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Stitt praises Trump after he backs off rally on Juneteenth

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt praised President Donald Trump after the president backed down in the face of widespread criticism and rescheduled his first campaign rally in months away from the Juneteenth observance of the end of s...

 

Reports: Amazon under scrutiny by California, Washington

NEW YORK (AP) — State officials in California and Washington are reviewing Amazon's business practices to determine whether the company is violating any laws with respect to the independent merchants that sell goods on its site, according to p...

 

As US seethes over race, Trump calls out 'evil of slavery'

WEST POINT. N.Y. (AP) — As the nation continues to grapple with its racial past, President Donald Trump urged West Point's graduating class Saturday to "never forget" the legacy of soldiers before them who fought a bloody war to "extinguish the e... Full story

 

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's law and order and misinformation

WASHINGTON (AP) — "Ugh," said a Republican senator. "How crude," said a Democratic governor. President Donald Trump set off plenty of reactions like that when he peddled a baseless conspiracy theory about an activist who landed hard on the ground, a...

 

How COVID-19 is transforming the film industry

ATLANTA (AP) — After more than 40 years as an actor, Sheri Mann Stewart had finally taken the plunge to launch her own production company. A week after she wrapped shooting her first film for Mann Woman Productions, Atlanta went on pandemic l...

 

Fox News removes altered photos of Seattle protest zone

SEATTLE (AP) — Fox News has removed digitally altered photos from its website after the Seattle Times on Friday noted misleading images used in the network's coverage about a Seattle neighborhood that's become a protest center against police b...

 

Max the German Shepherd released from custody after 5 years

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — After spending five years in a Hattiesburg animal shelter, Mississippi Max has found a new home in South Carolina. The 7-year-old German shepherd was at the center of a federal lawsuit after allegedly attacking emergency r...

 

This Date in Baseball

June 15 1902 — Corsicana defeated Texarkana 51-3 in a Texas League game. Nig Clark of Corsicana took advantage of the small park and hit eight homers. Some telegraph operators, thinking there was a mistake, reported the score as 5-3. 1925 — The Phi...

 

Average US gas price up 11 cents over 2 weeks to $2.16

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose 11 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.16 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the jump came as crude oil costs i...

 

Authorities: 7-year-old dies in Oklahoma boating accident

WAURIKA, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 7-year-old girl was killed in a boating accident on Waurika Lake in southwestern Oklahoma. An OHP report says the girl, whose name was not released, was among nine people on the boat when s...

 

Topeka police investigate fatal shooting after traffic crash

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka police are investigating a fatal shooting after a wounded man was found at the scene of a traffic accident. Police say the car's other occupant was arrested on several charges after the Saturday evening crash, but the w...

 

Cherokee Nation removes confederate monuments in Oklahoma

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The Cherokee Nation has removed two confederate monuments from its Capitol Square that were erected nearly a century ago by the Daughters of the Confederacy. A crane removed the monuments from the nation's tribal h...

 

Tulsa health director wishes Trump would postpone rally

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With the number of coronavirus cases in Oklahoma rising by record levels in recent days, the director of the Tulsa Health Department says he wishes President Donald Trump would again postpone a planned rally in Tulsa. The T...

 
 By BOB CAMPBELL    Regional    June 14, 2020

Permian Basin leaders make case for new interstate route

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — The race is on for extending Interstate 27 from Oklahoma to the U.S.-Mexico border and Permian Basin leaders are lobbying earnestly for the big road to run through here. Currently covering only the 121 miles between Lubbock a...

 

Alligator dies after being caught in trap near Kansas creek

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — An alligator that was recently spotted near a Kansas creek has died after being caught in trap. The 5-foot (1.5-meter) alligator is believed to be one of two stolen from a pet store in the northeastern Kansas City of M...

 

Trump moved Tulsa rally date after learning about Juneteenth

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump didn't know the significance to black Americans of the date and location he chose for his first campaign rally since the coronavirus pandemic more than three months ago, key Republican supporters of t...

 

Insider Q&A: Ric Edelman on managing money in a crisis

NEW YORK (AP) — Ric Edelman, founder of financial-advisory firm Edelman Financial Engines, has helped clients navigate several downturns over the decades, and in some ways this one is just like any other. But this crisis is increasing the urgency for...

 

Trump rally called 'dangerous move' in age of coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months away from the campaign trail, President Donald Trump plans to rally his supporters this coming Saturday for the first time since most of the country was shuttered by the coronavirus. Trump will head to Tulsa, O...

 

Project aims to make smart home devices more secure, private

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Researchers at Dartmouth College and six other academic institutions are collaborating on a national project to make "smart home" products more secure and private. The $10 million, five-year project funded by the National S...

 

Report: 40,000 cruise ship workers still trapped at sea

MIAMI (AP) — More than 40,000 cruise ship workers are still stuck at sea because of concerns about the coronavirus. The Miami Herald reports that at least 42,000 workers remain trapped on cruise ships without paychecks, and some still are s...

 

Cicadas make a high-protein snack for Brookfield Zoo animals

BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The early emergence of cicadas in Illinois provided animals at the Brookfield Zoo a rare treat. Officials at the zoo west of Chicago said the red-eyed cicadas make for a nutritious snack that's high in protein and low in f...

 

In Tampa, the pigeon men flock to a beloved sport

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — It begins on a driveway in Tampa, where 10 cages are scattered around. One by one, male pigeons are given a minute to strut around and puff out their chests, hoping to impress the lone female. The birds' owners watch carefully, s...

 

Weekend Sports in Brief

GOLF FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Daniel Berger was playing some of the best golf that no one noticed. Three months away because of the COVID-19 pandemic didn't slow his momentum. The PGA Tour made a healthy return to golf at the Charles Schwab C...

 

Grains mixed, livestock mixed

Wheat for Jul. rose 2.75 cents at 5.0475 a bushel; Jul. corn was off .75 cent at 3.2925 a bushel, Jul. oats was up 2 cents at $3.19 a bushel; while Jul. soybeans fell 2.25 cents at $8.69 a bushel. Beef was mixed and pork was higher the Chicago...

 

Teen killed in single-vehicle crash in northwestern Kansas

WAKEENEY, Kan. (AP) — A teen has died in a rollover crash in northwestern Kansas, authorities said. The crash happened Saturday near WaKeeney in Trego County, according to Wichita television station KAKE. Courtney Windholz, 19, of Bucklin, was d...

 

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