DALLAS (AP) — The president of Southwest is retiring three months after being passed over for the CEO’s job. Southwest said Monday that 60-year-old Tom Nealon will remain an adviser on environmental issues. He’s being replaced in the No. 2 job by Chief Operating Officer Mike Van de Ven. Both men were considered candidates to
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Big 12 coaches feel the league is solidified for the long haul after the conference’s swift action to expand. Kansas State coach Chris Klieman says the Big 12 got four really good programs with the additions of BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston. That quartet got invited to the league
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Big 12 coaches feel the league is solidified for the long haul after the conference’s swift action to expand. Kansas State coach Chris Klieman says the Big 12 got four really good programs with the additions of BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston. That quartet got invited to the league
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — George Wein, one of the great impresarios of 20th century music who helped found the Newport jazz and folk festivals and set the template for gatherings everywhere from Woodstock to the south of France, has died at 95. A family spokesperson says Wein died “peacefully
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Attorney General Derek Schmidt says that sharp spikes in natural gas prices last winter appear to violate Kansas law and he is seeking outside legal help to investigate them. Schmidt’s office said Monday it is looking to retain a law firm with expertise in the natural gas marketplace to help investigate
Continue Reading MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas farmers have been busy planting next year’s winter wheat crop and harvesting the state’s other major crops. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that about 4% of the winter wheat in Kansas has now been planted. That’s about equal to the five-year average for this time of year. The
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The closely watched recall election that could remove California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office wraps up Tuesday. Forty-six candidates qualified for the ballot to replace Newsom if voters decide he should go. The contest has unfolded as the state saw a surge in
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If you can remember the price of a 30-ounce jar of mayonnaise, what an Armani purse goes for and how much to shell out for an iPhone 12, there’s really only one place to shine — “The Price Is Right.” The longest-running game show in
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By Amir Vera and Lauren Clabby Moore, CNN A Covid-19 surge in Kentucky has led to so many patients at St. Claire Regional Medical Center that the workers are unsure how they’ll handle the growing numbers when a medical team sent by the federal government leaves Friday. The Morehead hospital, about 65 miles east of
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Lauren Clabby Moore, CNN A Covid-19 surge in Kentucky has led to so many patients at St. Claire Regional Medical Center that the workers are unsure how they’ll handle the growing numbers when a medical team sent by the federal government leaves Friday. The Morehead hospital, about 65 miles east of
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns center JC Tretter believes Kansas City assistant coach Greg Lewis should be disciplined by the NFL for his role in a sideline skirmish with Cleveland safety Ronnie Harrison Jr. on Sunday. Harrison was ejected from Cleveland’s 33-29 loss in the first quarter after he forcefully
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion providers are urging the Supreme Court to reject Mississippi’s 15-week prohibition on most abortions, saying a decision to uphold it would “invite states to ban abortion entirely.” The filing with the high court comes at a time of significant peril for abortion rights in the U.S.,
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Bringing extinct creatures back to life is the lifeblood of science fiction. At its most tantalizing, think Jurassic Park and its stable of dinosaurs. Advances in genetics, however, are making resurrecting lost animals a tangible prospect. Scientists have already cloned endangered animals and can sequence DNA extracted from the bones and
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Union workers are manning picket lines at bottling and warehouse operations of Kentucky-based Heaven Hill Distillery. Striking workers are upset over the prospect of expanded weekend shifts. The walkout is in its third day. It involves about 420 members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23D. They voted last
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Union workers are manning picket lines at bottling and warehouse operations of Kentucky-based Heaven Hill Distillery. Striking workers are upset over the prospect of expanded weekend shifts. The walkout is in its third day. It involves about 420 members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23D. They voted last
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the state of Iowa to immediately halt enforcement of a law that prevents school boards from ordering masks to be worn to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Judge Robert Pratt said in an order signed Monday that the law
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the state of Iowa to immediately halt enforcement of a law that prevents school boards from ordering masks to be worn to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Judge Robert Pratt said in an order signed Monday that the law
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK, MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional security officials have approved the reinstallation of a temporary fence around the Capitol as they prepare for a Saturday rally in defense of the insurrectionists who stormed the building on Jan. 6. The Capitol Police said in a statement that
Continue Reading By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s longtime assistant testified Monday that the R&B superstar was so paranoid, he once asked her to change into a robe to demonstrate she was not wearing a wire. Diana Copeland was Kelly’s assistant for 15 years. She told jurors he kept strict policies for
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A popular California ski resort whose name included a derogatory term for Native American women has changed its name to Palisades Tahoe. Resort officials announced the change Monday, completing a new name search that began last year amid a reckoning over racial injustice. The renaming
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