Articles from the February 5, 2021 edition
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University of Kansas faculty group decries dismissal policy
A group of University of Kansas faculty hosted a virtual town hall meeting Thursday night to "Defend KU" against a new Board of Regents policy that makes it easier to fire, dismiss or suspend university employees, including tenured faculty. The...
Wichita school board considers changing Redskins mascot name
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Wichita school board plans to discuss whether to change the Redskins mascot name at North High School. The board's agenda for its Monday meeting noted many organizations and teams, on all levels, have discussed or changed t...
Tiny chameleon a contender for title of smallest reptile
BERLIN (AP) — It fits on a human fingertip, but this chameleon could make a big splash. Scientists from Madagascar and Germany say a newly discovered species of chameleon is a contender for the title of world's smallest reptile. Frank Glaw, who w...
By Activists complain of weakened voting security standard
BOSTON (AP) — Leaders of the federal agency overseeing election administration have quietly weakened a key element of proposed security standards for voting systems, raising concern among voting-integrity experts that many such systems will remain v...
Reopening debate testing Biden's ties with teachers unions
The increasingly heated school reopening debate is forcing President Joe Biden to balance two priorities: getting children back into the classroom and preserving the support of powerful labor groups that helped him get elected. Following weeks of...
What of 'Individual-1'? Feds' Trump campaign case is 'dead'
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal probe of hush money paid to cover up former President Donald Trump's alleged extramarital affairs hasn't been restarted, even though he no longer has the legal shield of the presidency, The Associated Press has learned. T...
S&P 500 climbs again, closing out best week since November
Wall Street closed out a winning week Friday as the S&P 500 notched its fifth gain in a row and its biggest weekly increase since November. The benchmark index rose 0.4% and ended the week 4.6% higher, more than making up for its decline in January....
Super Bowl 55: A Viewer's Guide to get you through Sunday
Sunday's Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers marks the biggest day of sports broadcasting for networks. Here are some things to know about the CBS coverage as well as Super Bowl-related programming on other networks: __...
Pentagon deploys troops to fuel COVID-19 vaccine drive
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 troops to five vaccination centers in what will be the first wave of increased military support for the White House campaign to get more Americans inoculated against COVID-19. President J...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Post shows...
EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the January jobs report
WASHINGTON (AP) — The struggles that have afflicted the American job market since the viral pandemic tore through the economy nearly a year ago are keeping a tight lid on hiring. The Labor Department's report Friday that employers added a meager 4...
AP INTERVIEW: China granted WHO team full access in Wuhan
WUHAN, China (AP) — A member of the World Health Organization expert team investigating the origins of the coronavirus in Wuhan says the Chinese side granted full access to all sites and personnel they requested — a level of openness that even he...
Rep. Greene says 'morons' voted to boot her from committees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene lashed out Friday at "morons" in both parties who voted to kick her off her committees, a day after the House meted out the unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she'd earned by spreading h...
