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QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — Lincoln-Douglas third-graders Emma Smith and Alaina Nichols sat at their table, brainstorming ideas about a Thanksgiving parade float for a writing assignment. Alaina settled on a pumpkin pie theme. "Pumpkin pie goes with N...

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) — It might be an unusual name, but the sport of pickleball is gaining interest among people of all ages. The game is a combination of a few sports, including tennis, table tennis and badminton. The activity can be played around the...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The year 2020 has been a tangle of medical, political, social, economic and ecological trouble. There's no getting around it. But down on Julia Street, the group exhibit "Art in the Time of Empathy" at Arthur Roger Gallery b...

The College Football Playoff rankings will be released for the first time this season Tuesday. Combine the latest AP Top 25 with a little history and you can find hints about what to expect. Never has the selection committee's initial top four...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Guard Kelly Oubre is joining the Golden State Warriors to give the team backcourt depth in the wake of Klay Thompson's latest injury, with Oubre acquired Sunday in a trade from the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Warriors will send a...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — It will be a little less expensive to fish in Kansas starting Jan. 1. The Wichita Eagle reports that on Thursday, the Kansas Wildlife Parks and Tourism Commission announced several change related to outdoor recreation. Among t...

TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 23, 2020-- Williams (NYSE: WMB) today announced that it has reached a global resolution with Chesapeake as part of Chesapeake's Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring process. "Williams has strategically invested in...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Federal prosecutors say three Oklahoma City residents have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme in which they used fake documents and fictitious lawyers to take ownership of more than a dozen houses without the knowledge o...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — An off-duty Wichita police officer was arrested Monday on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. Officer Cory Masterson, who has been with the department for 12 years, was assigned to the field services division, t...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Lawrence, Kansas, engineering firm and its two top officials will pay $672,352 to settle allegations that the company submitted false claims to obtain grant federal grant funds, the U.S. attorney's office said Monday. KalSc...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two recent Wichita State University graduates are among the finalists for a $1 million prize pool in a contest that seeks to design a better mask. The Wichita Eagle reports that Jared Goering and Spencer Steinert are in the t...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday is to vote on whether to extend a city-wide mask mandate in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The council will consider extending the mandate that was first approved in July a...

Surging pandemic numbers are straining hospitals across Kansas just days before Thanksgiving gatherings that public health officials fear could worsen the outbreak. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported on Monday 95 new...

Andrew Cushing, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why do tigers have stripes? – Vidit M...

DENVER — As Colorado experiences its highest hospitalization rate of COVID-19 patients, Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order authorizing the state health department to order hospitals and emergency departments to transfer and cease admitting ne...

BENTONVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 23, 2020-- This year's holiday season feels like it needs more than the standard set of lights. Instead, think drones. To help families end the year looking up, Walmart is gifting the "Walmart Holiday Drone...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden's pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a low-key, veteran foreign service officer, reflects the president-elect's intent to return to a more traditional role at the world body as well as offer an o...

The garden that Sijo Zachariah and his father planted was a desperate measure in response to the pandemic. But it became so much more: sustenance for a community, and a great inspiration for Zachariah to make a major change in his life. A...

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors will recall about 7 million big pickup trucks and SUVs worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The announcement came Monday after the U.S. government told the automaker it had to recall 6 mil...

OSSINEKE, Mich. (AP) — Everyone needs to be wanted, from humans to horses to a sheep named Special Ed. On an unpretentious parcel of land south of Ossineke, the Sunrise Animal Sanctuary offers refuge and welcome for animals that have been abused, n...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Janet M. Gibson, Grinnell College (THE CONVERSATION) Amusement and pleasant surprises – and the laughter they can trigger – add tex...