(AP) — The FBI and Justice Department recently disrupted the activities of a hacking group that was sponsored by the North Korean government and targeted U.S. hospitals with ransomware, ultimately recovering half a million dollars in ransom payments and cryptocurrency, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Tuesday.

(AP) — A former lottery computer technician convicted in a scheme to rig computers to win jackpots for himself, friends and family has been paroled after serving more than five years in an Iowa prison.

Best friend concerned about woman’s adderall prescription

DEAR HARRIETTE: My best friend recently started taking Adderall to treat her ADHD. I'm very concerned for her. In the first month of her taking the medication, her weight has dropped drastically, and she is frequently agitated. When she told me about the medication, she didn't tell me all of the details. It wasn't until I did my own research that I found out how serious the side effects can be. She is thrilled with how her focus has improved, but I fear she will become addicted to a drug that is having obvious adverse effects on her physical and mental health. How can I help her before this goes too far? I should mention that she got this prescription somehow without her mom knowing. Should I say something to her mom? I think she may hate me if I do. – Going Too Far

Here's your preview of Wednesday's CDN

- School board discusses bond improvements

- WPLS successful reading program

- Firefighters respond to weekend structure fires

- Kat Meacham qualifies for Nationals

Seeing animals up close

Brek Rodriguez, right, pets the snake from “Extreme Animals” at the Clinton Public Library while Jenny Hamilton, left, holds the snake and Beverly Thomason observes. CDN

As the summer nears its end, Western Plains Library System’s Summer Reading Program has finished for the year. The last day for the program was last Friday.

The Clinton School Board received updates on the district’s capital improvement plan and began the process of school board redistricting at its monthly meeting Monday.

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