Articles from the November 29, 2020 edition
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Thanksgiving marks last day for Commander's Palace chef
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It was an emotional rollercoaster of a Thanksgiving for longtime Commander's Palace chef Tory McPhail, who is leaving after nearly three decades at the legendary New Orleans restaurant. Thursday marked McPhail's last day at C...
By Jerry Seinfeld digs into 45 years of his jokes for new book
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forget the high-performance sports cars, the luxury Rolls-Royces and all those other classic automobiles in which Jerry Seinfeld ushers his fellow comics to the diner on television's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee." The most v...
Freshmen duo lead Oklahoma State over Texas Southern 85-65
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 20 points and fellow freshman Rondel Walker chipped in 19 points with three 3-pointers off the bench to help Oklahoma State beat Texas Southern 85-65 on Saturday night. Cunningham, the lone freshman sel...
US Air Force gunship training unit to relocate to New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has selected a base in New Mexico as the future home for its AC-130J aircraft and training force. Officials say Kirtland Air Force Base is their preferred site for the relocation of the Ghostrider Formal Tr...
Police checking car crash find 2 men shot to death inside
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — An investigation into a wreck Saturday along the Mississippi coast turned into a homicide probe after officers found two men shot to death inside, authorities said. Rashaud Fairley, 22, and Charles Johnson, 34, died at the s...
Las Cruces kindergarten teacher keeps students motivated
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Suzette Haywood intended to retire from her career as a teacher last year, but when the COVID-19 pandemic caused education to practically be turned upside down, she knew she couldn't call it quits. "I didn't want to end on t...
Oklahoma reports 1,721 new coronavirus cases, 19 more deaths
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma health officials reported 1,721 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday, and 19 more deaths linked to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The Oklahoma State Department of Health said the new counts bring the s...
More Nebraska prison employees test positive for COVID-19
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — More employees of the Nebraska prison system have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services said in a statement Saturday night that four staff members had tested positive for C...
Lawsuit: Resort development threatens rare butterfly
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Plans to expand a mountain resort outside Las Vegas to offer recreation opportunities during summer months have sparked a lawsuit from conservationists worried about the effects on a rare butterfly and its habitat. The Center for B...
Arizona county prosecutors join in dropping pot charges
PHOENIX (AP) — Top prosecutors in the vast majority of Arizona counties are dropping all existing possession of marijuana cases even before a new voter-approved law eliminating criminal penalties for having small amounts of the drug takes effect w...
Teladoc eyes several new phases of growth for telemedicine
Fresh off a big acquisition and riding a wave of customer growth, Teladoc Health is ready to do more for patients. CEO Jason Gorevic said the telemedicine provider can play a big role in helping people manage high blood pressure, diabetes or other...
Fauci: US may see 'surge upon surge' of virus in weeks ahead
The nation's top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the U.S. may see "surge upon a surge" of the coronavirus in the weeks after Thanksgiving, and he does not expect current recommendations around social distancing to be relaxed before...
Testing new release strategy, 'The Croods' opens to $14.2M
NEW YORK (AP) — Testing a novel release strategy, Universal Pictures' animated sequel "The Croods: A New Age" had one of the best opening weekends of the pandemic, grossing $14.2 million over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to s...
Volcano in eastern Indonesia erupts, thousands evacuated
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted Sunday, sending a column of ash as high as 4,000 meters (13,120 feet) into the sky and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. Nearly 2,800 people from at least 28 villages w...
'World's loneliest elephant' Kaavan starts trip to Cambodia
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Kaavan, dubbed the "world's loneliest elephant" after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo, was readied Sunday for his flight to a sanctuary in Cambodia and the much-needed company of other elephants. The mammoth task of g...
Rescuers pull third body from Sardinian town buried by mud
ROME (AP) — Rescuers on Sunday retrieved the body of an elderly woman, the third fatality in the Sardinian town of Bitti, which was partially buried a day earlier by mudslides after torrential rainfall. The Italian news agency LaPresse said that t...
Zoo maintains search for red panda who vanished in 2017
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The theft of a lemur from the San Francisco Zoo in October stirred memories of Sunny, the red panda who vanished nearly four years ago from the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk. The tips line rarely rings these days, but Sunny's d...
Oklahoma St. goes up against Marquette
Oklahoma State (2-0) vs. Marquette (2-0) Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma State and Marquette both look to put winning streaks together . Each team won at home in their last game. Marquette earned a 75-50 win over Ea...
ONE Gas to Participate in Mizuho Virtual U.S. Utility Summit
TULSA, Okla., Nov. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ONE Gas, Inc. (NYSE: OGS) today announced it will participate in the Mizuho Virtual U.S. Utility Summit on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Pierce H. Norton II, president and chief executive officer, Caron Lawhorn,...
eMaxx appoints Governor Mary Fallin-Christensen to Board of Directors
PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 30, 2020-- eMaxx announces the appointment of former Governor Mary Fallin-Christensen of Oklahoma to the Board of Directors. Governor Fallin-Christensen's strategic vision and leadership in her roles as the first...
Oklahoma man stopped with loaded gun at Iowa airport
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Oklahoma man was caught with a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at an Iowa airport during Thanksgiving week, federal transportation officials said. The incident happened Nov. 24 at the Des Moines International Airport, t...
2 teens accused of spraying mace in carjacking attempt
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police arrested two teenage boys accused of spraying a woman with mace at a Wichita shopping center during a failed attempt to steal her car. The arrests stem from an incident at 11 a.m. Sunday at the West Way Shopping Center, t...
Wichita police investigating stabbing death of man
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita are investigating the stabbing death of a man inside a home on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters in the area were flagged down just after 4 p.m. Sunday by a witness to the stabbing, television station KSN r...
Shawnee Mission schools under pressure to change mascot
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — The Shawnee Mission school district is looking at making changes to mascots that use Native American imagery after thousands of people — including current and former students — signed a petition seeking to have the Shawn...
Oklahoma reports 2,200 more coronavirus cases
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma reported 2,200 more coronavirus cases on Monday as overall cases in the state neared the 200,000 mark. The Oklahoma State Department of Health also reported seven more deaths, bringing the total to 1,743 deaths since t...
