Articles from the July 19, 2020 edition
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New Mexico approved to use stored water under compact
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has received permission from neighboring states to access stored water after little rainfall, low runoff and high temperatures dried out some sections of the Rio Grande. The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy...
Charges: Virginia man stalked Tulsa mayor over Trump rally
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Virginia man has been charged with cyberstalking the mayor of Tulsa in a failed effort to stop President Donald Trump's campaign rally there last month. Adam Maxwell Donn, of Norfolk, Virginia, sent emails and left voicemails...
LL Bean inks first wholesaler partnerships in US
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — L.L. Bean is expanding from its original model of direct-to-customer catalog sales and in-stores sales with an agreement to sell products in Nordstrom, Staples and sporting goods chain SCHEELS. The company's first wholesale...
Given a chance, Trump would push court pick before election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have tried to make it clear: Given the chance, they would push through a Supreme Court nominee should a vacancy occur before Election Day. The issue has taken on...
Google removes Alaska trooper ad in 'misunderstanding'
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Public Safety accused Google of censorship for canceling a recruitment advertisement for state troopers considered to be political, but the tech giant said it was a miscommunication. The pay-per-click...
Vintage dress, no Prince Andrew in Beatrice's wedding photos
LONDON (AP) — Princess Beatrice wore a vintage dress loaned to her by her grandmother Queen Elizabeth II at her wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Buckingham Palace said Saturday as it released official photographs from the private family event. The...
Blazers' Lillard turns to recording music inside NBA bubble
When Damian Lillard finishes his daily hoop duties for the Portland Trailblazers, he will spend most of his downtime inside the NBA bubble working on his other passion: music. The All-Star point guard turned part of his suite into a mini recording st...
Zounds! What the fork are minced oaths? And why are we still fecking using them today?
Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Kirk Hazen, West Virginia University (THE CONVERSATION) What in tarnation is "tarnation?" Why do people in old books exclaim "zoun...
Oklahoma reports increase of 209 in confirmed COVID-19 cases
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Another 209 people have tested positive in Oklahoma for the coronavirus, state health officials reported on Sunday. The total number of confirmed cases has reached 25,265, the State Department of Health reported. No new deaths...
Sedgwick County has no plans now for more COVID-19 measures
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Sedgwick County Commission has no immediate plans to follow a White House task force report that lays out additional measures officials should take to slow the spread of COVID-19. A White House Coronavirus Task Force report...
Police investigating fatal shooting in Kansas City, Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man working in his garage was fatally shot Sunday in Kansas City, Kansas, police said. The shooting was reported shortly after 10 a.m., The Kansas City Star reported. Two men had been at the home working in the driveway...
Suspect in shooting of Kansas deputy found dead in home
CIMARRON, Kan. (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and wounding a Kansas sheriff's deputy has been discovered dead inside the home, authorities said Sunday. Gray County sheriffs' deputies responding at about 10:50 p.m. Friday to a call of a...
Facing uncertain fall, schools make flexible reopening plans
MANCHESTER, Mo. (AP) — Administrators in the Parkway school district in suburban St. Louis spent the summer break crafting a flexible reopening plan, with options that include full-time classroom learning, full-time online instruction and a hybrid...
Pandemic could push more N. Carolina families to home school
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Until recently, Bruce Hirsch hadn't seriously considered home schooling. Content sending his 7-year-old son, Jonathan, to public school at Haw Creek Elementary in Asheville, the retired doctor doubted whether he'd have the pa...
New Mexico universities face prospect of budget challenges
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Officials say the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University face the prospect of major budget challenges because of reduced state funding and other fiscal fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and reduced...
China blasts dam to release floodwaters as death toll rises
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in central China blasted a dam Sunday to release surging waters behind it amid widespread flooding across the country that has claimed scores of lives. State broadcaster CCTV reported the dam on the Chuhe River in Anhui...
New Mexico charting surge in coronavirus around Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State health officials are charting a recent surge in coronavirus cases in the Albuquerque area as New Mexico nears 17,000 reported cases of the COVID-19 illness. The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday the number of...
GOP leaders, Trump to discuss virus aid as crisis deepens
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans in Congress were expecting to meet Monday with President Donald Trump on the next COVID-19 aid package as the administration panned more virus testing money and interjected other priorities that could complicate qu...
United Arab Emirates: Amal functioning after launch to Mars
TOKYO (AP) — A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed away Monday on a seven-month journey to Mars, kicking off the Arab world's first interplanetary mission. The liftoff of the Mars orbiter named Amal, or Hope, from Japan marked the start of a...
Most young virus cases in Texas county diagnosed this month
HOUSTON (AP) — Most of the 85 young children in a South Texas county who are known to have contracted the coronavirus tested positive this month amid a surge in the state, a health official said Sunday. Nearly all of the children, most of whom are...
Governments around world eye tougher steps to fight virus
Signs of governments reassessing their coronavirus response were scattered around the world Sunday, with the mayor of Los Angeles saying the city was reopened too quickly, Ohio's governor warning his state is "going the wrong way," Hong Kong issuing...
Kansas dog makes 50-mile trek to her old home in Missouri
LAWSON, Mo. (AP) — A dog named Cleo who disappeared from her home in Kansas earlier this month turned up a few days later at her old home in Missouri, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) away. Colton Michael told television station KMBC that the...
Rapper Kanye West draws crowd to 1st event as candidate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, delivered a lengthy monologue Sunday touching on topics from abortion and religion to international trade and licensing deals. Whether...
House leaders 'alarmed' federal officers policing protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Top leaders in the U.S. House said Sunday they were "alarmed" by the Trump administration's tactics against protesters in Portland, Oregon, and other cities, including Washington, D.C., and called on federal inspectors...
Jack Nicklaus says he tested positive for coronavirus
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Jack Nicklaus revealed Sunday during the CBS telecast of the Memorial that he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus at the onset of the pandemic. Nicklaus and his wife, Barbara, turned 80 a month apart at the start...