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The Southwind Women's Center in Wichita. Wichita police say a man is in custody after a security officer inspected the backpack that the man brought into the clinic on Monday and found knives and the explosive device. The building was evacuated and no injuries or damage were reported.
Police: Man with gunpowder at abortion clinic meant no harm
ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A homeless man who showed up for a job interview at a Wichita abortion clinic with a small bottle of gunpowder and a wick in his backpack didn't mean any harm, police said Tuesday.
The 19-year-old man had everything he owned in the backpack when he arrived for his interview Monday at the South Wind Women's Center.
Wichita police spokesman James Espinosa said. Although the device could have blown off someone's fingers had it exploded in their hand, it was too small to damage the clinic, he added.
"It was just him having all his personal items," Espinosa said.
A security officer at the clinic, one of three in Kansas that provide abortions, searched the backpack and called police after finding knives and the bottle with
"It was a very bad decision on his part, obviously," he said.
gunpowder. The building was briefly evacuated.
The clinic opened in 2013 in the building where Dr. George Tiller provided abortions until an anti-abortion zealot shot and killed Tiller in his church in 2009.
Espinosa said the man and his friend made the device for fun and had planned to set it off in the next day or so.
That building has long been the site of anti-abortion violence. An abortion rights opponent shot and wounded Tiller in both arms there in 1993, and his clinic sustained heavy damage when it was bombed in 1996.
The man was arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of an explosive device and the case will be presented to the Sedgwick County district attorney's office for possible charges.
TV report: Subway pitchman to admit to child-porn charges
ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Subway pitman Jared Fogle is expected to plead guilty to child-pornography charges, an Indiana television station reported Tuesday.
The report on Fox59 comes six weeks after authorities seized electronics and other items from Fogle's home in Zionsville, an affluent Indianapolis suburb.
Citing sources it did not identify, the station said Fogle would enter a plea Wednesday. It also said the U.S. Attorney's Office in Indianapolis planned to hold a news conference Wednesday.
The 37-year-old Fogle became a Subway pitchman more than 15 years ago after shedding more than 200 pounds as a college student, in part by eating the chain's sandwiches<sup>2</sup>
Ron Elberger, an Indianapolis attorney who represents Fogle, said Tuesday via email that he had no comment on the reports.
Subway suspended its relationship with Fogle after the raid. The company declined to comment Tuesday, saying only that the chain had "already ended our relationship with Jared."
Tim Horty, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Indianapolis, said he could not comment on the report.
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Two months before Fogle's home was raided, authorities arrested the then-executive director of Fogle's foundation on child-porn charges. Russell Taylor, 43, ran the Jared Foundation, which sought to raise awareness about childhood obesity. He was charged with seven counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.
Investigators said they discovered a cache of sexually explicit photos and videos Taylor allegedly produced by secretly filming minor children at his home.
Though Fogle has not been front-and-center in Subway's advertising recently, he had still been acting as a Subway spokesman and appearing at events on the company's behalf.
After those charges were filed, Fogle issued a statement saying he was shocked by the allegations and was severing all ties with Taylor.
Fogle's history with Subway reaches back to when he was a student at Indiana University. The college paper published a story on his weight loss that was then picked up by national media.
MICHAEL CONROY/ASSOCIATED PRESS The Subway restaurant spokesman Jared Fogle walks to a waiting car as he leaves his home in Zionsville, Ind. The Fox 59 television station reported on Tuesday that the Subway pitchman was expected to plead guilty to child-pornography charges, citing sources it did not identify.
Soon after, Subway's advertising agency reached out to Fogle and asked if he wanted to be in a TV commercial. The ensuing ad campaign resonated in part because Fogle seemed like such a regular guy, which made weight loss seem simple and achievable.
Of course, Fogle wasn't the only reason for Subway's growth over the years. Its $5 footlong deals were popular with people looking to save money, and many customers liked that they could have their sandwiches made to order.
In 1999, the year before Fogle appeared in his first Subway commercial, Subway had about 14,000 stores worldwide, according to Technomic. As of last year, that figure had tripled to about 43,000, making Subway the world's largest restaurant chain by locations.
In 2013, Subway celebrated the 15-year anniversary of Fogle's famous diet by featuring him in a Super Bowl ad and making him available to news organizations for interviews. At the time, Fogle said he still traveled regularly throughout the year on behalf of Subway. He also said he had a Subway "black card" that let him eat at the chain for free.
Still, Fogle was instrumental in Subway's success over the years.
The company, based in Milford. Connecticut, has declined to provide details on its financial arrangements with Fogle.
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The former President Jimmy Carter speaking during a forum in Boston in November 2014. On Aug. 12, Carter announced he has cancer and will undergo treatment at an Atlanta hospital.
Jimmy Carter to discuss his cancer diagnosis Thursday
KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter plans to discuss his recent cancer diagnosis, making his first comments since revealing he has the disease last week.
The Carter Center on Tuesday said Carter will hold a press conference Thursday morning at its offices in Atlanta. The event will be closed to the general public, the statement said.
His initial statement said further information would be provided when more facts are known.
Carter, 90, announced Aug. 12 that liver surgery found cancer that has spread to other parts of his body. That brief written statement indicated that the cancer has spread, but did not identify its type or say where it originated.
Carter said he would rearrange his schedule for treatment at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, where a spokesman wouldn't comment.
Carter attended a Sunday School class and worshipped
at Maranatha Baptist Church on Sunday in his hometown of Plains, Ga. Church officials have said that Carter and his wife Rosalynn attend whenever they are not at the center's offices in Atlanta or traveling elsewhere.
Carter was the nation's 39th president, defeating Gerald Ford in 1976. Ronald Reagan succeeded him in 1980 after a landslide victory, but Carter didn't go quietly into retirement.
He founded the Carter Center and became a global humanitarian, focusing on health care and democracy. He helped defuse nuclear tension between the Koreas and monitored the first Palestinian elections. In 2002, he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Carter's father, brother and two sisters died of pancreatic cancer. His mother also developed the disease.
The church also has announced that the former president will teach a Sunday School class as planned this weekend. Carter has been leading the classes for more than 25 years.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
KRISTIN J. BENDER Associated Press
Earthquake near San Francisco Bay Area jolts residents
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A short, sharp earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday, breaking picture frames and cracking plaster without prompting reports of injuries or major damage.
The magnitude-4.0 quake struck at 6:49 a.m. and was centered just north of Piedmont, near Berkeley, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was felt in downtown San Francisco, along the peninsula and in the East Bay.
"This was a fairly small one but we should be prepared for them at all times," USGS spokeswoman Leslie Gordon said.
The shallow quake produced a sharp jolt followed by gentle rolls. People on social media reported broken clocks and picture frames.
"I was eating breakfast when the whole house shook and several picture frames propped on our mantle and on a side table in the dining room crashed to the floor," Adam Van de Water of Oakland said in an email to The Associated Press. "My heart rate spiked
The Hayward fault runs from the cities of San Pablo Bay to Fremont and passes through Berkeley, Oakland and Hayward.
There are several hundred known faults in the state and others that are not known, said Lucy Jones, a seismologist with the USGS. About 200 are considered potentially hazardous.
Monday's quake came just one week before the one year anniversary of the magnitude-6.0 earthquake that caused millions of dollars in damage and injured hundreds of people in California wine country.
The quake struck on the Hayward Fault at a depth of about 3.4 miles, according to the USGS.
He said a neighborhood visitor from Australia thought a bomb had gone off.
and stayed elevated for a few minutes until it was clear it was over."
Bay Area Rapid Transit held commuter trains for about five minutes and there were minor delays as crews checked the tracks. No damage was reported.
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