Articles from the June 21, 2020 edition
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Administration drops secrecy posture on small business aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has abruptly dropped its insistence on secrecy for a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program for small businesses. The administration announced Friday it will publicly disclose the names of recipients o...
Firearms sales on the rise, more travel bans eased
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Friday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the virus. ________________________...
Trump outraised by Biden in May, but holds cash-on-hand edge
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was outraised by Joe Biden in May, taking in $74 million for his reelection, but he maintains a sizable advantage in cash on hand over the presumptive Democratic nominee. The pro-Trump effort, which i...
Rare sea turtle released off Florida Keys
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A rare hybrid hawksbill-green sea turtle, rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, will participate in a long-distance online "race" that follows the migration of sea turtles over three months. A satellite t...
Thunberg has hope for climate, despite leaders' inaction
BERLIN (AP) — Preparing for her appearance before the U.N. General Assembly last fall, Greta Thunberg found herself constantly interrupted by world leaders, including U.N. chief Antonio Guterres and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who had formed a...
Cobain 'MTV Unplugged' guitar sells for sky-high $6 million
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Grunge became gold Saturday as the guitar Kurt Cobain played on Nirvana's 1993 "MTV Unplugged" performance sold for an eye-popping $6 million at auction. The 1959 Martin D-18E that Cobain played in the band's rare a... Full story
Pulisic, Giroud score as Chelsea rallies to beat Villa 2-1
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Christian Pulisic scored soon after coming off the bench and Olivier Giroud added another goal two minutes later as Chelsea rallied to beat Aston Villa 2-1 and strengthen its hold on fourth place in the Premier League on S...
Cowboys see ranching challenges in Zuni Mountains amid virus
MCGAFFEY, N.M. (AP) — Two cowboys rode their horses on a pasture below the McKenzie Ridge in the Zuni Mountains a recent afternoon checking out the cows. They rode gently to avoid scaring the herd that was grazing at the center of a 320-acre p...
Skeletal remains are missing Texas soldier from Oklahoma
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — Skeletal remains found in Texas have been identified as those of a soldier from Oklahoma who was missing from Fort Hood, the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Command in Quantico, Virginia, said Sunday. The body of Pvt. G...
As choirs go digital, technology is a new virtuoso skill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — You may have seen those videos of musicians singing or playing music together, virtually, with everyone in their own little square. It's now one of the only ways that performing arts groups can connect with audiences. But thos...
2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we're still in the 1st
What's all this talk about a "second wave" of U.S. coronavirus cases? In The Wall Street Journal last week, Vice President Mike Pence wrote in a piece headlined "There Isn't a Coronavirus 'Second Wave'" that the nation is winning the fight against...
Comedian DL Hughley COVID-19 positive after fainting onstage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Comedian D.L. Hughley announced he tested positive for COVID-19 after collapsing onstage during a performance in Nashville, Tennessee. The stand-up comedian, 57, lost consciousness while performing at the Zanies comedy n...
Earthquake strikes northern Oklahoma after Tulsa Trump rally
PERRY, Okla. (AP) — A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook northern Oklahoma on Saturday and was felt in parts of Tulsa as protesters filled the city's downtown streets after President Donald Trump's campaign rally. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded t...
Trump's intended show of political force falls short of mark
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Donald Trump used his comeback rally to try to define the upcoming election as a choice between national heritage and left-wing radicalism, but his intended show of political force during the pandemic drew thousands s...
With no students, small college town worries over future
What happens to a college town when the students disappear? Ithaca, a small upstate New York city nearby gorges and vineyards, is finding out. Most of the 24,000 students at Cornell University and 6,200 more from Ithaca College effectively vanished i...
The Latest: Official describes 'great job' opening US safely
WASHINGTON -- The acting U.S. homeland security secretary says he thinks the Trump administration is doing a "great job" with reopening the country during the coronavirus epidemic despite infections rising in key states. Chad Wolf told NBC's "Meet...
Insider Q&A: Honeywell CEO gears company for pandemic shifts
Honeywell no longer sells its iconic home thermostats, but it's still in the business of making control systems for buildings and aircraft. That's put the 114-year-old conglomerate in a tough spot as workplaces have gone vacant and flights grounded...
Production workers to strike against major Navy shipbuilder
BATH, Maine (AP) — Production workers at one of the Navy's largest shipbuilders overwhelmingly voted to strike, rejecting Bath Iron Works' three-year contract offer Sunday and threatening to further delay delivery of ships. The first strike by Machin...
Dream of Alzheimer's center for women comes true in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Early this week, Maria Shriver was having what she would later describe as "a moment." When her younger son, 22-year-old Christopher Schwarzenegger, walked into her Brentwood, California, home office and saw her eyes brimming with te...
Oklahoma State's Cunningham staying despite postseason ban
Cade Cunningham, one of the nation's top basketball recruits, has chosen to remain at Oklahoma State despite the program being banned from the 2021 postseason. Cunningham won the Naismith High School Trophy given to the nation's best player. The 6-fo...
T-Mobile lays off more than 200 Sprint employees in Kansas
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — More than 200 employees at the former Sprint headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas, have been laid off just two months after the company merged with T-Mobile. A June 17 notification to regulators shows T-Mobile cut 241 posi...
Police: Wyoming prosecutor says bishop abuse case still open
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A criminal investigation into a retired Roman Catholic bishop accused of childhood sexual abuse by more than a dozen men remains open, police in Wyoming said. A victim advocate from the Natrona County district attorney's office h...
College coaches recommend required Black history courses
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The new committee formed by the National Association of Basketball Coaches to address racism and diversity recommended Monday that high schools and colleges establish required courses on Black history for graduation. The propo...
Oklahoma health department urges virus testing after events
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A day after President Donald Trump held a campaign rally at an indoor arena in the city of Tulsa, the Oklahoma State Department of Health urged anyone who has recently attended a large-scale event to be tested for the c...
WWII Veterans Remembered: U-Haul Honors Oklahoma's Briscoe Bennett "B.B." Smith Jr.
MILLER, Okla., June 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® was born as World War II was coming to a close, with its first one-way trailers made available to the moving public on or about July 4, 1945. Just as U-Haul is celebrating 75 years of service this...