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Flapper follies
OTHELLO — The play opening Thursday at Othello High School promises to be the bee’s knees. Perhaps even the cat’s …
Leeds condemns abuse after club mocks pundit Carney
LEEDS, England (AP) — Leeds has condemned the online abuse aimed at Karen Carney after the Premier League club mocked a comment made by the former England player while working on a match broadcast.
State media: Attack on bus in southern Syria kills 28
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An attack on a passenger bus in southern Syria on Wednesday killed 28 civilians and injured others, according to the Syrian state news agency.
No. 19 San Jose State faces Ball State in Arizona Bowl
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — San Jose State was unable to play on its home field most of the season due to COVID-19 restrictions and faced scrutiny over its travel plans to play Ball State in the Arizona Bowl.
Stabbing suspect barricaded in Portland apartment
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One person was injured and a stabbing suspect is barricaded inside a downtown Portland, Oregon, apartment Wednesday morning.
Colorado National Guard member has first reported U.S. case of COVID-19 variant; second case suspected in Guard member
DENVER (AP) — Colorado National Guard member has first reported U.S. case of COVID-19 variant; second case suspected in Guard member.
Syrian state media says attack on passenger bus kills 28 in the country's south
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media says attack on passenger bus kills 28 in the country's south.
US Park Service releases video involving tasing of visitor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man who was tased during a confrontation with a ranger at a national monument in New Mexico was seen climbing on and among petroglyph cliff features off-trail in violation of park regulat…
Veteran Japanese midfielder Honda leaves Brazil’s Botafogo
SAO PAULO (AP) — Veteran Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda is leaving Brazilian club Botafogo after coming to the end of his contract.
Bosnia: Uncertainty persists for migrants from burnt camp
BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Uncertainty persisted Wednesday for hundreds of migrants whose relocation from a fire-damaged tent camp in Bosnia has been canceled amid protests by residents, reflecting confusion …
Colorado Guardsman has 1st reported US case of virus variant
DENVER (AP) — The first person in the U.S. known to be infected with a new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus was identified Wednesday as a Colorado National Guardsman who had been sent to he…
Clemson RB Travis Etienne expands game for final title run
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — While Travis Etienne's rushing total alone this season tells a disappointing story, the Clemson senior tailback believes there is a more positive tale that has made his decision to return to sc…
Fire that began in dog house totals rural South Dakota home
YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a house fire believed to have started when a dog house heater failed during a snowstorm was thought to be under control Monday night, only to flare up early Tuesday and destroy …
Week 17 is a tough chore for picking wins and covers
One of the worst chores in Week 17 in the NFL is figuring out who will go full-out for victory.
Well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino found in Siberia
MOSCOW (AP) — A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino with many of its internal organs still intact has been recovered from permafrost in Russia's extreme north.
Kentucky governor backs giving larger stimulus checks
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Democratic governor has made a pointed plea for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks, saying the larger direct payments would pump an extra $5 billion into the state's virus-damaged econom…