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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 …
Police: Suspect in officer shooting nabbed in West Virginia
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man who police say was handcuffed
Buffalo junior RB Jaret Patterson declares for NFL draft
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson is foregoing his senior year by declaring for the NFL draft on Tuesday following a season in which he matched several national records.
Family of suspect in Illinois shooting expresses condolences
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Family of a U.S. Army special forces sergeant charged in a deadly shooting at a northern Illinois bowling alley released a statement Tuesday extending their thoughts and prayers to victims and…
MATCHDAY: Liverpool plays Newcastle; Real Madrid at Elche
A look at what’s happening around European soccer on Wednesday:
Diddy providing some COVID-19 relief for Miami neighborhood
MIAMI (AP) — Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs provided some coronavirus relief in a Miami neighborhood on Tuesday, handing out $50 bills amid a crowd of hundreds.
Paralympian Melissa Stockwell named to Olympic panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Paralympian Melissa Stockwell and University of Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens are among the picks for a Congressional committee tasked with studying possible reforms in America's Olympic sy…
Young sea lion recovers from shark bite, returns to ocean
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A feisty young sea lion is back in the Northern California wild after five weeks of rehabilitation to treat a severe shark bite, domoic acid poisoning and malnutrition.
Collier's 28 points lead No. 19 Texas women past Lamar 77-49
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Charli Collier scored 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, freshman DeYona Gaston had her first double-double and No. 19 Texas beat Lamar 77-49 on Tuesday.
The Latest: Los Angeles hospitals shifting to 'crisis care'
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s top health official says hospitals in hard-hit Los Angeles County are turning to “crisis care” and bracing for the coronavirus surge to worsen in the new year.
Officials worry large NYE event in Vegas will spread virus
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A New Year's Eve event at a canopied casino-mall in Las Vegas expected to be attended by at least 14,000 people could be a superspreader event that overruns hospitals, members of Nevada’s coronavir…
Cooney fined for campaign finance rule violations
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former Democratic candidate for Montana governor Mike Cooney will pay a fine to the state’s top political cop after he was found to have violated the state’s campaign finance rules.
Storm brings heavy snow, closes Nebraska virus testing sites
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A strong winter storm made its way across the Upper Midwest Tuesday, creating treacherous travel conditions, spurring warnings urging people to stay off the roads and closing coronavirus tes…
Derailed oil train cars removed north of Bellingham
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Crews on Tuesday removed the train cars carrying crude oil that derailed north of Bellingham and near the Canadian border last week.
Officer who sought warrant at Taylor home could be dismissed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of an officer who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to the apartment where Breonna Taylor was fatally s…
1st reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that's been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday, adding urgency to efforts to vaccinate …