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Feds to probe Connecticut train crash

Federal transportation investigators will work to determine what caused two passenger trains to collide during rush hour in Connecticut, sending dozens to the ...
Two late homers derail Shields solid effort

KC@OAK: Lough's RBI double puts Royals on the board OAKLAND -- James Shields hasn't been giving up much lately. But he hasn't been getting much support either. That pattern prevailed again on Friday night as Shields and the Royals lost to the Oakland Athletics, 2-1, in front of 14,602 fans at O.co Coliseum. Adam Rosales' leadoff home run off Shields in the eighth inning ...
MLB Oakland 2 Kansas City 1

Adam Rosales in the eighth rallied Oakland Friday to a 2-1 victory over Kansas City. David Lough doubled home the lone Kansas City run in the third and the 1-0 lead stood up until two pitches from Royals ...
Kansas bill gags all gun lobbying

Outfielder Jarrod Dyson is expected to miss two-to-four weeks after being diagnosed Friday in Kansas City with what trainer Nick Kenney termed “a mild high ankle sprain.” Dyson, 28, suffered the injury in the eighth inning Wednesday when he scaled the center-field wall at Angel Stadium in pursuit of a Mike Trout homer against Kelvin ...
Two departments honor fallen officers

"I think it's important for all the citizens and politicians to support the officers. It's a wonderful ceremony, but it's a reality check of the dangers these officers face every day," Dailey ...

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Charlie Wilson's War

In Charlie Wilson's War, Tom Hanks effects a Southern drawl and an air of debauched charm to play the East Texas Congressman who, in the 1980s, became the unlikely architect of a covert war against the invading Soviet army in Afghanistan. This is certainly a fascina ... ...

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Independence students lose 1129 pounds

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Independence School District welcomed home another class of students Friday from a semester at a life-changing fitness program. 41 Action News traveled to MindStream Academy in South Carolina last fall to show you the hardcore regiment. Many of those same kids returned to MindStream in January to continue their transformation. Parents, siblings and district representatives ...
Kansas State takes Big 12 baseball title

Dyson returns to Kansas City after going on disabled list Outfielder Jarrod Dyson is expected to miss two-to-four weeks after being diagnosed Friday in Kansas City with what trainer Nick Kenney termed “a mild high ankle sprain.” Dyson, 28, suffered the injury in the eighth inning Wednesday when he scaled the center-field wall at Angel Stadium in pursuit of a Mike Trout homer against ...
Edwards rocks on in Pro Stock at the Kansas Nationals

Dyson returns to Kansas City after going on disabled list Outfielder Jarrod Dyson is expected to miss two-to-four weeks after being diagnosed Friday in Kansas City with what trainer Nick Kenney termed “a mild high ankle sprain.” Dyson, 28, suffered the injury in the eighth inning Wednesday when he scaled the center-field wall at Angel Stadium in pursuit of a Mike Trout homer against ...
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is busy behind the scenes

One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri drivers license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident while texting on her phone. The Harrisonville High School freshman, a repeat honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only blocks from her ...
Missouri General Assembly wraps up historic session

One day after Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday on May 8, she picked up her Missouri drivers license. One week later, she died in a traffic accident while texting on her phone. The Harrisonville High School freshman, a repeat honor roll student and Future Farmers of America competitor, was driving alone on Thursday afternoon, only blocks from her ...

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He is the most evil, vile, demonic criminal. He is dead to me. There will be no visits, there will be no phone calls. He can never be Daddy again. I have no sympathy for the man.

Angie Gregg

Gregg was speaking about her father Ariel Castro who allegedly kidnapped, raped and held captive for a decade, three young women in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Statins may cut exercise benefits for obese adults

University of Missouri researchers have found that simvastatin, a generic type of statin previously sold under the brand name "Zocor," hindered the positive effects of exercise for obese and overweight adults.

Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, are often suggested to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease in individuals with obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of medical disorders including excess body fat and/or high levels of blood pressure, blood sugar and/or cholesterol.

"Daily physical activity is needed to maintain or improve fitness, and thus improve health outcomes. However, if patients start exercising and taking statins at the same time, it seems that statins block the ability of exercise to improve their fitness levels," said John Thyfault, an associate professor of nutrition and exercise physiology at MU.

Thyfault said that many cardiologists want to prescribe statins to all patients over a certain age regardless of whether they have metabolic syndrome; the drugs also are recommended for people with Type 2 diabetes. He recommends that cardiologists more closely weigh the benefits and risks of statins given this new data about their effect on exercise training. ...