AP News in Brief at 8:58 Pm EDT

AP News in Brief at 8:58 pm EDT
Xinhua, however, said it had not yet been determined whether the signal was related to the missing plane, citing the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center. Defying Taliban threats … CALIFORNIA: California has seen an increase in heroin addicts … Read more on Quincy Herald Whig

Carpenter adjusting to new role out of the car
The funds to sponsor the room were raised by the Austin Chapter of the JGCF Promise Circle, which is comprised of volunteers who work in their communities with leading cancer treatment centers. The Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation has contributed more … Read more on Lexington Herald Leader

Wisconsin governor signs oral chemotherapy bill
MILWAUKEE — Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill into law Thursday that is designed to lower the cost of chemotherapy drugs that cancer patients take in pill form, a proposal that passed the Legislature with broad bipartisan support after initially being … Read more on Lexington Herald Leader