NEWS OF THE DAY

_1 Bye, bounty hunter:

Friends and family of the late “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV show costar Beth Chapman gathered Saturday in Aurora, Colo., where they remembered her as tough and irreverent, yet full of love even for some of the fugitives she helped apprehend. Funeral services were held in Chapman’s home state after she died last month at age 51 in Hawaii, where she lived with her family. She had been battling cancer for about two years. Chapman and her husband, Duane “Dog” Chapman, starred in the A&E show until it was canceled in 2012. The show followed the couple as they apprehended people who avoided arrest warrants.

_2 Uranium imports:

President Trump says he will not impose quotas on importing uranium, backing away from a possible trade confrontation and breaking with a Commerce Department assessment that America’s use of foreign uranium raises national security concerns. The decision is unusual for Trump, who has pointed to national security concerns in calling for restrictions on foreign metal and autos in trade negotiations. It’s also drawing rare criticism from Republicans in energyrich states. Uranium is a vital component for the U.S. nuclear arsenal, submarines and power plants, which prompted a monthslong Commerce Department investigation into whether such materials fall under the national security umbrella. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has said that just 5 percent of the uranium the U.S. needs for military and electricity generation comes from domestic production. Trump announced he was going to order a working group to use 90 days to make recommendations to increase domestic uranium production.

_3 Column offends:

A planned forum on climate change for Democratic presidential candidates in New York City lost several major sponsors on Saturday in the wake of the leftleaning magazine the New Republic publishing — and later retracting — a vulgar and homophobic story related to gay presidential contender Pete Buttigieg. The New Republic was slated as a chief sponsor of a September event designed to spark climate change discussion among candidates during a U.N. climate summit. The magazine pulled down what it called “an opinion piece” about Buttigieg soon after its publication Friday, citing “criticism of the piece’s inappropriate and invasive content.” But the New Republic as well as three top sponsors bowed out of the climate change event. Asked for his reaction to the magazine article, Buttigieg said Saturday: “I appreciated that article was taken down. I don’t think it really reflects the New Republic that I know.”

_4 Furnace standoff:

Authorities say a man has surrendered to police after more than 21 hours atop a blast furnace that prompted evacuation of an arts and entertainment venue in Bethlehem, Pa. The man climbed up and down a ladder atop the blast furnace at the old Bethlehem Steel Corp. furnace several times Saturday afternoon before committing to come down with police help. An outdoor concert was scheduled at the SteelStacks campus but about 1,500 people were evacuated after the man climbed up shortly before 7 p.m. Friday, balancing precariously on a single steel beam hundreds of feet above the venue. Other events were postponed or canceled.