to two runs and three hits over 5 1/3 innings to lead the Padres to a 7-2 victory. Quantrill and the San Diego bullpen blanked Tampa Bay after Tommy Pham belted a two-run homer in the first inning. Eric Hosmer homered to help the Padres beat the Rays for the first time in their last 10 meetings since June 2010.

 

MLB-NEWS

UNDATED (AP) _ The New York Mets have placed All-Star Jeff McNeil on the 10-day injured list and have recalled infielder Rubén Tejada from the Triple-A Syracuse Mets.

The NY Mets say McNeil suffered a low grade left hamstring strain when trying to beat out an infield grounder in the ninth inning of Tuesday night’s 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves.

McNeil is hitting .332 with 15 homers and 55 RBIs.

The 29-year-old Tejada played with the Mets from 2010 through 2015.

In other MLB news:

_ Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta (ar-ee-EH’-tah) likely will have season-ending surgery because of a bone spur in his pitching elbow. Arrieta has been pitching through pain for several starts, but his inability to go more than five innings led him to shut it down. Zach Eflin will rejoin the starting rotation and take Arrieta’s spot on Saturday.

_ Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon (TY’-ahn) will miss the 2020 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery for a second time. The club initially hoped Taillon would only need surgery on his right flexor tendon. But, during the operation, the doctor determined Taillon also needed surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow.

_ Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer says he is “ready to get in a game” for the Nationals and come off the injured list. Scherzer played catch at Nationals Park on Wednesday, a day after throwing the equivalent of about two innings in a simulated game. He said he felt able to return to action following a back muscle problem. Manager Dave Martinez did not rule out the possibility that the right-hander could pitch this weekend against the Brewers.

_ Astros ace Gerrit Cole has undergone tests on his right hamstring after he was a late scratch in the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the White Sox. Cole experienced discomfort in his leg while warming up and never took the mound.

_ The Rays have placed starting outfielder Avisail (ah-vee-SY’-eel) Garcia on the 10-day injured list, a day after he sustained an oblique strain against the Padres. Garcia has started 101 games this season, posting a .278 batting average, 17 home runs and 57 RBIs.

_ Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval has landed on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Manager Bruce Bochy (BOH’-chee) says the injury has bothered Sandoval to varying degrees for several years, but it flared up Sunday when the 33-year-old switch-hitter was batting right-handed.

 

WNBA…

PHOENIX (AP) — Jasmine Thomas scored 18 points and the Connecticut Sun held off the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 78-71 on Wednesday night after giving up almost all of a 20-point lead.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Arike Ogunbowale scored a career-high 35 points, Glory Johnson added a season-high 20 and the short-handed Dallas Wings ended the Los Angeles Sparks’ five-game winning streak 84-78.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Aerial Powers led six Washington players in double figures with 16 points and the Mystics beat the Seattle Storm 88-59 on Wednesday night.

 

NFL-NEWS

Tate says doctor told him fertility drug not banned

UNDATED (AP) _ New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate III is considering taking legal action against the doctor who prescribed a fertility drug that led to his four-game suspension at the start of the season.

The suspension will cost Tate $1.2 million in salary. He did not identify the doctor.

Tate said he never hesitated to take a prescribed fertility drug, because the doctor told him he had given it to other NFL players and it was not banned. He said he found out less than a month later it was.

NHL-RED WINGS-LIGHTNING TRADE

Red Wings get Erne from Lightning

DETROIT (AP) _ The Detroit Red Wings have acquired forward Adam Erne (UR’-nee) from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 draft.

The 24-year-old Erne had seven goals and 20 points in 65 games for the Lightning last season and was among team leaders with 159 hits.

NBA-WIZARDS-JAMISON

Wizards hire Jamison

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Washington Wizards are continuing their front office overhaul by hiring Antawn Jamison as director of pro personnel. Jamison returns to Washington, where he played for six seasons as part of his 17-year NBA career.

SOCCER-GENDER EQUALITY

No resolution in talks with US women’s team, USSF

UNDATED (AP) _ Players for the World Cup champion women’s national team say mediation talks with the U.S. Soccer Federation in their dispute over equal pay have ended without a resolution.

Player representative Molly Levinson said in a statement Wednesday that the players look forward to a jury trial. She added that players concluded the meetings “sorely disappointed in the federation’s determination to perpetuate fundamentally discriminatory workplace conditions and behavior.”

The players sued the federation in March, charging institutionalized gender discrimination that includes inequitable compensation when compared with their counterparts on the men’s national team.

TOKYO-HEAT

Tokyo’s summer heat forces triathlon test to be shortened

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo’s summer heat has forced an Olympic women’s triathlon qualifying event to be shortened because of high temperatures that are likely to impact next year’s games.

The International Triathlon Union reduced the running portion of the triathlon from 10 kilometers to 5 kilometers because temperatures fell within what it termed “extreme levels.”

Tokyo’s summers are a worry for organizers of the Olympics, which open on July 24, 2020. Temperatures are routinely above 32C or 90F with high humidity.

 

In world and national news…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a gunman who barricaded himself for hours inside a Philadelphia home, shooting at and wounding six officers, is in police custody.

Philadelphia police Sgt. Eric Gripp said early Thursday morning that the man was taken in custody after an hourslong standoff with police.

The shooting started around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Officers were serving a narcotics warrant at a home and had already entered when gunfire erupted. The gunman and police exchanged gunfire for hours.

Six officers were shot, but have been released from hospitals. Two officers had been trapped in the house during the standoff but were safely evacuated.

A heavy police presence was in the neighborhood for hours with businesses, including day care centers, on lockdown and roads closed.

 

MADRID (AP) — A newspaper in Gibraltar says the United States has applied to seize an Iranian supertanker that authorities in the British overseas territory were seeking to release from detention.

The Gibraltar Chronicle says the development means a last minute application by the U.S. Department of Justice to extend the ship’s detention prompted the Supreme Court to adjourn its decision until later Thursday.

The Justice Department didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The tanker was seized last month in a British Royal Navy operation off Gibraltar. It’s suspected of violating European Union sanctions on oil shipments to Syria, and its seizure deepened international tensions in the Persian Gulf.

The Gibraltar government says it is seeking to “de-escalate” the situation over the Grace 1.

 

 

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — President Donald Trump is hoping to woo New Hampshire, which backed Hillary Clinton in 2016, into his column heading into 2020.

The president will visit the state on Thursday to hold a reelection rally.

New Hampshire is doing well economically, at least when using broad measures. But beneath the top-line data are clear signs that the prosperity is being unevenly shared, and when the tumult of the Trump presidency is added to the mix, the state’s flinty voters may not be receptive to his appeals.

An August University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll found that 42% of New Hampshire adults approve of Trump while 53% disapprove. The poll also showed that 49% approve of Trump’s handling of the economy and 44% disapprove.

 

 

DENVER (AP) — John Hickenlooper is expected to drop out of the Democratic presidential primary on Thursday.

That’s according to a person close to the former Colorado governor who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly before the announcement and who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday night on condition of anonymity.

Hickenlooper ran as a moderate who could unite warring factions of the country. But his genial, quirky style never caught on with a Democratic electorate hungry for a candidate who could take the fight to President Donald Trump.

By the end, Hickenlooper was on his second campaign team and struggling to raise money. He registered at 1% or lower in polls.

It’s unclear whether Hickenlooper will now challenge Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner, who is considered the country’s most vulnerable Republican senator.

 

 

URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Rep. Steve King is defending his call for a ban on all abortions by questioning whether “there would be any population of the world left” if not for births due to rape and incest.

Speaking Wednesday before a conservative group in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale, the Iowa congressman reviewed legislation he has sought that would outlaw abortions without exceptions for rape and incest.

King said, “What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled out anyone who was a product of rape or incest? Would there be any population of the world left if we did that? Considering all the wars and all the rapes and pillages that happened throughout all these different nations, I know that I can’t say that I was not a part of a product of that.”

The Des Moines Register reports that the Republican added, “It’s not the baby’s fault for the sin of the father, or of the mother.”

A King spokesman didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

 

 

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say a passenger jet has made an emergency landing in a field outside of one of Moscow’s airports, injuring at least 23 people.

The Ural Airlines A321 carrying 226 passengers and a crew of seven collided with a flock of birds while taking off Thursday from Moscow’s Zhukovsky airport.

The plane’s engines malfunctioned after the collision and the pilot made an emergency landing in a cornfield about 1 kilometer (half a mile) from the airport.

Russian health authorities said that 23 people, including five children, have been hospitalized with injuries.