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Tornado touches down near Oklahoma City

Tornado Watch issued May 19 at 1:47PM CDT expiring May 19 at 10:00PM CDT in effect for: Andrew; Atchison; Buchanan; Caldwell; Cass; Clay; Clinton; Daviess; DeKalb; Gentry; Harrison; Holt; Jackson; Mercer; Nodaway; Platte; Ray; ...
Storm spawns tornado near Wichita

Tornado Watch issued May 19 at 1:47PM CDT expiring May 19 at 10:00PM CDT in effect for: Andrew; Atchison; Buchanan; Caldwell; Cass; Clay; Clinton; Daviess; DeKalb; Gentry; Harrison; Holt; Jackson; Mercer; Nodaway; Platte; Ray; ...
Olathe postpones graduation ceremonies due to weather

The Olathe School District said its four graduation ceremonies planned for Sunday evening have been postponed because of the threat of severe ...
Crash at wall conjures sour memory for Cain

Email OAKLAND -- When Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain bumped into the center-field wall while making a catch on a long drive by the A's Derek Norris on Saturday night, it brought back a non-too-pleasant memory. It was against the Oakland Coliseum wall in last season's fifth game that Cain sustained a groin injury while making a spectacular catch. That was just the first of three ...
Royals School Day rescheduled for June

Email OAKLAND -- School Day, the weather day for kids that was weathered out May 2, has been re-titled Summer School Day and is rescheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday, June 12, prior to the Royals' game against the Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. Stadium gates will open that day at 8:30 a.m. CT, and the Fox 4 Weather Team will launch its presentation at 10 a.m. After an hour-long program, ...

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Winds: From the SSW at 4.0 MPH Gusting to 4.0 MPH

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79° 57°

Last Updated on May 19, 4:35 PM CDT

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Sawdust and Tinsel (Gycklarnas afton) [DVD]

Sawdust and Tinsel (Gycklarnas afton) is generally considered to be one of the first films, if not the first film, that truly defined the stylistic and thematic preoccupations of Ingmar Bergman, perhaps because it feels as if it had been drawn directly out of th ... ...

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Lough latest to man leadoff spot

Email OAKLAND -- Manning the leadoff spot in the Royals' batting order has been something of a challenge the last couple of years. It has mostly ended up being Alex Gordon, 81 times of 162 games last year and 30 of the first 40 games this year. Eventually, though, Gordon always seems to gravitate back to the No. 3 slot. So last year, manager Ned Yost had nine different players in the No. ...
Tornadoes touch down in Kansas Oklahoma

A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ...
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A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for northeastern Wabaunsee, southwestern Jackson, extreme southeastern Pottawatomie and northwestern Shawnee counties in Kansas until 4:45 ...
Tornado touches down in Kansas

A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ...
Emergency officials monitor Wichita-area tornado

Click here for live updates The National Weather Service is describing the twister as "large, violent and extremely dangerous." Meteorologists say it was located on the southwest side of Wichita around 3:45 p.m. Sunday and was moving northeast at 30 mph. Kansas Division of Emergency Management spokeswoman Sharon Watson says the agency is watching the tornado. She says she isn't ...

On the record

Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.

David Beckham

The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.

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Le Meridien Noumea, New Caledonia

This deluxe hotel is reputedly the finest in New Caledonia. The drive from Tontouta international airport is 45 minutes and ...

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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. ...