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Aquarium agrees to delay beluga whale delivery amid lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut aquarium has agreed to delay its acquisition of five beluga whales for research amid a lawsuit by an animal rights group trying to stop the delivery. Mystic Aquarium will not import the whales before March 31 t...
Light fixture shaped as Nevada goes missing on mountain
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A light fixture designed in the shape of the state of Nevada has gone missing on a Henderson mountain. The lights, valued at about $1,400, went missing sometime between last Saturday and Tuesday, said local attorney David Koch, w...
WVU, Oklahoma St. meet in conference play
West Virginia (8-3, 1-2) vs. Oklahoma State (7-2, 1-2) Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: West Virginia visits Oklahoma State in a Big 12 matchup. West Virginia fell 75-71 at Oklahoma in its last outing....
Miami and Oklahoma City to meet in out-of-conference matchup
Oklahoma City Thunder (2-3, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (2-3, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder visit Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat in...
Some Kansas jail inmates have access to tablet computers
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Inmates at the Sedgwick County Jail now have access to tablet computers they can use for education, entertainment and staying in touch with family. The jail started using the tablets provided by jail communications firm S...
Nebraska company sees surge in ventilation equipment sales
CORTLAND, Neb. (AP) — A Cortland business has found success selling ventilation equipment to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Company co-founder Jeff Zvolanek said Industrial Maid is having one of its best months in the last 16 years thanks to i...
Sheriff: Pastor dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Texas church
WINONA, Texas (AP) — A pastor was killed and two other people were injured in a shooting at an East Texas church Sunday after the pastor confronted a man who had hidden from police in the church overnight, a local sheriff said. Authorities had b...
Continuing education courses create pandemic opportunities
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Michelle Morris wanted to expand her expertise after several years working in human resources. She found a continuing education program — a non-credit training course — that would prepare her to take the certification exam after...
Kansas paramedic dies of COVID-19 complications
EDWARDSVILLE, Kan. (AP) — A Kanas paramedic died of complications related to COVID-19 on New Year's Day, the fire department said Saturday. Edwardsville Fire Chief Tim Whitham said he was saddened by the death of Jason Taylor who had worked for t...
Mississippi father, daughter turn bones into works of art
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi coast man and his daughter are creating religious pieces of art with gifts from the sea and at the heart of the pieces are, of all things, catfish skulls. "We've always been treasure hunters," said Sonny S...
Kentucky adds its 1st new nature preserve in a decade.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The state's newest nature preserve is a hilly 338-acre refuge a few miles from the Kentucky River, much of it wooded, with a beautiful creek running through it and the potential to restore endangered plants and rare mussels. The...
COVID fund taken offline after raising $23M since March
DENVER (AP) — A statewide relief fund for those in need because of the coronavirus pandemic has been taken offline after raising nearly $23 million since March. The Colorado COVID Relief Fund website indicates contributions aren't currently being acc...
Cuts likely as Fiat Chrysler-PSA tie-up nears approval
MILAN (AP) — While running Nissan's North American operations from 2009 to 2011, Carlos Tavares had a reputation for closely watching costs with little tolerance for vehicles or ventures that didn't make money. Experts say that means Tavares, c...
Congress opens new session as virus, Biden's win dominates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress convened Sunday for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a growing number of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump and the coronavirus s...
Zoom call puts couple on path to marriage during a pandemic
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The first time he saw her face? It was not at a crowded party. Or even in a cafe, or a bar. It's 2020, after all, and so he gazed, from a tiny square on a computer screen ... Yes, they met on Zoom. And how could this r...
Report: Talk show host Larry King in hospital with COVID-19
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Citing an unidentified person close to the family, CNN said the 87-year-old King is undergoing t...
How holiday cards help us cope with a not-so-merry year, according to a professor of comedy
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Matthew McMahan, Emerson College (THE CONVERSATION) The first Christmas card was, perhaps predictably, one of good cheer. The concept...
Oklahoma moves to vaccine's Phase 2, plans to release app
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahomans age 65 and older will begin receiving their vaccinations this week, and health officials announced Monday they plan to release a mobile phone application as early as Thursday that will allow residents to schedule an ap...
Oklahoma County jail officials say inmate killed inside cell
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An inmate at the Oklahoma County Jail was found dead inside a cell that he shared with another inmate, jail officials said Monday. During a routine check Saturday evening, jail staff observed an inmate with a weapon in his h...
Lawrence area named after slave owner to change name
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Residents of a central Lawrence neighborhood that bears the name of a slave owner have decided to change the name. The Pinckney Neighborhood Association announced last week that it is taking suggestions for a new name and h...
Wichita library likely to be named after civil rights leader
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita officials are expected to name the city's newest library after a Black man who led a sit-in at a drugstore in 1958 that helped end racial segregation in the city. The Library Board has recommended the new library be named...
Remorseful man returns statue's stolen sword after 40 years
WESTFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A veteran returned a sword he stole from a statue of a Revolutionary War general 40 years ago, telling the head of the Massachusetts town's historical commission that he regretted taking it. Cindy P. Gaylord, the chair of W...
Many more in GOP rejecting Trump's bid to undo his defeat
WASHINGTON (AP) — With mounting desperation, President Donald Trump called on Republican lawmakers Monday to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when Congress convenes for a joint session this week to confirm the Electoral College vote. Trump's u...
Attorney: Congressional seat data not ready until February
A Trump administration attorney said Monday that the numbers used for deciding how many congressional seats each state gets won't be ready until mid-February at the earliest, putting in jeopardy an effort by President Donald Trump to exclude people...
Prosecutor: Wisconsin pharmacist thought vaccine was unsafe
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin pharmacist convinced the world was "crashing down" told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine because he believed the shots would mutate people's DNA, according to court documents r...
