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BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration has rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the decision as a court hearing was getting underway on a challenge to the rule by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge sch...
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden released a $2 trillion plan Tuesday aimed at combating climate change and spurring economic growth in part by overhauling America's energy industry, with a proposal to achieve entirely carbon pollution-free power by 2035. "These are the most critical investments we can make for the long-term health and vitality of both the American economy and the physical health and safety of the American people," Biden said during remarks to reporters near his home in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden acknowledged that the economy...
Cloud Conventions today announced Cloud Conventions 365 a new service for virtual conferences, trade shows and events that allows show and event sponsors access to an event portal year-round to manage virtual or hybrid events. Trade show operators, companies and associations that use a Cloud Conventions platform can now keep their portal live and accessible using Cloud Conventions 365 for up to one year. Cloud Conventions is a full featured virtual event SaaS technology solution from Convey Services. "A virtual event is no longer limited by...
NEW YORK (AP) — The studio is largely empty, but Jimmy Fallon is out of his home and back to the "Tonight" show stage. The NBC late-night host returned to NBC's Rockefeller Center headquarters Monday, saying he hoped he could provide his audience with a little more "normal" during the coronavirus pandemic. "I'm here to show you that there is a light at the end of the tunnel if we keep each other safe," Fallon said. Fallon, along with other late-night hosts, have been working remotely the past few months of months. The coronavirus pandemic s...
MILAN (AP) — Prada headlined Day 1 of Milan's first Digital Fashion Week on Tuesday with a series of out-sourced videos and the apt subtitle ''the show that never happened.'' Luxury fashion is adapting to the coronavirus pandemic by moving runway shows onto digital platforms. It was that, or cancel the season, a tough choice for an industry that in Italy alone is expected to suffer a 20%-30% drop in revenues this year, from 67 billion euros ($76 billion) last year. So the job now is to stanch losses and maintain ties with consumers, and a s...
An estimated 50 to 60 people attended a town hall meeting at South Barber High School in Kiowa, Kansas, July 8. The subject regarded AAHN's Place, a foster care facility that is two years old in Wellington, Kansas. Now the owner, Derrick Prichard, and his partner, Hamendra Bhakta, want to open a 12 bed facility in Kiowa that would house up to 12 foster care boys age 13-18. They have plans to transform the old Guest Lodge motel into the facility. As reported at previous meetings, some community members question why AAHN's selected Kiowa for...
A true patriot, Legion Rider from Post 69 in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, Ronald James stepped off his motorcycle to offer a tribute to veterans as the highlight of Hardtner's Fourth of July Parade. "Thanks once again for having us in Hardtner, Kansas – one of the greatest places to be in the United States," James said. Mentioning the east and west coasts, James said with a laugh, "They just keep flying over us and wonder what we're doing down here." "I can't help but look around here and see all t...
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reports two additional confirmed case of COVID-19 in Woods County. The two new cases are located in the zip code associated with Freedom. This raises the Woods County count to 11 with seven recovered. The other nine cases are in the Alva zip code. Among other counties in the area, Alfalfa County remains at one case, Harper County lists two cases, Major County 15, Woodward County 15 and Garfield County 132. As of Tuesday, July 14, there are 21,738 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma,...
Augustine was born on August 28, 1934, to Bartolo and Juana (Martinez) Ledesma in Avard, Oklahoma. He passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020, at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 85. Augie grew up in Avard and Alva and graduated from Alva High School in 1952. He was proud to be an Alva Goldbug. After graduation, Augie attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University and graduated in 1956 with a BS degree in secondary education/physical education. He also played baseball...
Cecil Dean Shafer, son of Raymond Mitchell and Beulah Estella (Arndt) was born in Alva, Oklahoma, on October 17, 1938. He passed away on July 9, 2020, at the age of 81 years, 8 months and 22 days. Cecil was a graduate of Alva High School. He married Delores Marie (Chick) on March 16, 1956. He worked as an auto mechanic at Washburn Motor in Alva for 35 years. He loved to fish, enjoyed working on cars and loved his cats. Cecil is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Delores, his brothers: Jess, Raymond Jr., Gerald and Johnny, two sisters,...
Jewel was born on March 12, 1936, in Fairview, Oklahoma, to Charles Ambrose Bullard and Sarah Olive (Bays) Bullard, Jewel graduated from the Dacoma School System. While in high school she was involved in singing, plays, pep club and Glee Club and was Miss Dacoma. After graduation she attended NWOSU. Jewel was joined in marriage to Dean Davison on September 19, 1956. To their union three girls were born, Deana Dian Broekhuizen, Julie Ann Helm and Shelley Machell Reed. On August 4, 1988, she was...
(Ed note: The story “Cherokee School Board Approves School Opening Plan,” which ran in the July 15 Newsgram, incorrectly reported that the reopening plan as approved by the board included a requirement to wear face masks. That portion of the reopening plan was tabled for further discussion until the school board's August meeting. The Newsgram regrets the error. The corrected story is below.) Cherokee Public Schools held its regular monthly school board meeting Monday evening. After approving the consent agenda (consisting of minutes of pas... Full story
