The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers.
1. MEXICO QUAKE DEATH TOLL RISES TO OVER 200
Rescuers and volunteers dig in the rubble of collapsed schools, homes and apartment buildings looking for survivors after the 7.1 magnitude temblor, the country’s deadliest in 32 years.
2. EXPERTS SAY BELLICOSE RHETORIC RINGS HOLLOW
Without a diplomatic roadmap to try to compel Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear weapons, Trump’s threat to “totally destroy” North Korea likely won’t change the isolated leader’s behavior.
3. HURRICANE MARIA BARRELS TOWARD PUERTO RICO
Officials warn that the Category 4 storm would decimate the power company’s crumbling infrastructure and force the government to rebuild dozens of communities.
4. US, IRAN TO HOLD HIGH-LEVEL TALKS
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Iranian counterpart will attend a EU-hosted meeting about the nuclear accord that Trump has called an “embarrassment.”
5. WHAT HAS ISRAEL CONCERNED
With Assad seemingly poised to survive the Syrian civil war, Israeli leaders are nervous about the intentions of his backers in Tehran and Iran’s growing influence across the region.
6. WHY IMMUNOTHERAPY IS NOT FOR EVERYONE
It can put some very advanced, thought-to-be-terminal cancers into remission, but for some unlucky folks, it can make their cancer much worse, AP learns.
7. WHERE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE GOING FOR HELP
Fearing deportation if they seek federal disaster aid after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, they’re turning to places of worship and private charities.
8. FED MAY BEGIN TO SHRINK PORTFOLIO
The central bank may signal it’s ready to begin paring its enormous $4.5 trillion portfolio containing Treasurys and mortgage bonds.
9. WHO IS MAKING AN IMPRESSIVE COMEBACK
The California condor, thanks to intensive efforts to breed them in captivity and ban the use of lead bullets near their feeding grounds.
10. ROYAL HELPS SHATTER HOME RUN MARK
Kansas City’s Alex Gordon breaks Major League Baseball’s season home run record with 12 days to spare, hitting the 5,694th long ball of 2017.
