CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A former U.S. bishop cleared by the Vatican of multiple allegations he sexually abused minors and teenagers, after a review board under his diocese in Wyoming found that allegations against him were credible, has died.

Retired Wyoming Bishop Joseph Hart, of Cheyenne, died Wednesday, according to the Diocese of Cheyenne. He was 91.

Hart long maintained his innocence, denying all allegations of misconduct. In 2021, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith cleared him of seven accusations of abuse and determined that five others couldn't be proven with certainty.

Two other cases involving boys who were 16 and 17 couldn't be prosecuted because the Catholic Church didn't consider them minors at the time of the alleged abuse. The Vatican decree didn't address another alleged victim.

Hart’s attorney, Thomas Jubin, at the time called some of the allegations “specious,” based on second- and third-hand information and some accusers emphasizing that Hart didn’t physically touch them.

But the Vatican findings disappointed Hart's successor, Wyoming Bishop Steven Biegler, who pointed out that they didn’t mean Hart was innocent, only that a high burden of proof hadn’t been met.

Biegler stood by the findings of a diocese review board appointed after he became bishop that determined six claims were credible. The board included a judge who, as a prosecutor, pursued criminal cases of child sexual abuse.

Hart was a priest in Kansas City, Missouri, for 20 years before moving to Wyoming, where he served as auxiliary and then full bishop from 1976 until his retirement in 2001.

The first known allegations against Hart dated to the early 1960s and were made in the late 1980s. At least six men have come forward in the past several years to say Hart abused them in Wyoming.

Hart’s previous diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph reached court settlements years ago with at least 10 victims. Prosecutors in Wyoming decided in 2020 not to proceed with charging Hart.

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 </figure>CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A former U.S. bishop cleared by the Vatican of multiple allegations he sexually abused minors and teenagers, after a review board under his diocese in Wyoming found that allegations against him were credible, has died.Retired Wyoming Bishop Joseph Hart, of Cheyenne, died Wednesday, according to the Diocese of Cheyenne. He was 91.Hart long maintained his innocence, denying all allegations of misconduct. In 2021, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith cleared him of seven accusations of abuse and determined that five others couldn't be proven with certainty.Two other cases involving boys who were 16 and 17 couldn't be prosecuted because the Catholic Church didn't consider them minors at the time of the alleged abuse. The Vatican decree didn't address another alleged victim.Hart’s attorney, Thomas Jubin, at the time called some of the allegations “specious,” based on second- and third-hand information and some accusers emphasizing that Hart didn’t physically touch them.But the Vatican findings disappointed Hart's successor, Wyoming Bishop Steven Biegler, who pointed out that they didn’t mean Hart was innocent, only that a high burden of proof hadn’t been met.Biegler stood by the findings of a diocese review board appointed after he became bishop that determined six claims were credible. The board included a judge who, as a prosecutor, pursued criminal cases of child sexual abuse.Hart was a priest in Kansas City, Missouri, for 20 years before moving to Wyoming, where he served as auxiliary and then full bishop from 1976 until his retirement in 2001.The first known allegations against Hart dated to the early 1960s and were made in the late 1980s. At least six men have come forward in the past several years to say Hart abused them in Wyoming.Hart’s previous diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph reached court settlements years ago with at least 10 victims. Prosecutors in Wyoming decided in 2020 not to proceed with charging Hart.

Former KC Bishop cleared of multiple abuse claims has died

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 </figure>FDA is warning consumers not to purchase and to immediately stop using Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops 5% Solution and LightEyez MSM Eye Drops – Eye Repair due to bacterial contamination, fungal contamination, or both, according to a statement on the agency web site.Dr. Berne’s products are distributed by Dr. Berne’s Whole Health Products; LightEyez’ products are distributed by LightEyez Limited.FDA recommends consumers properly discard these products&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fda.gov/drugs/safe-disposal-medicines/disposal-unused-medicines-what-you-should-know">as FDA describes</a>. Using contaminated eye drops could result in minor to serious vision-threatening infection which could possibly progress to a life-threatening infection.FDA is not aware of any adverse event reports associated with use of either products at this time. Patients who have signs or symptoms of an eye infection should talk to their health care professional or otherwise seek medical care immediately.The Dr. Berne’s and LightEyez eye drop products also contain methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) as an active ingredient. These products are unapproved drugs and illegally marketed in the U.S. There are no legally marketed ophthalmic drugs that contain MSM as an active ingredient.FDA conducted sampling and testing based on these products’ intended use in the eyes, and due to the industry’s recent manufacturing issues with eye drops. FDA’s testing showed the products were contaminated with microbes and were not sterile. Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, eye drops must be sterile to be safe for use. The table below includes examples of specific microbes isolated from FDA testing.Dr. Berne verbally agreed on August 21, 2023, to voluntary recall the Dr. Berne’s MSM Drops 5% Solution.FDA emailed LightEyez Limited on August 21, 2023 seeking to discuss FDA’s concerns with LightEyez products distributed in the U.S. and further steps to protect consumers from using the contaminated eye drops. To date, LightEyez has not responded to FDA or taken action to protect consumers.<figure>
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ATLANTA (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Former President Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-investigation-grand-jury-willis-d39562cedfc60d64948708de1b011ed3">overturn the 2020 election in Georgia</a>, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president.

He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey.

<a href="https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/editorialfiles/2023/08/14/23SC188947_-_CRIMINAL_INDICTMENT.pdf">Click here to read the full</a>&nbsp;indictment

Trump’s surrender to law enforcement authorities has become by now a familiar election-season routine in a way that belies the unprecedented spectacle of a former president being booked, in four different cities, on felony criminal charges.

But his visit to Atlanta was notably different from the three past surrenders, unfolding at night and requiring him to visit a problem-plagued jail — rather than a courthouse — and not in a liberal bastion like New York or Washington but rather in the heart of a battleground state vital to the 2024 presidential election. And unlike in other cities that did not require him to pose for a mug shot, a booking photo of him was taken, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.

Trump landed in Atlanta shortly after 7 p.m. and was driven, through the city's rush-hour traffic, to jail for the booking process. Wearing his signature white shirt and red tie, he offered a wave and thumbs up as he descended the steps of his private plane.

He completed the process in 20 minutes, providing officials as is customary with his physical measurements: 6 foot 3 inches. 215 pounds. Strawberry or blond hair.

The Fulton County prosecution is the fourth criminal case against Trump since March, when he became&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-new-york-florida-hush-money-election-764309dce49f81a50bf9f610ffd5ceb6">the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted</a>. Since then, he's faced federal charges in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-department-indictment-classified-documents-miami-8315a5b23c18f27083ed64eef21efff3">Florida</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-debb59bb7a4d9f93f7e2dace01feccdc">Washington</a>, and this month he was indicted in Atlanta with 18 others — including his ex-chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and former New York Mayor&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-giuliani-georgia-election-indictment-fulton-county-203b1e69cbff227a0bf8cc59a6bb645f">Rudy Giuliani</a>&nbsp;— under a racketeering statute normally associated with gang members and organized crime.

Giuliani surrendered on Wednesday and posed for a mug shot. Meadows, who had sought to avoid having to turn himself in while he seeks to move the case to federal court, turned himself in Thursday. Bond was set at $100,000.

The criminal cases have spurred a succession of bookings and arraignments, with Trump making brief court appearances before returning to the 2024 campaign trail. He's turned the appearances into campaign events amid a far lighter schedule than his rivals, with staff delighting in wall-to-wall media coverage that has included news helicopters tracking his every move.

The campaign has also used the appearances to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-jan-6-presidential-race-alabama-805ab1fe729b4cc0b7562b7802ad68ef">solicit fundraising contributions</a>&nbsp;from his supporters as aides paint the charges as part of a politically motivated effort to damage his reelection chances. As Trump was en route from New Jersey to Atlanta, his campaign sent a message saying, “I’m writing to you from Trump Force One, on my way to Atlanta where I will be ARRESTED despite having committed NO CRIME.”

As afternoon turned to evening, scores of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-maga-fans-surrender-jail-atlanta-election-c30e4836e3d9f2c9751cc38a6975c2bb">Trump supporters</a>&nbsp;had gathered outside the jail where the ex-president was to surrender, some waving flags with Trump’s name, as officials tightened security measures.

District Attorney Fani Willis has given all of the defendants until Friday afternoon to turn themselves in at the main Fulton County jail. On Thursday, her office proposed an October 23 trial date, though the complexities of the 19-person case — and potential scheduling conflicts with other Trump prosecutions — would appear to make it all but impossible. The date seemed to be a response to early legal maneuvering by at least one defendant, Kenneth Chesebro, who requested a speedy trial.

Just ahead of his expected surrender, Trump hired a new lead attorney for the Georgia case.

Prominent Atlanta criminal defense attorney Steve Sadow took the place of another high-profile criminal defense attorney, Drew Findling, who had represented Trump as recently as Monday when his bond terms were negotiated. But by Thursday Findling was no longer part of the team, according to a person with knowledge of the change who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Sadow, who has represented a rapper, Gunna,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/music-crime-atlanta-hip-hop-and-rap-2b84724c182d165c1704c4873e9dc6e8">who pleaded guilty last year in a racketeering case also brought by Willis</a>, said in a statement that “the president should never have been indicted. He is innocent of all the charges brought against him.”

“We look forward to the case being dismissed or, if necessary, an unbiased, open minded jury finding the president not guilty," he added. "Prosecutions intended to advance or serve the ambitions and careers of political opponents of the president have no place in our justice system.”

It’s not the first time this year that Trump has shaken up his legal team either in the run-up to an indictment or in the immediate aftermath. One of his lead lawyers, Tim Parlatore, left the legal team weeks before Trump was indicted in Florida on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-classified-documents-indictment-miami-court-e9412bb71b63ab1b7cfb8e8b122e9809">charges of illegally hoarding classified documents</a>, citing conflicts with a top Trump adviser. Two other lawyers, James Trusty and John Rowley, announced their resignations the morning after that indictment was returned.

Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. He said in a social media post this week that he was being prosecuted for what he described in capital letters as a “perfect phone call” in which he asked the Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, to help him&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-georgia-elections-a7b4aa4d8ce3bf52301ddbe620c6bff6">“find 11,780 votes”</a>&nbsp;for him to overturn his loss in the state to Democrat Joe Biden.

Trump is expected to turn himself in at the Fulton County jail, which has long been a troubled facility. The Justice Department last month&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-fulton-county-jail-investigation-6851ae2610d8265ce793abde99695fd8">opened a civil rights investigation</a>&nbsp;into conditions, citing filthy cells, violence and the death last year of a man whose body was found covered in insects in the main jail’s psychiatric wing. Three people have died in Fulton County custody in the past month.

But Trump is not expected to spend much time there.

His attorneys and prosecutors have already agreed to a $200,000 bond, plus conditions that include barring the former president from intimidating co-defendants, witnesses or victims in the case.

When defendants arrive at the jail, they typically pass through a security checkpoint before checking in for formal booking in the lobby. During the booking process, defendants are typically photographed and fingerprinted and asked to provide certain personal information. Since Trump’s bond has already been set, he will be released from custody once the booking process is complete.

Unlike in other jurisdictions, in Fulton County, arraignments — in which a defendant appears in court for the first time — generally happen after a defendant surrenders at the jail and completes the booking process, not on the same day. That means Trump could have to make two trips to Georgia in the coming weeks though the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has said some arraignments in the case may happen virtually if the judge allows, or he could waive Trump's arraignment.

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 </figure>ATLANTA (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Former President Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-investigation-grand-jury-willis-d39562cedfc60d64948708de1b011ed3">overturn the 2020 election in Georgia</a>, a brisk 20-minute booking that yielded a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president.He was released on $200,000 bond and headed back to the airport for his return flight home to New Jersey.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692923629903.png" alt="Former President Donald Trump steps off his plane as he arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. Trump is headed to the Fulton County Jail. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" />
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 </figure><a href="https://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/editorialfiles/2023/08/14/23SC188947_-_CRIMINAL_INDICTMENT.pdf">Click here to read the full</a>&nbsp;indictmentTrump’s surrender to law enforcement authorities has become by now a familiar election-season routine in a way that belies the unprecedented spectacle of a former president being booked, in four different cities, on felony criminal charges.But his visit to Atlanta was notably different from the three past surrenders, unfolding at night and requiring him to visit a problem-plagued jail — rather than a courthouse — and not in a liberal bastion like New York or Washington but rather in the heart of a battleground state vital to the 2024 presidential election. And unlike in other cities that did not require him to pose for a mug shot, a booking photo of him was taken, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Former president Trump arrives in Atlanta, Georgia. <a href="https://t.co/P9iyVsE0BV">pic.twitter.com/P9iyVsE0BV</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1694857602835026097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Trump landed in Atlanta shortly after 7 p.m. and was driven, through the city's rush-hour traffic, to jail for the booking process. Wearing his signature white shirt and red tie, he offered a wave and thumbs up as he descended the steps of his private plane.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Former president Trump arrives at Fulton County Jail for booking. <a href="https://t.co/fXSNtxKkWl">pic.twitter.com/fXSNtxKkWl</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1694866936809885897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>He completed the process in 20 minutes, providing officials as is customary with his physical measurements: 6 foot 3 inches. 215 pounds. Strawberry or blond hair.<figure>
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 </figure>The Fulton County prosecution is the fourth criminal case against Trump since March, when he became&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-new-york-florida-hush-money-election-764309dce49f81a50bf9f610ffd5ceb6">the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted</a>. Since then, he's faced federal charges in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-department-indictment-classified-documents-miami-8315a5b23c18f27083ed64eef21efff3">Florida</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-debb59bb7a4d9f93f7e2dace01feccdc">Washington</a>, and this month he was indicted in Atlanta with 18 others — including his ex-chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and former New York Mayor&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-giuliani-georgia-election-indictment-fulton-county-203b1e69cbff227a0bf8cc59a6bb645f">Rudy Giuliani</a>&nbsp;— under a racketeering statute normally associated with gang members and organized crime.<figure>
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 </figure>Giuliani surrendered on Wednesday and posed for a mug shot. Meadows, who had sought to avoid having to turn himself in while he seeks to move the case to federal court, turned himself in Thursday. Bond was set at $100,000.The criminal cases have spurred a succession of bookings and arraignments, with Trump making brief court appearances before returning to the 2024 campaign trail. He's turned the appearances into campaign events amid a far lighter schedule than his rivals, with staff delighting in wall-to-wall media coverage that has included news helicopters tracking his every move.The campaign has also used the appearances to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-jan-6-presidential-race-alabama-805ab1fe729b4cc0b7562b7802ad68ef">solicit fundraising contributions</a>&nbsp;from his supporters as aides paint the charges as part of a politically motivated effort to damage his reelection chances. As Trump was en route from New Jersey to Atlanta, his campaign sent a message saying, “I’m writing to you from Trump Force One, on my way to Atlanta where I will be ARRESTED despite having committed NO CRIME.”As afternoon turned to evening, scores of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-maga-fans-surrender-jail-atlanta-election-c30e4836e3d9f2c9751cc38a6975c2bb">Trump supporters</a>&nbsp;had gathered outside the jail where the ex-president was to surrender, some waving flags with Trump’s name, as officials tightened security measures.District Attorney Fani Willis has given all of the defendants until Friday afternoon to turn themselves in at the main Fulton County jail. On Thursday, her office proposed an October 23 trial date, though the complexities of the 19-person case — and potential scheduling conflicts with other Trump prosecutions — would appear to make it all but impossible. The date seemed to be a response to early legal maneuvering by at least one defendant, Kenneth Chesebro, who requested a speedy trial.Just ahead of his expected surrender, Trump hired a new lead attorney for the Georgia case.Prominent Atlanta criminal defense attorney Steve Sadow took the place of another high-profile criminal defense attorney, Drew Findling, who had represented Trump as recently as Monday when his bond terms were negotiated. But by Thursday Findling was no longer part of the team, according to a person with knowledge of the change who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.Sadow, who has represented a rapper, Gunna,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/music-crime-atlanta-hip-hop-and-rap-2b84724c182d165c1704c4873e9dc6e8">who pleaded guilty last year in a racketeering case also brought by Willis</a>, said in a statement that “the president should never have been indicted. He is innocent of all the charges brought against him.”“We look forward to the case being dismissed or, if necessary, an unbiased, open minded jury finding the president not guilty," he added. "Prosecutions intended to advance or serve the ambitions and careers of political opponents of the president have no place in our justice system.”It’s not the first time this year that Trump has shaken up his legal team either in the run-up to an indictment or in the immediate aftermath. One of his lead lawyers, Tim Parlatore, left the legal team weeks before Trump was indicted in Florida on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-classified-documents-indictment-miami-court-e9412bb71b63ab1b7cfb8e8b122e9809">charges of illegally hoarding classified documents</a>, citing conflicts with a top Trump adviser. Two other lawyers, James Trusty and John Rowley, announced their resignations the morning after that indictment was returned.Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. He said in a social media post this week that he was being prosecuted for what he described in capital letters as a “perfect phone call” in which he asked the Republican secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, to help him&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-georgia-elections-a7b4aa4d8ce3bf52301ddbe620c6bff6">“find 11,780 votes”</a>&nbsp;for him to overturn his loss in the state to Democrat Joe Biden.Trump is expected to turn himself in at the Fulton County jail, which has long been a troubled facility. The Justice Department last month&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-fulton-county-jail-investigation-6851ae2610d8265ce793abde99695fd8">opened a civil rights investigation</a>&nbsp;into conditions, citing filthy cells, violence and the death last year of a man whose body was found covered in insects in the main jail’s psychiatric wing. Three people have died in Fulton County custody in the past month.But Trump is not expected to spend much time there.His attorneys and prosecutors have already agreed to a $200,000 bond, plus conditions that include barring the former president from intimidating co-defendants, witnesses or victims in the case.When defendants arrive at the jail, they typically pass through a security checkpoint before checking in for formal booking in the lobby. During the booking process, defendants are typically photographed and fingerprinted and asked to provide certain personal information. Since Trump’s bond has already been set, he will be released from custody once the booking process is complete.Unlike in other jurisdictions, in Fulton County, arraignments — in which a defendant appears in court for the first time — generally happen after a defendant surrenders at the jail and completes the booking process, not on the same day. That means Trump could have to make two trips to Georgia in the coming weeks though the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has said some arraignments in the case may happen virtually if the judge allows, or he could waive Trump's arraignment.

🎥Trump completes Georgia jail booking process in record time

BY:&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/darrell-ehrlick/">DARRELL EHRLICK</a>

A federal judge in Virginia will likely stay — or pause — a case regarding medical providers and mifepristone, a drug commonly used as part of chemical abortions, because of similar challenges in Texas and Washington.

Groups from Kansas, Virginia and Montana had filed the suit in the Charlottesville division of Virginia and asked Judge Robert S. Ballou to order the Food and Drug Administration to drop requirements of reporting adverse effects of the drug as well as limiting which providers can prescribe it. The plaintiffs, a group of women’s health providers and clinics, had said an April ruling by a federal judge in Texas would have curtailed their ability to prescribe the drug via telehealth.

However, Ballou pointed out that the Texas case, as well as a different one in Washington state, focus on the FDA, mifepristone and what prescription guidelines should be in place. Those issues are winding their way through other federal courts and will likely land at the U.S. Supreme Court. Ballou said for those reasons, and because most of the legal actions surrounding medical providers’ ability to prescribe mifepristone have been temporarily paused because of the ongoing court action, it was in the best interest to wait or pause the Virginia case until the matter was decided, possibly by the nation’s highest court.

Originally, medical providers pointed to the remarkable track record of safety for the drug, noting that its risk of death was much smaller than some over-the-counter medications, including ibuprofen. However, the organizations bristled at more restrictions being implemented by the FDA without corresponding scientific data. They said that the additional measures were burdensome and limited healthcare for women who were considering an abortion.

“Plaintiffs have offered no evidence that FDA intends to take action to change any of mifepristone’s (tracking and prescribing requirements) or to restrict the access of the drug in Virginia, Kansas or Montana,” Ballou said in a memorandum opinion. “Indeed the FDA has been enjoined from changing (them) at this time in 17 states and the District of Columbia by the Washington court. “

Ballou did point out, though, that the issue may again become ready to litigate in court after a decision by the Supreme Court or an appeals court.

“I agree that the outcome of the (Texas) case could have an impact on plaintiffs, but it is neither necessary nor appropriate to issue a preliminary injunction in anticipation or because of a ruling from another court,” Ballou said.

He ordered all parties to set up a conference to make sure the record in the court case is complete before issuing any final order.

This story was produced by the Daily Montanan, a States Newsroom affiliate.

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 </figure>BY:&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/darrell-ehrlick/">DARRELL EHRLICK</a> A federal judge in Virginia will likely stay — or pause — a case regarding medical providers and mifepristone, a drug commonly used as part of chemical abortions, because of similar challenges in Texas and Washington.Groups from Kansas, Virginia and Montana had filed the suit in the Charlottesville division of Virginia and asked Judge Robert S. Ballou to order the Food and Drug Administration to drop requirements of reporting adverse effects of the drug as well as limiting which providers can prescribe it. The plaintiffs, a group of women’s health providers and clinics, had said an April ruling by a federal judge in Texas would have curtailed their ability to prescribe the drug via telehealth.However, Ballou pointed out that the Texas case, as well as a different one in Washington state, focus on the FDA, mifepristone and what prescription guidelines should be in place. Those issues are winding their way through other federal courts and will likely land at the U.S. Supreme Court. Ballou said for those reasons, and because most of the legal actions surrounding medical providers’ ability to prescribe mifepristone have been temporarily paused because of the ongoing court action, it was in the best interest to wait or pause the Virginia case until the matter was decided, possibly by the nation’s highest court.Originally, medical providers pointed to the remarkable track record of safety for the drug, noting that its risk of death was much smaller than some over-the-counter medications, including ibuprofen. However, the organizations bristled at more restrictions being implemented by the FDA without corresponding scientific data. They said that the additional measures were burdensome and limited healthcare for women who were considering an abortion.“Plaintiffs have offered no evidence that FDA intends to take action to change any of mifepristone’s (tracking and prescribing requirements) or to restrict the access of the drug in Virginia, Kansas or Montana,” Ballou said in a memorandum opinion. “Indeed the FDA has been enjoined from changing (them) at this time in 17 states and the District of Columbia by the Washington court. “Ballou did point out, though, that the issue may again become ready to litigate in court after a decision by the Supreme Court or an appeals court.“I agree that the outcome of the (Texas) case could have an impact on plaintiffs, but it is neither necessary nor appropriate to issue a preliminary injunction in anticipation or because of a ruling from another court,” Ballou said.He ordered all parties to set up a conference to make sure the record in the court case is complete before issuing any final order.This story was produced by the Daily Montanan, a States Newsroom affiliate.

Federal judge considers stay in abortion case affecting Kansas 

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge is sealing some court documents in a case against a Tennessee woman who is charged with murder after a car chase ended in a gas station shootout that left a police officer and another suspect dead.

Johnson County Judge Michael P. Joyce ruled Wednesday that the probable cause affidavits explaining the allegations against Andrea Rene Cothran, 32, of Goodlettsville, would not be released. The Associated Press had filed a formal request seeking them.

In addition to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-police-shootout-shooting-car-chase-a3917881554f8f6fdf0735b50d455f26">first-degree murder</a>, Cothran also is charged with reckless driving, felony theft, fleeing law enforcement and aggravated battery in connection with the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mission-kansas-police-shooting-stolen-car-chase-fatal-10633b974f48eacc93c2b2844f13472c">Aug. 6</a>&nbsp;car chase that ended in a shootout at a QuikTrip store in Mission, Kansas.

The gunfire left Officer&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-police-shooting-mission-ae658e2fe438bea4976c017b75d61ba8">Jonah Oswald</a>&nbsp;of the Fairway Police Department and car chase suspect Shannon Wayne Marshall dead. Police said previously that Cothran was a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-police-shooting-mission-817c8933ca3aff9e7772e8d8aeaafb24">passenger</a>&nbsp;in the fleeing vehicle.

While the state allows probable cause statements to be released, it includes exceptions when they can be withheld. Joyce wrote in his ruling that prosecutors made a good case that the documents did not need to be released because doing so could jeopardize the case and interfere with the investigation or prosecution.

Cothran’s attorney, Joel Rook, did not immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press seeking comment.

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 </figure>MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge is sealing some court documents in a case against a Tennessee woman who is charged with murder after a car chase ended in a gas station shootout that left a police officer and another suspect dead.Johnson County Judge Michael P. Joyce ruled Wednesday that the probable cause affidavits explaining the allegations against Andrea Rene Cothran, 32, of Goodlettsville, would not be released. The Associated Press had filed a formal request seeking them.<figure>
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 </figure>In addition to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-police-shootout-shooting-car-chase-a3917881554f8f6fdf0735b50d455f26">first-degree murder</a>, Cothran also is charged with reckless driving, felony theft, fleeing law enforcement and aggravated battery in connection with the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mission-kansas-police-shooting-stolen-car-chase-fatal-10633b974f48eacc93c2b2844f13472c">Aug. 6</a>&nbsp;car chase that ended in a shootout at a QuikTrip store in Mission, Kansas.The gunfire left Officer&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-police-shooting-mission-ae658e2fe438bea4976c017b75d61ba8">Jonah Oswald</a>&nbsp;of the Fairway Police Department and car chase suspect Shannon Wayne Marshall dead. Police said previously that Cothran was a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-police-shooting-mission-817c8933ca3aff9e7772e8d8aeaafb24">passenger</a>&nbsp;in the fleeing vehicle.While the state allows probable cause statements to be released, it includes exceptions when they can be withheld. Joyce wrote in his ruling that prosecutors made a good case that the documents did not need to be released because doing so could jeopardize the case and interfere with the investigation or prosecution.Cothran’s attorney, Joel Rook, did not immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press seeking comment.

Judge seals court docs in car chase that ended in Kan. officer's death

WASHINGTON (AP) — A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that the plane crash presumed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was intentionally caused by an explosion, U.S. and Western officials said Thursday as Russian President Vladimir Putin eulogized the man who staged the biggest challenge to his 23-year rule.

One of the officials said the initial assessment determined it was “very likely” Prigozhin was targeted and that the explosion falls in line with Putin’s “long history of trying to silence his critics.”

The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment, did not offer any details on what caused the explosion, which was believed to have also killed several of Prigozhin's lieutenants to avenge a mutiny that challenged the Russian leader’s authority.

U.S. officials had no information to suggest a surface-to-air missile was launched against the private aircraft, according to one official.

Details of the U.S. assessment surfaced as Putin expressed his condolences to the families of those who were reported to be aboard the jet and referred to “serious mistakes" by Prigozhin.

The&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-wagner-prigozhin-jet-crash-05cf962c8a218a685434b2f8a83297cd">founder of the Wagner military company</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/f6cf109ccf19fea4cb87993c8f2d6aaa">six other passengers</a>&nbsp;were on the jet that crashed Wednesday soon after taking off from Moscow with a crew of three, according to Russia's civil aviation authority. Rescuers found 10 bodies, and Russian media cited anonymous sources in Wagner who said Prigozhin was dead. But there has been no official confirmation.

President Joe Biden, speaking to reporters Wednesday, said he believed Putin was behind the crash, though he acknowledged that he did not have information verifying his belief.

“I don’t know for a fact what happened, but I’m not surprised," Biden said. “There’s not much that happens in Russia that Putin’s not behind."

The passenger manifest also included Prigozhin's second-in-command, who baptized the group with his nom de guerre, as well as Wagner's logistics chief, a fighter wounded by U.S. airstrikes in Syria and at least one possible bodyguard.

It was not clear why several high-ranking members of Wagner, including top leaders who are normally exceedingly careful about their security, were on the same flight. The purpose of their joint trip to St. Petersburg was unknown.

At Wagner’s headquarters in St. Petersburg, lights were turned on in the shape of a large cross, and Prigozhin supporters built a makeshift memorial, piling red and white flowers outside the building Thursday, along with company flags and candles.

In this first comments on the crash, Putin said the passengers had “made a significant contribution” to the fighting in Ukraine.

“We remember this, we know, and we will not forget,” the president said in a televised interview with the Russian-installed leader of Ukraine’s partially occupied Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin.

Putin recalled that he had known Prigozhin since the early 1990s and described him as “a man of difficult fate” who had “made serious mistakes in life, and he achieved the results he needed — both for himself and, when I asked him about it, for the common cause, as in these last months. He was a talented man, a talented businessman.”

Russian state media have not covered the crash extensively, instead focusing on Putin's remarks to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/brics-russia-china-summit-b5900168d165cc78b36d5d5c068b7a50">BRICS summit</a>&nbsp;in Johannesburg via video link and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Several Russian social media channels reported that the bodies were burned or disfigured beyond recognition and would need to be identified by DNA. The reports were picked up by independent Russian media, but The Associated Press was not able to independently confirm them.

Prigozhin supporters claimed on pro-Wagner messaging app channels that the plane was deliberately downed, including suggesting it could have been hit by a missile or targeted by a bomb on board. Those claims could not be independently verified.

Sergei Mironov, the leader of the pro-Kremlin Fair Russia party and former chairman of the upper house of the Russian parliament suggested on his Telegram channel that Prigozhin had been deliberately killed.

“Prigozhin messed with too many people in Russia, Ukraine and the West,” Mironov wrote. It now seems that at some point his number of enemies reached a critical point."

Russian authorities have said the cause of the crash is under investigation.

Kuzhenkino resident Anastasia Bukharova, 27, said she was walking with her children Wednesday when she saw the jet, “and then — boom! — it exploded in the sky and began to fall down.” She said she was scared it would hit houses in the village and ran with the children, but it ended up crashing into a field.

“Something sort of was torn from it in the air, and it began to go down and down,” she added.

Numerous opponents and critics of Putin have been killed or gravely sickened in apparent assassination attempts, and U.S. and other Western officials long expected the Russian leader to go after Prigozhin, despite promising to drop charges in a deal that ended the June 23-24 mutiny.

"It is no coincidence that the whole world immediately looks at the Kremlin when a disgraced ex-confidant of Putin suddenly falls from the sky, two months after he attempted an uprising,” said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, while acknowledging that the facts were still unclear.

“We know this pattern … in Putin’s Russia — deaths and dubious suicides, falls from windows that all ultimately remain unexplained,” she added.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also pointed the finger. “We have nothing to do with this. Everyone understands who does,” he said.

Soon after the plane went down, people on social media and news outlets began to report that it was a Wagner plane. Minutes after Russian state news agencies confirmed the crash, they cited the civil aviation authority as saying Prigozhin’s name was on the mainfest.

Prigozhin was long outspoken and critical of how Russian generals were waging the war in Ukraine, where his mercenaries were some of the fiercest fighters for the Kremlin. For a long time, Putin appeared content to allow such infighting — and Prigozhin seemed to have unusual latitude to speak his mind.

But Prigozhin's brief revolt raised the ante.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-war-russia-nuclear-647a545db4e4628676ff7db5b1bded34">His mercenaries</a>&nbsp;swept through the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and captured the military headquarters there without firing a shot. They then drove to within about 200 kilometers (125 miles) of Moscow and downed several military aircraft, killing more than a dozen Russian pilots.

Putin first denounced the rebellion — the most serious challenge to his 23-year rule — as “treason” and a “stab in the back.” He vowed to punish its perpetrators, and the world waited for his next move, particularly since Prigozhin had publicly questioned the Russian leader's justifications for the war in Ukraine.

But instead Putin made a deal that saw an end to the mutiny in exchange for an amnesty for Prigozhin and his mercenaries and permission for them to move to Belarus.

Now many are suggesting the punishment has finally come.

“The downing of the plane was certainly no mere coincidence,” Janis Sarts, director of NATO’s Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, told Latvian television.

The Institute for the Study of War argued that Russian authorities likely moved against Prigozhin and his top associates as “the final step to eliminate Wagner as an independent organization.”

Abbas Gallyamov, a former speechwriter for President Putin turned political consultant, said Putin had to step in because, by carrying out the mutiny and remaining free, Prigozhin "shoved Putin's face into the dirt front of the whole world.”

Failing to punish Prigozhin would have offered an “open invitation for all potential rebels and troublemakers,” so Putin had to act, Gallyamov said.

Videos shared by the pro-Wagner Telegram channel Grey Zone showed a plane dropping like a stone from a large cloud of smoke, twisting wildly as it fell, one of its wings apparently missing. A free fall like that typically occurs when an aircraft sustains severe damage, and a frame-by-frame AP analysis of two videos was consistent with some sort of explosion mid-flight.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that the plane crash presumed to have killed Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was intentionally caused by an explosion, U.S. and Western officials said Thursday as Russian President Vladimir Putin eulogized the man who staged the biggest challenge to his 23-year rule.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">President Biden on the death of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin: &quot;I said I would be careful of what I drink and what I rode in. I don&#39;t know for a fact what happened, but I&#39;m not surprised.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/2J8dS8nqe8">pic.twitter.com/2J8dS8nqe8</a>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1694443355663733109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>One of the officials said the initial assessment determined it was “very likely” Prigozhin was targeted and that the explosion falls in line with Putin’s “long history of trying to silence his critics.”The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment, did not offer any details on what caused the explosion, which was believed to have also killed several of Prigozhin's lieutenants to avenge a mutiny that challenged the Russian leader’s authority.U.S. officials had no information to suggest a surface-to-air missile was launched against the private aircraft, according to one official.Details of the U.S. assessment surfaced as Putin expressed his condolences to the families of those who were reported to be aboard the jet and referred to “serious mistakes" by Prigozhin.The&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-wagner-prigozhin-jet-crash-05cf962c8a218a685434b2f8a83297cd">founder of the Wagner military company</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/f6cf109ccf19fea4cb87993c8f2d6aaa">six other passengers</a>&nbsp;were on the jet that crashed Wednesday soon after taking off from Moscow with a crew of three, according to Russia's civil aviation authority. Rescuers found 10 bodies, and Russian media cited anonymous sources in Wagner who said Prigozhin was dead. But there has been no official confirmation.President Joe Biden, speaking to reporters Wednesday, said he believed Putin was behind the crash, though he acknowledged that he did not have information verifying his belief.“I don’t know for a fact what happened, but I’m not surprised," Biden said. “There’s not much that happens in Russia that Putin’s not behind."The passenger manifest also included Prigozhin's second-in-command, who baptized the group with his nom de guerre, as well as Wagner's logistics chief, a fighter wounded by U.S. airstrikes in Syria and at least one possible bodyguard.It was not clear why several high-ranking members of Wagner, including top leaders who are normally exceedingly careful about their security, were on the same flight. The purpose of their joint trip to St. Petersburg was unknown.At Wagner’s headquarters in St. Petersburg, lights were turned on in the shape of a large cross, and Prigozhin supporters built a makeshift memorial, piling red and white flowers outside the building Thursday, along with company flags and candles.In this first comments on the crash, Putin said the passengers had “made a significant contribution” to the fighting in Ukraine.“We remember this, we know, and we will not forget,” the president said in a televised interview with the Russian-installed leader of Ukraine’s partially occupied Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin.Putin recalled that he had known Prigozhin since the early 1990s and described him as “a man of difficult fate” who had “made serious mistakes in life, and he achieved the results he needed — both for himself and, when I asked him about it, for the common cause, as in these last months. He was a talented man, a talented businessman.”Russian state media have not covered the crash extensively, instead focusing on Putin's remarks to the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/brics-russia-china-summit-b5900168d165cc78b36d5d5c068b7a50">BRICS summit</a>&nbsp;in Johannesburg via video link and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Several Russian social media channels reported that the bodies were burned or disfigured beyond recognition and would need to be identified by DNA. The reports were picked up by independent Russian media, but The Associated Press was not able to independently confirm them.Prigozhin supporters claimed on pro-Wagner messaging app channels that the plane was deliberately downed, including suggesting it could have been hit by a missile or targeted by a bomb on board. Those claims could not be independently verified.Sergei Mironov, the leader of the pro-Kremlin Fair Russia party and former chairman of the upper house of the Russian parliament suggested on his Telegram channel that Prigozhin had been deliberately killed.“Prigozhin messed with too many people in Russia, Ukraine and the West,” Mironov wrote. It now seems that at some point his number of enemies reached a critical point."Russian authorities have said the cause of the crash is under investigation.Kuzhenkino resident Anastasia Bukharova, 27, said she was walking with her children Wednesday when she saw the jet, “and then — boom! — it exploded in the sky and began to fall down.” She said she was scared it would hit houses in the village and ran with the children, but it ended up crashing into a field.“Something sort of was torn from it in the air, and it began to go down and down,” she added.Numerous opponents and critics of Putin have been killed or gravely sickened in apparent assassination attempts, and U.S. and other Western officials long expected the Russian leader to go after Prigozhin, despite promising to drop charges in a deal that ended the June 23-24 mutiny."It is no coincidence that the whole world immediately looks at the Kremlin when a disgraced ex-confidant of Putin suddenly falls from the sky, two months after he attempted an uprising,” said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, while acknowledging that the facts were still unclear.“We know this pattern … in Putin’s Russia — deaths and dubious suicides, falls from windows that all ultimately remain unexplained,” she added.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also pointed the finger. “We have nothing to do with this. Everyone understands who does,” he said.Soon after the plane went down, people on social media and news outlets began to report that it was a Wagner plane. Minutes after Russian state news agencies confirmed the crash, they cited the civil aviation authority as saying Prigozhin’s name was on the mainfest.Prigozhin was long outspoken and critical of how Russian generals were waging the war in Ukraine, where his mercenaries were some of the fiercest fighters for the Kremlin. For a long time, Putin appeared content to allow such infighting — and Prigozhin seemed to have unusual latitude to speak his mind.But Prigozhin's brief revolt raised the ante.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-war-russia-nuclear-647a545db4e4628676ff7db5b1bded34">His mercenaries</a>&nbsp;swept through the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and captured the military headquarters there without firing a shot. They then drove to within about 200 kilometers (125 miles) of Moscow and downed several military aircraft, killing more than a dozen Russian pilots.Putin first denounced the rebellion — the most serious challenge to his 23-year rule — as “treason” and a “stab in the back.” He vowed to punish its perpetrators, and the world waited for his next move, particularly since Prigozhin had publicly questioned the Russian leader's justifications for the war in Ukraine.But instead Putin made a deal that saw an end to the mutiny in exchange for an amnesty for Prigozhin and his mercenaries and permission for them to move to Belarus.Now many are suggesting the punishment has finally come.“The downing of the plane was certainly no mere coincidence,” Janis Sarts, director of NATO’s Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, told Latvian television.The Institute for the Study of War argued that Russian authorities likely moved against Prigozhin and his top associates as “the final step to eliminate Wagner as an independent organization.”Abbas Gallyamov, a former speechwriter for President Putin turned political consultant, said Putin had to step in because, by carrying out the mutiny and remaining free, Prigozhin "shoved Putin's face into the dirt front of the whole world.”Failing to punish Prigozhin would have offered an “open invitation for all potential rebels and troublemakers,” so Putin had to act, Gallyamov said.Videos shared by the pro-Wagner Telegram channel Grey Zone showed a plane dropping like a stone from a large cloud of smoke, twisting wildly as it fell, one of its wings apparently missing. A free fall like that typically occurs when an aircraft sustains severe damage, and a frame-by-frame AP analysis of two videos was consistent with some sort of explosion mid-flight.

🎥Biden: Putin behind plane crash that killed Russian rival

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System (HRHS) announced in a media release on Thursday the end of a working agreement and assignment of Interim CEO, Jeff Egbert.&nbsp; He will step down effective immediately.

Egbert joined HRHS as Interim CEO on December 20, 2022. The Board of Directors hired him after the resignation of Ken Johnson in November.

With over 30 years of hospital leadership experience, and the past 10 years dedicated to different Interim CEO roles, Egbert was hired to bring in an objective view of HRHS and to execute necessary changes within the system. 

Current Chief Operating Officer, Nick Baldetti, has stepped into the role of Acting CEO and will assume all responsibilities for both the CEO and COO positions until a permanent solution has been identified.

The Board of Directors will begin a search for a permanent CEO in the near future, and no timeline has been expressed as to when they expect an individual to be identified.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System (HRHS) announced in a media release on Thursday the end of a working agreement and assignment of Interim CEO, Jeff Egbert.&nbsp; He will step down effective immediately.Egbert joined HRHS as Interim CEO on December 20, 2022. The Board of Directors hired him after the resignation of Ken Johnson in November.With over 30 years of hospital leadership experience, and the past 10 years dedicated to different Interim CEO roles, Egbert was hired to bring in an objective view of HRHS and to execute necessary changes within the system. Current Chief Operating Officer, Nick Baldetti, has stepped into the role of Acting CEO and will assume all responsibilities for both the CEO and COO positions until a permanent solution has been identified.The Board of Directors will begin a search for a permanent CEO in the near future, and no timeline has been expressed as to when they expect an individual to be identified.

Interim CEO out at Hutchinson Regional Health System

WICHITA (AP) —Airline supplier Spirit Aerosystems says it's aware of a quality issue involving elongated fastener holes on the aft pressure bulkhead on certain models of the 737 fuselage it produces.

The Wichita, Kansas-based company said because it uses multiple suppliers, only some units are impacted and it will continue to make unit deliveries to Boeing.

“Boeing has determined that there is no immediate safety of flight concern associated with this issue for the 737 fleet and that the in-service fleet may continue to operate,” Spirit Aerosystems said in a statement.

Aircraft manufacturers have wrestled with supply issues in recent years.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/spirit-aerosystems-strike-union-boeing-airbus-8eddabdee7ae1b22291748d9c8561172">Spirit Aerosystems</a>&nbsp;builds the fuselage for Boeing’s 737 Max narrowbody jet and substantial sections of aircraft bodies in other of its models.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/workers-strike-boeing-spirit-aerosystems-ff29cb8e49c79b88d832eccd8ce088a3">The company</a>&nbsp;builds components for Airbus aircraft as well.

In April&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/boeing-supplier-slow-production-737-max-2525b4c5a27a7332b80b3016645918db">Boeing</a>&nbsp;cautioned that production and delivery of a “significant number” of its 737 Max planes could be delayed because of questions about Spirit Aerosystems' work on the fuselages.

All Max planes were grounded worldwide for nearly two years&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/accidents-fort-worth-business-fraud-6c6e5e7de01c9b0b6f74db8057431627">after a pair of deadly crashes,</a>&nbsp;and production flaws halted deliveries of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/boeing-co-federal-aviation-administration-business-eeacab066d2d48e02399ff63fecb408a">the larger 787 jetliner several times</a>&nbsp;in the past three years.

Shares of Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. dropped more than 6% before the market open on Thursday, while Arlington, Virginia-based Boeing Co.'s stock slipped nearly 2%.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/1/1580497975886.jpeg" alt="<a href="https://apnews.com/article/spirit-aerosystems-strike-union-boeing-airbus-8eddabdee7ae1b22291748d9c8561172">Spirit Aerosystems</a>&nbsp;builds the fuselage for Boeing’s 737 Max narrowbody jet&nbsp; photo AP" />
 <figcaption><a href="https://apnews.com/article/spirit-aerosystems-strike-union-boeing-airbus-8eddabdee7ae1b22291748d9c8561172">Spirit Aerosystems</a>&nbsp;builds the fuselage for Boeing’s 737 Max narrowbody jet&nbsp; photo AP</figcaption>
 </figure>WICHITA (AP) —Airline supplier Spirit Aerosystems says it's aware of a quality issue involving elongated fastener holes on the aft pressure bulkhead on certain models of the 737 fuselage it produces.The Wichita, Kansas-based company said because it uses multiple suppliers, only some units are impacted and it will continue to make unit deliveries to Boeing.“Boeing has determined that there is no immediate safety of flight concern associated with this issue for the 737 fleet and that the in-service fleet may continue to operate,” Spirit Aerosystems said in a statement.Aircraft manufacturers have wrestled with supply issues in recent years.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/spirit-aerosystems-strike-union-boeing-airbus-8eddabdee7ae1b22291748d9c8561172">Spirit Aerosystems</a>&nbsp;builds the fuselage for Boeing’s 737 Max narrowbody jet and substantial sections of aircraft bodies in other of its models.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/workers-strike-boeing-spirit-aerosystems-ff29cb8e49c79b88d832eccd8ce088a3">The company</a>&nbsp;builds components for Airbus aircraft as well.In April&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/boeing-supplier-slow-production-737-max-2525b4c5a27a7332b80b3016645918db">Boeing</a>&nbsp;cautioned that production and delivery of a “significant number” of its 737 Max planes could be delayed because of questions about Spirit Aerosystems' work on the fuselages.All Max planes were grounded worldwide for nearly two years&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/accidents-fort-worth-business-fraud-6c6e5e7de01c9b0b6f74db8057431627">after a pair of deadly crashes,</a>&nbsp;and production flaws halted deliveries of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/boeing-co-federal-aviation-administration-business-eeacab066d2d48e02399ff63fecb408a">the larger 787 jetliner several times</a>&nbsp;in the past three years.Shares of Spirit Aerosystems Holdings Inc. dropped more than 6% before the market open on Thursday, while Arlington, Virginia-based Boeing Co.'s stock slipped nearly 2%.

Kan. aircraft parts maker: Quality issue on some 737 fuselage units 

WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are&nbsp;investigating a shooting that has left one person dead

Just after 6:30pm. Wednesday, police were dispatched to a shooting in the 1900 block of N. 8th Street in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a media release. 

First responders&nbsp; located a man inside a residence with an apparent gunshot wound. Officers on scene preformed life saving measures and the victim was transported to an area hospital where he later was pronounced deceased.

This death is being handled as a homicide and is under investigation by the KCKPD Major Case&nbsp;

WYANDOTTE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are&nbsp;investigating a shooting that has left one person deadJust after 6:30pm. Wednesday, police were dispatched to a shooting in the 1900 block of N. 8th Street in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a media release. First responders&nbsp; located a man inside a residence with an apparent gunshot wound. Officers on scene preformed life saving measures and the victim was transported to an area hospital where he later was pronounced deceased.This death is being handled as a homicide and is under investigation by the KCKPD Major Case&nbsp;

Police: Man dies after found with gunshot wound at Kan. home

SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the disappearance and asking for the public's help in locating 19-year-old Haley Ann Davis of Salina. 

She was reported missing on August 10, and was last seen in Salina the morning of July 2t. Haley left a residence in Salina and was last known to be traveling to the Wichita area.

If you have any information concerning Haley Davis’ whereabouts, please contact the Salina Police Department at (785) 826-7210. You can also make an anonymous tip by contacting Crimestoppers at 825-TIPS, text SATIPS to CRIMES (274637)

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692884256047.jpeg" alt="Photo Saline Police" />
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 </figure>SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the disappearance and asking for the public's help in locating 19-year-old Haley Ann Davis of Salina. She was reported missing on August 10, and was last seen in Salina the morning of July 2t. Haley left a residence in Salina and was last known to be traveling to the Wichita area.If you have any information concerning Haley Davis’ whereabouts, please contact the Salina Police Department at (785) 826-7210. You can also make an anonymous tip by contacting Crimestoppers at 825-TIPS, text SATIPS to CRIMES (274637)

Police: Kansas woman missing for two weeks

Twin City Foods, Inc. of Stanwood, Washington, is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Not-Ready-To Eat Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) Super Sweet Cut Corn and Mixed Vegetables in retail bags, due to a potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria, according to a statement from the FDA.&nbsp;The products were distributed nationwide.

<a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/twin-city-foods-inc-recalls-frozen-super-sweet-corn-and-mixed-vegetables-because-possible-health">Click here to read </a>the full recall and list of retailers.

&nbsp;Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. 

Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The recall has been initiated because finished products may potentially be contaminated with the&nbsp;Listeria monocytogenes, based on one customer’s 3rd party lab results for the IQF sweet cut corn.

Consumers who have purchased the affected product are urged not to consume the product and immediately return the product to the store where they purchased it for a full refund.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692890182160.png" alt="Photo FDA" />
 <figcaption>Photo FDA</figcaption>
 </figure>Twin City Foods, Inc. of Stanwood, Washington, is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Not-Ready-To Eat Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) Super Sweet Cut Corn and Mixed Vegetables in retail bags, due to a potential for these products to be contaminated with Listeria, according to a statement from the FDA.&nbsp;The products were distributed nationwide.<a href="https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/twin-city-foods-inc-recalls-frozen-super-sweet-corn-and-mixed-vegetables-because-possible-health">Click here to read </a>the full recall and list of retailers.&nbsp;Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.The recall has been initiated because finished products may potentially be contaminated with the&nbsp;Listeria monocytogenes, based on one customer’s 3rd party lab results for the IQF sweet cut corn.Consumers who have purchased the affected product are urged not to consume the product and immediately return the product to the store where they purchased it for a full refund.

Kroger frozen veggies recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for an alleged violent crime.

Just before noon Wednesday, police responded to a reported stabbing at 1st Street and Topeka Blvd. in Topeka, according to Police Lt. Edward Stanley.

First responders found a woman who was suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. American Medical Response transported the victim to a local hospital.

As a result of the investigation, Kenneth H. Johnson, 46, of Topeka was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Aggravated Battery

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692836422046.png" alt="Johnson-photo Shawnee Co." />
 <figcaption>Johnson-photo Shawnee Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for an alleged violent crime.Just before noon Wednesday, police responded to a reported stabbing at 1st Street and Topeka Blvd. in Topeka, according to Police Lt. Edward Stanley.First responders found a woman who was suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. American Medical Response transported the victim to a local hospital.As a result of the investigation, Kenneth H. Johnson, 46, of Topeka was arrested and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of Aggravated Battery

Police: Kansas man jailed for stabbing woman

Litigation officer for Kansas Appleseed says legal action is a ‘possibility’

By RACHEL MIPRO <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2023/04/05/kansas-lawmakers-debate-definition-of-female-and-male-for-county-jails/">Kansas Reflector</a>

TOPEKA — With increased rates of children in the foster care system sleeping in offices and social workers spending their time “shuttling kids” from place to place, advocates say lawmakers and government officials need to step up before the state faces another lawsuit.

Lawmakers at a Tuesday child welfare system oversight meeting shifted the pressure to the state’s child advocate.&nbsp;

Sen. Molly Baumgardner, R-Louisburg, grilled Kerrie Lonard on solutions for Kansas’ failure to improve the foster care system in key areas.&nbsp;

“What recommendations do you have, so that this doesn’t go back to the courts?” Baumgardner queried. “Because I see that as happening.”&nbsp;

The second legally mandated foster care system report,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/15/kansas-continues-to-break-legal-promise-to-children-in-foster-care-system-report-shows/">released Aug. 14</a>, examines all of the foster care system data available for the 2022 calendar year. Data from the report shows the state has failed to meet several key targets, such as ending the practice of one-night placements and the practice of housing children in offices or other inappropriate settings.

The yearly assessment is one condition of the state’s&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.kansasappleseed.org/mbvhoward.html">settlement of a class action federal lawsuit</a>&nbsp;with Kansas Appleseed and other entities, which was settled in January 2021 after the state agreed to work toward system improvements.&nbsp;

Lonard was selected in December 2021 by Gov. Laura Kelly as leader of the Division of the Child Advocate. Lonard’s division was created to allow independent investigations into the foster care system and to help the state improve the system.&nbsp;

The division was created as part of Kelly’s administration after lawmakers on both sides of the aisle failed to reach a compromise on oversight plans. The move stirred anger among Republicans in the Legislature who didn’t want the position under Kelly’s purview.&nbsp;

Lonard’s department holds public and private entities accountable by reviewing practices, educating children in the system about their rights and receiving complaints on behalf of children, among other duties.&nbsp;

Lonard told Baumgardner there isn’t an easy fix to issues such as the increased movement and the scattered data system.&nbsp;

“If there was a quick, easy answer, I think we would have it,” Lonard said. “I think it’s very complicated, and I think it’s going to take very strategic steps at the front end, all the way to our youth who are —”&nbsp;

Baumgardner interrupted Lonard, commanding her to be specific.

The senator said children and youths were “forced to just take it,” in terms of being moved around repeatedly, or spending nights in foster care offices. She said solutions needed to be forthcoming, especially since the Legislature had been blamed.&nbsp;

“We need to know as a legislator because we repeatedly get blamed. … We need to know as a legislature what exactly each of these contractors are going to be doing to make the changes so we’re not going to end up in court,” Baumgardner said.&nbsp;

“Quite frankly, I’m not afraid of going to court,” she added. “But what concerns me most is the reason for perhaps going to court is because we made an agreement. And the contractors have known upfront what that agreement was. And we haven’t abided by the agreement, and that means we have not done what many have said is best for children.”

Child welfare advocates who sued the state in 2018 over failures to adequately provide for children&nbsp;and youths within the foster care system voiced the same concerns. Several groups held an Aug. 15 news conference to discuss ongoing foster care failures.&nbsp;

“Last year, we were trending in the right direction and unfortunately this year, we really went off the rails with that number,” said Leecia Welch, deputy legal director at Children’s Rights.

Teresa Woody, litigation director for Kansas Appleseed, said the organization wasn’t eager to take legal action, but she said it remains an option if the state continues to struggle.&nbsp;

“Ultimately, if the state can’t make those improvements, then the plaintiffs do have the ability to go back to the court and seek the court’s enforcement,” Woody said. “That’s something that is a possibility. But obviously everybody would like to spend the resources in a more positive way that directly impacts the children.”&nbsp;

Welch said moving children around so much hurt both children and social workers who have been underused because of systemic flaws.

In 2021, children on average moved 5.84 times per 1,000 days in care. In 2022, the average was six moves per 1,000 days in care. Eighty-five foster children had spent 257 nights in offices in 2022, up from 2021 numbers, which found that 53 foster children slept in offices 167 times.&nbsp;

“When social workers have to spend all their time shuttling kids from one night to night placement to the office, back to another night to night placement, they’re transport workers, they’re not actually getting to do their job,” Welch said. “That is a very depressing thing for a social worker who goes into the profession with all the right ideas about helping children to kind of come to grips with.”

One avenue for change would be through the foster care contract renewals, which come up for rebidding in December. The Department for Children and Families determines contract renewal and could implement stricter oversight measures.&nbsp;

Mike Fonkert, deputy director of Kansas Appleseed, said DCF should use the process to tighten accountability.&nbsp;

“Before the ink is dry on new contracts, we should all be encouraging DCF to use the leverage that they really do have to build strong contracts that allow them the ability to have that robust oversight,” Fonkert said.&nbsp;

A DCF spokesman said he could not comment on particulars of the DCF rebidding process, as it had already started.&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692817364396.png" alt=" Sen. Molly Baumgardner, R-Louisburg, urges solutions to foster care system failures following the release of a second annual state report. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)" />
 <figcaption> Sen. Molly Baumgardner, R-Louisburg, urges solutions to foster care system failures following the release of a second annual state report. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)</figcaption>
 </figure><h2>Litigation officer for Kansas Appleseed says legal action is a ‘possibility’</h2>By RACHEL MIPRO <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2023/04/05/kansas-lawmakers-debate-definition-of-female-and-male-for-county-jails/">Kansas Reflector</a>TOPEKA — With increased rates of children in the foster care system sleeping in offices and social workers spending their time “shuttling kids” from place to place, advocates say lawmakers and government officials need to step up before the state faces another lawsuit.Lawmakers at a Tuesday child welfare system oversight meeting shifted the pressure to the state’s child advocate.&nbsp;Sen. Molly Baumgardner, R-Louisburg, grilled Kerrie Lonard on solutions for Kansas’ failure to improve the foster care system in key areas.&nbsp;“What recommendations do you have, so that this doesn’t go back to the courts?” Baumgardner queried. “Because I see that as happening.”&nbsp;The second legally mandated foster care system report,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/15/kansas-continues-to-break-legal-promise-to-children-in-foster-care-system-report-shows/">released Aug. 14</a>, examines all of the foster care system data available for the 2022 calendar year. Data from the report shows the state has failed to meet several key targets, such as ending the practice of one-night placements and the practice of housing children in offices or other inappropriate settings.The yearly assessment is one condition of the state’s&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.kansasappleseed.org/mbvhoward.html">settlement of a class action federal lawsuit</a>&nbsp;with Kansas Appleseed and other entities, which was settled in January 2021 after the state agreed to work toward system improvements.&nbsp;Lonard was selected in December 2021 by Gov. Laura Kelly as leader of the Division of the Child Advocate. Lonard’s division was created to allow independent investigations into the foster care system and to help the state improve the system.&nbsp;The division was created as part of Kelly’s administration after lawmakers on both sides of the aisle failed to reach a compromise on oversight plans. The move stirred anger among Republicans in the Legislature who didn’t want the position under Kelly’s purview.&nbsp;Lonard’s department holds public and private entities accountable by reviewing practices, educating children in the system about their rights and receiving complaints on behalf of children, among other duties.&nbsp;Lonard told Baumgardner there isn’t an easy fix to issues such as the increased movement and the scattered data system.&nbsp;“If there was a quick, easy answer, I think we would have it,” Lonard said. “I think it’s very complicated, and I think it’s going to take very strategic steps at the front end, all the way to our youth who are —”&nbsp;Baumgardner interrupted Lonard, commanding her to be specific.The senator said children and youths were “forced to just take it,” in terms of being moved around repeatedly, or spending nights in foster care offices. She said solutions needed to be forthcoming, especially since the Legislature had been blamed.&nbsp;“We need to know as a legislator because we repeatedly get blamed. … We need to know as a legislature what exactly each of these contractors are going to be doing to make the changes so we’re not going to end up in court,” Baumgardner said.&nbsp;“Quite frankly, I’m not afraid of going to court,” she added. “But what concerns me most is the reason for perhaps going to court is because we made an agreement. And the contractors have known upfront what that agreement was. And we haven’t abided by the agreement, and that means we have not done what many have said is best for children.”Child welfare advocates who sued the state in 2018 over failures to adequately provide for children&nbsp;and youths within the foster care system voiced the same concerns. Several groups held an Aug. 15 news conference to discuss ongoing foster care failures.&nbsp;“Last year, we were trending in the right direction and unfortunately this year, we really went off the rails with that number,” said Leecia Welch, deputy legal director at Children’s Rights.Teresa Woody, litigation director for Kansas Appleseed, said the organization wasn’t eager to take legal action, but she said it remains an option if the state continues to struggle.&nbsp;“Ultimately, if the state can’t make those improvements, then the plaintiffs do have the ability to go back to the court and seek the court’s enforcement,” Woody said. “That’s something that is a possibility. But obviously everybody would like to spend the resources in a more positive way that directly impacts the children.”&nbsp;Welch said moving children around so much hurt both children and social workers who have been underused because of systemic flaws.In 2021, children on average moved 5.84 times per 1,000 days in care. In 2022, the average was six moves per 1,000 days in care. Eighty-five foster children had spent 257 nights in offices in 2022, up from 2021 numbers, which found that 53 foster children slept in offices 167 times.&nbsp;“When social workers have to spend all their time shuttling kids from one night to night placement to the office, back to another night to night placement, they’re transport workers, they’re not actually getting to do their job,” Welch said. “That is a very depressing thing for a social worker who goes into the profession with all the right ideas about helping children to kind of come to grips with.”One avenue for change would be through the foster care contract renewals, which come up for rebidding in December. The Department for Children and Families determines contract renewal and could implement stricter oversight measures.&nbsp;Mike Fonkert, deputy director of Kansas Appleseed, said DCF should use the process to tighten accountability.&nbsp;“Before the ink is dry on new contracts, we should all be encouraging DCF to use the leverage that they really do have to build strong contracts that allow them the ability to have that robust oversight,” Fonkert said.&nbsp;A DCF spokesman said he could not comment on particulars of the DCF rebidding process, as it had already started.&nbsp;

Kansas lawmakers press state’s child advocate for foster care solutions

DOUGLAS COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects for the murder on Monday of&nbsp;51-year-old Jose Lumbreras of Wichita. 

On Tuesday, police in Wichita arrested&nbsp;d 50-year-old Monicie Ramirez. Police in Lawrence took the other suspect identified as&nbsp; 63-year-old Kevin L. Harris into custody Wednesday afternoon following a prolonged standoff.

Just after 11 p.m. Tuesday, police learned Harris had fled Wichita and was believed to be inside an apartment in the 1400 block of Bristol Terrace in Lawrence, according to Police Sgt. Drew Fennelly 

 While working to gather more information from Wichita, officers in Lawrence set up a perimeter on the apartment building, and gathered information that led investigators to believe the suspect was present.

The Lawrence Police Crisis Response Team was activated and responded to the area, as well our Crisis Response Negotiators and&nbsp; the Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle team.

Crisis Negotiators were able to establish contact with people in the apartment and verified Harris was there. The Lawrence Police tactical team then began methodically evacuating the apartment building when it was clear the suspect was not going to come out, and was allegedly armed. 

After multiple hours of discussion, negotiators were able to convince Harris to allow a woman in the apartment to leave.

 Following multiple additional hours of discussion, negotiators convinced Harris to also leave the apartment and he peacefully surrendered at&nbsp;3:30 p.m., according to Fennelly.

&nbsp;Harris, of Lawrence, was turned over to investigators from the Wichita Police Department, and will be transported back to Sedgwick County.

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 </figure>DOUGLAS COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects for the murder on Monday of&nbsp;51-year-old Jose Lumbreras of Wichita. On Tuesday, police in Wichita arrested&nbsp;d 50-year-old Monicie Ramirez. Police in Lawrence took the other suspect identified as&nbsp; 63-year-old Kevin L. Harris into custody Wednesday afternoon following a prolonged standoff.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692833957736.png" alt="Harris from a January arrest in Sedgwick Co." />
 <figcaption>Harris from a January arrest in Sedgwick Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>Just after 11 p.m. Tuesday, police learned Harris had fled Wichita and was believed to be inside an apartment in the 1400 block of Bristol Terrace in Lawrence, according to Police Sgt. Drew Fennelly While working to gather more information from Wichita, officers in Lawrence set up a perimeter on the apartment building, and gathered information that led investigators to believe the suspect was present.The Lawrence Police Crisis Response Team was activated and responded to the area, as well our Crisis Response Negotiators and&nbsp; the Unoccupied Aerial Vehicle team.Crisis Negotiators were able to establish contact with people in the apartment and verified Harris was there. The Lawrence Police tactical team then began methodically evacuating the apartment building when it was clear the suspect was not going to come out, and was allegedly armed. After multiple hours of discussion, negotiators were able to convince Harris to allow a woman in the apartment to leave. Following multiple additional hours of discussion, negotiators convinced Harris to also leave the apartment and he peacefully surrendered at&nbsp;3:30 p.m., according to Fennelly.&nbsp;Harris, of Lawrence, was turned over to investigators from the Wichita Police Department, and will be transported back to Sedgwick County.

Kansas murder suspect arrested after 16-hour standoff

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;fought — sometimes bitterly — over abortion rights, U.S. support for Ukraine and the type of experience needed to manage an expansive federal government during the first debate of the 2024 campaign.

<a href="https://rumble.com/v3ak5c2-fox-news-republican-presidential-primary-debate.html">Click here to </a>watch the replay of the debate

But when it came to arguably the most consequential choice facing the party, virtually everyone on the debate stage in Milwaukee on Wednesday night lined up behind Trump, who declined to participate, citing his commanding lead. Most said they would support Trump as their nominee even if he is convicted in a series of cases that range from his handling of classified documents to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his role in making hush money payments to a porn actress and other women.

“Let’s just speak the truth," said tech entrepreneur&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/vivek-trump-republican-primary-president-ramaswamy-768b865d113f603a721cb0f7d1e8053a">Vivek Ramaswamy</a>. “President Trump, I believe, was the best president of the 21st century. It’s a fact.”

In the face of such an unprecedented moment in American politics, that sentiment was a reminder of the power Trump continues to wield in the party and the reluctance of most GOP White House hopefuls to directly confront him or his norm-breaking activity. And it spoke to the struggle of any single candidate in the crowded field to emerge as a credible counter to Trump with less than five months until the Iowa caucuses formally jumpstart the GOP presidential nomination process.

That challenge was particularly acute for Florida Gov.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ron-desantis">Ron DeSantis</a>, who announced his campaign in May to great fanfare but has since struggled to gain traction. He was sometimes eclipsed on Wednesday by lower-polling candidates, including former Vice President&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/michael-pence">Mike Pence</a>, a generally understated politician who demonstrated an aggressive side as he positioned himself as the most experienced candidate on stage.

Pence along with former New Jersey Gov.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/chris-christie">Chris Christie</a>&nbsp;sparred frequently with Ramaswamy. The goal for almost every candidate was to use the event, hosted by Fox News, to displace DeSantis from his distant second-place standing and introduce themselves to viewers who are just tuning into the race.

While the candidates repeatedly tangled — often talking over moderators&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/republicans-debate-fox-news-donald-trump-8baec33df214da0b36df6eff54bde286">Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum</a>&nbsp;— most refused to oppose Trump as the nominee, even if he becomes a convicted felon. The question came nearly an hour into the debate and a day before Trump is set to surrender in Georgia on charges of trying to overturn the state's 2020 election.

The moderators appeared apologetic about even raising the issue of a potentially incarcerated nominee, saying they would spend just a “brief moment" discussing the man they called “the elephant not in the room,” which drew boos from the audience.

“Someone’s got to stop normalizing misconduct. Whether or not you believe that the criminal charges are right or wrong, the conduct is beneath the office of president of the United States,” said Christie, a onetime Trump ally who has since become a fierce critic.

Former Arkansas Gov.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/asa-hutchinson">Asa Hutchinson</a>&nbsp;was the only person who clearly refused to raise his hand, indicating he would not support Trump as the nominee if he was convicted.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1692842815070.png" alt="While the candidates repeatedly tangled — often talking over moderators&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/republicans-debate-fox-news-donald-trump-8baec33df214da0b36df6eff54bde286">Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum</a>&nbsp;— most refused to oppose former President Donald Trump&nbsp;" />
 <figcaption>While the candidates repeatedly tangled — often talking over moderators&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/republicans-debate-fox-news-donald-trump-8baec33df214da0b36df6eff54bde286">Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum</a>&nbsp;— most refused to oppose former President Donald Trump&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican presidential candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;fought — sometimes bitterly — over abortion rights, U.S. support for Ukraine and the type of experience needed to manage an expansive federal government during the first debate of the 2024 campaign.<a href="https://rumble.com/v3ak5c2-fox-news-republican-presidential-primary-debate.html">Click here to </a>watch the replay of the debateBut when it came to arguably the most consequential choice facing the party, virtually everyone on the debate stage in Milwaukee on Wednesday night lined up behind Trump, who declined to participate, citing his commanding lead. Most said they would support Trump as their nominee even if he is convicted in a series of cases that range from his handling of classified documents to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his role in making hush money payments to a porn actress and other women.“Let’s just speak the truth," said tech entrepreneur&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/vivek-trump-republican-primary-president-ramaswamy-768b865d113f603a721cb0f7d1e8053a">Vivek Ramaswamy</a>. “President Trump, I believe, was the best president of the 21st century. It’s a fact.”In the face of such an unprecedented moment in American politics, that sentiment was a reminder of the power Trump continues to wield in the party and the reluctance of most GOP White House hopefuls to directly confront him or his norm-breaking activity. And it spoke to the struggle of any single candidate in the crowded field to emerge as a credible counter to Trump with less than five months until the Iowa caucuses formally jumpstart the GOP presidential nomination process.That challenge was particularly acute for Florida Gov.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/ron-desantis">Ron DeSantis</a>, who announced his campaign in May to great fanfare but has since struggled to gain traction. He was sometimes eclipsed on Wednesday by lower-polling candidates, including former Vice President&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/michael-pence">Mike Pence</a>, a generally understated politician who demonstrated an aggressive side as he positioned himself as the most experienced candidate on stage.Pence along with former New Jersey Gov.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/chris-christie">Chris Christie</a>&nbsp;sparred frequently with Ramaswamy. The goal for almost every candidate was to use the event, hosted by Fox News, to displace DeSantis from his distant second-place standing and introduce themselves to viewers who are just tuning into the race.While the candidates repeatedly tangled — often talking over moderators&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/republicans-debate-fox-news-donald-trump-8baec33df214da0b36df6eff54bde286">Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum</a>&nbsp;— most refused to oppose Trump as the nominee, even if he becomes a convicted felon. The question came nearly an hour into the debate and a day before Trump is set to surrender in Georgia on charges of trying to overturn the state's 2020 election.The moderators appeared apologetic about even raising the issue of a potentially incarcerated nominee, saying they would spend just a “brief moment" discussing the man they called “the elephant not in the room,” which drew boos from the audience.“Someone’s got to stop normalizing misconduct. Whether or not you believe that the criminal charges are right or wrong, the conduct is beneath the office of president of the United States,” said Christie, a onetime Trump ally who has since become a fierce critic.Former Arkansas Gov.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/asa-hutchinson">Asa Hutchinson</a>&nbsp;was the only person who clearly refused to raise his hand, indicating he would not support Trump as the nominee if he was convicted.DeSantis was among those who did raise his hand. He said Pence “did his duty” on Jan. 6, 2021, when he refused to go along with Trump’s unconstitutional scheme to overturn the vote, but nonetheless pressed the hosts to move on.“This election is not about Jan. 6, 2021. It’s about Jan. 20 of 2025 when the next president is going to take office,” he said.For his part, Pence defended his decision not to overturn the election in Trump's favor, a move that ended their strong partnership, saying he upheld his oath to defend the constitution.Trump, who had long said he felt it would be foolish to participate in the debate given his dominant lead in the race, followed through with his threat to skip the Fox event in a blow to the network. Instead, Trump pre-recorded an interview with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/tucker-carlson-out-fox-news-58a8421c55978f223b9c4b1d1cbe50be">ex-Fox host Tucker Carlson</a>&nbsp;that was posted to the platform formerly known as Twitter right before the debate kicked off.“Do I sit there for an hour or two hours, whatever it’s going to be, and get harassed by people that shouldn’t even be running for president? Should I be doing that at a network that isn’t particularly friendly to me?” Trump said.But even without Trump, the debate demonstrated sharp divisions within the party that he has stoked on issues including the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine">war</a>&nbsp;between Russia and Ukraine after Russia’s invasion nearly 18-months ago. Both DeSantis and Ramaswamy said they opposed more funding to Ukraine, arguing the money should be spent securing the U.S. border against drug and human trafficking.“As president of the United States, your first obligation is to defend our country and its people,” DeSantis said.Ramaswamy compared support for Ukraine to the ill-fated U.S. military interventions in Iraq and Vietnam.Christie, Pence and former U.N. Ambassador&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/nikki-haley">Nikki Haley</a>&nbsp;cast support for Ukraine as a moral obligation and a national security imperative, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue his aggression if he succeeds in Ukraine, potentially threatening U.S. allies.“Anybody who thinks we can't solve problems here in the United States and be the leader of the free world has a small view of the greatest nation on earth,” Pence said.The candidates also tangled on abortion, underscoring the party’s challenges on the issue after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0">the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade</a>&nbsp;last year. All of the candidates identified as “pro-life,” but they differed on when restrictions should kick in after the court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, leading to a wave of restrictions in Republican-led states.DeSantis refused again to say whether he supports a federal ban.“I’m going to stand on the side of life. Look, I understand Wisconsin is going to do it different than Texas. I understand Iowa and New Hampshire are going to be different, but I will support the cause of life as governor and as president,” he said.Haley, who has said she would “absolutely” sign a 15-week federal ban, argued for consensus, saying that barring the procedure nationwide would be highly unlikely without more Republicans in Congress.“Consensus is the opposite of leadership,” rebutted Pence, who has made his opposition to abortion rights a central tenet of his campaign. Pence supports a federal ban on abortion at six weeks, before many women even know they’re pregnant, and has called on the field to back a 15-week national ban as a minimum.South Carolina Sen.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/tim-scott">Tim Scott</a>&nbsp;also countered those who argued the issue should be left to the states. “We cannot let states like California, New York, Illinois have abortions on demand up until the day of birth. That is immoral, it is unethical, it is wrong," he said.While DeSantis had expected to be the top target as the front-runner on the stage, the candidates focused many of their attacks on Ramaswamy, who has been rising in the polls and espouses many of Trump's positions.“Now is not the time for on-the-job training. We don’t need to bring in a rookie. We don’t need to bring in people without experience,” quipped Pence.Christie also laced into Ramaswamy.“I’ve had enough already tonight of a guy who sounds like ChatGPT standing up here,” he said, referencing the artificial intelligence chat program, and calling him an “amateur.”“Give me a hug just like you did to Obama,” Ramaswamy shot back — a reference to Christie’s embrace of the former president after a storm ravaged his state.Haley, the only woman on stage in a sea of men wearing red ties, tried to rise above the fray.“I think this is exactly why Margaret Thatcher said, ’If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman,” she said.MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eight&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/republican-presidential-debate-2024-election-qualified-candidates-863ffb85147072c4e9cf021e85d4ba1b" target="_blank">Republican candidates</a>&nbsp;will&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/republican-primary-debate-gop-fox-news-b13fe11e3810512ff35e6c534f1e5ca2" target="_blank">meet on the debate stage</a>&nbsp;for the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/89812d5aa1ed6a4ebe7373ff36858250" target="_blank">first time Wednesday night</a>&nbsp;in what may be the biggest moment in the GOP’s young 2024 presidential primary so far. The overwhelming front-runner in the contest, former President Donald Trump,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-republican-primary-debate-9b6c7e74c7ce908cd082df3bb192535f" target="_blank">won’t participate</a>. He says he’s so far ahead that he’d be helping his opponents by showing up. But his absence also offers them opportunity.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a distant second to Trump in many polls, is betting that a strong showing will cement his status as the strongest alternative to the former president&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/desantis-republican-president-iowa-trump-2024-reset-662ac8017fcda6a9e9ede6a6034328ee" target="_blank">despite his many stumbles</a>. DeSantis’ team sees&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/vivek-trump-republican-primary-president-ramaswamy-768b865d113f603a721cb0f7d1e8053a" target="_blank">rising newcomer Vivek Ramaswamy</a>, a 38-year-old entrepreneur, as a threat, while South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley and former Vice President Mike Pence have positioned themselves to compete.The debate also features a handful of aggressive Trump critics led by former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/christie-2024-president-b9949e97e604719c341d652cc62f9d50" target="_blank">anti-Trump message is the centerpiece of his campaign</a>&nbsp;despite the former president’s continued popularity in the party. Other lesser-known candidates including North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson are largely trying to introduce themselves to voters across the country to help qualify for the second debate.