AFN NEWS ON THE HOUR

Thursday, January 25, 2018

1)  AP Radio News: I am Ed Donahue. Rachael Denhollander was the first to speak up about Larry Nassar. Today the former sports doctor was sentenced in Michigan to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexually assaulting women and girls who went to him for medical attention. “Here’s not a lot that we can do ordinarily at this point whether he thinks his work is hard or not.” Denhollander was one of the more than 150 victims who speak at his sentencing. Larry Nassar got a chance to speak as well. “Your words these past several days, your words, your words have had a significant emotional effect on myself and shaken me to my core. I also recognize that what I am feeling pales in comparison to the pain, trauma, and emotional destruction that all of you are feeling.” Nassar worked at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics. Michigan lawmakers voted overwhelmingly today for a nonbinding House resolution that seeks to removal of the Michigan State University President over allegations the school missed chances to stop Larry Nassar.

2) There was a juvenile hearing in Kentucky for the teenager accused of the deadly shooting at high school in western Kentucky. Two people were killed. Prosecutor Jason Darnall says they want to move this out of juvenile court. “We will be filing paperwork to classify this defendant as what’s called a youthful offender, and that is the process to charge him as an adult.”

3) President Trump criticized mayors who passed up a White House meeting over his crackdown on so-called sanctuary cities. “The mayors who choose to boycott this event have put the needs of criminally illegal immigrants over law-abiding Americans, but let me tell you the vast majority of people showed up.” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu did not show up.

4) Wall Street at the close; the Dow Jones Industrial finished up 41 points. This is AP Radio News.                                    …………………………………………..

 

I'm Lance Cpl. Choice Sunders with your Marine Minute.

Marine with 3rd Marine Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment participated in an endurance course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan, January 15th. The course tests 3-3 Marine’s will, stamina and ability to work together as a team in a jungle environment ensuring they’re prepared for crisis response and theater security operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region. Also in the Corps, Marines with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group conducted a tactical fuel system training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, January 14th. The exercise was designed to enhance the Marine’s proficiency by operating the fuel system in a deployed field environment. This week in Marine Corps history in 1968, the 26th Marine Regiment killed more than 100 North Vietnamese enemies as the second battle for Khe Sanh, during the Vietnam War, began.

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