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NEW YORK (AP) — Details of the proposal made Monday by Major League Baseball to the Major League Baseball Players Association, as obtained by The Associated Press: Season: 76 games per team, starting about July 10 and ending on Sept. 27. MLB may relocate teams to neutral sites or spring training sites for health and safety, or to comply with government restrictions. Salaries: Each player would receive 50% of prorated salary as determined by March agreement for 76-game season, an additional 20% if the postseason completed and 50% of earned b...
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 8, 2020-- Gateway Mortgage Group, a division of Gateway First Bank, is proud to be named among Top Mortgage Lenders by Scotsman Guide. This year, Gateway placed 26th for overall volume and 25th for retail volume. In Correspondent, Gateway ranked 9th in volume with Delegated Correspondent also ranking 9th in volume. Scotsman Guide 's Top Mortgage Lenders is the industry's most comprehensive, verified ranking of the nation's top-producing mortgage companies. For over 10 years, Scotsman Guide has ranked top...
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — A 20-year-old Kansas man drowned while swimming in a pond, authorities said Monday. Shawnee County emergency personnel responded to a call Sunday afternoon about a reported drowning in a pond on private property in Shawnee, police said in a news release. Witnesses reported the man was swimming when he went under water and did not resurface. The Shawnee Fire Department and Overland Park Police Department dive team recovered the body of Treyvion Baskin of Kansas City, Kansas, from the pond at 6:48 p.m. Sun...
FORT RILEY, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 8, 2020-- Corvias, a long-term solutions and management partner to the U.S. military, is in the final stages of completing major renovations on more than 30 homes in the Rim Rock neighborhood at Fort Riley. These homes, part of a historic district surrounding homes that date back to the late 1800s, complement the neighboring houses with a series of design changes that reflect the needs of the families who occupy them. Most notably, Corvias combined the small spare bedrooms within the homes into master bath...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma health officials on Monday reported 55 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. The Department of Health reported the latest death was a Tulsa County woman older than 65 who died Friday. The state's latest report brings the total number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 to 7,205 and the total number of deaths to 348. The actual number of people who have contracted the virus is likely higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected and not feel s...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Lansing Correctional Facility is the largest single source of Kansas coronavirus cases, followed by the Tyson Foods meatpacking plant near Garden City, a public health document shows. The Kansas City Star, citing a list provided to it by Columbia University's Brown Institute for Media Innovation, reports that the document contains a detailed account of every outbreak since May 19 in Kansas. At least 846 cases and six deaths through May 19 were traced to the Lansing prison. The Tyson plant near Garden City has seen 571 c...
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A bronze chest filled with gold, jewels, and other valuables worth more than $1 million and hidden a decade ago somewhere in the Rocky Mountain wilderness has been found, according to a famed art and antiquities collector who created the treasure hunt. Forrest Fenn, 89, told the Santa Fe New Mexican on Sunday that a man who did not want his name released — but was from "back East" — located the chest a few days ago and the discovery was confirmed by a photograph the man sent him. "It was under a canopy of stars in the l...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka is requiring its 285 non-union employees to take five unpaid days off to help cut the city's costs in the wake of financial struggles tied to the coronavirus pandemic. The employees must take the five days between June 13 and Sept. 18, city spokeswoman Molly Hadfield told The Topeka Capital-Journal. It's the latest in a series of moves by the city to cut costs following the temporary closings of businesses because of the pandemic. City Manager Brent Trout last month eliminated the jobs held by the deputy city m...
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street's enthusiasm about the reopening economy sent stocks scrambling even higher on Monday, and the Nasdaq composite wiped away the last of its coronavirus-induced losses to set a record. The S&P 500, which dictates how more 401(k) accounts perform, climbed back within 4.5% of its own record as optimism strengthens that the worst of the recession may have already passed. Stocks that would benefit most from an economy that's growing again rose the most, including smaller companies, airlines and oil producers. The S&P 500 r...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expanding the range of companies that will qualify for its soon-to-begin Main Street Lending Program, in which the Fed will lend directly to individual companies for the first time since the Great Depression. Under the changes announced Monday, the Fed will lower the minimum amount companies can borrow, from $500,000 to $250,000. And it's raising the maximum loan, from $200 million to $300 million, for companies that want to expand existing loans. The Fed will also extend the program's loan repayment p...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After years of delay, Nashville will begin rolling out body cameras and in-car cameras for much of its police force next month, Mayor John Cooper said in a news release Monday. Former Mayor Megan Barry first promised to fund body cameras several years ago, but the project has been repeatedly delayed over concerns about cost. On Monday, Cooper said camera vendor Motorola has agreed to delay payment for two years, bringing the cost for 2021 to $2.1 million. The announcement comes amid a national outcry over policing t...
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES "Da 5 Bloods": It's always the right time for a Spike Lee joint and thankfully Netflix has his latest ready to debut Friday. Four veterans travel back to Vietnam to try to find the remains of their squad leader in this film that traverses decades and genres. Full of complex ideas, " Da 5 Bloods " is guaranteed to enlighten and provoke. Case in point? He's made one of the veterans...
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times' editorial page editor resigned Sunday after the newspaper disowned an opinion piece by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton that advocated using federal troops to quell unrest, and it was later revealed he hadn't read the piece prior to publication. James Bennet resigned and his deputy, James Dao, is being reassigned at the newspaper, the Times said Sunday. The fallout was swift after the Arkansas Republican's piece was posted online late Wednesday. It caused a revolt among Times journalists, with some saying it e...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — One of Copenhagen Zoo's giant pandas escaped from its enclosure early Monday and roamed the park before staff were able to sedate it and bring it back. Xing Er, a 7-year-old male who arrived at the zoo last year, was seen on surveillance video breaking out of the newly built, 160 million-kroner ($24.2 million) Panda House that also houses female panda Mao Sun. Zoo spokesman Bengt Holst said that on the video staff could see how "the male panda crawls up a metal pole, which is studded with three rows of electrical w...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska woman out for a walk with her dogs was repeatedly harassed by a mother moose and left with bruises and a torn shirt after the moose kicked her in the chest during one of its charges. Donna Rodgers, 82, said her ordeal with a "huge angry mama moose" with two calves lasted about 30 minutes on a military base maintenance trail, The Anchorage Daily News reported Friday. Rodgers, who has been walking Anchorage trails for more than 40 years, said she was talking with her son on the phone when the moose appeared o...
