After years of mediocrity, Tulsa emerges as hipster hub
PHOTO COURTESY OF TULSAPRESERATIONCOMMISSION.ORG By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS TULSA, Okla. — Punching far above their weight, starry-eyed Tulsans have tried for years to demonstrate to fellow …
Jamaica imposes import restrictions on poultry
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has imposed import restrictions on poultry products from various spots in North America in the wake of a big outbreak of …
Democrat: Republicans putting Lynch at ‘back of the bus’
PHOTO COURTESY OF POLITIFACT.COM By ERICA WERNER WASHINGTON — The second-ranking Senate Democrat on Wednesday accused Republicans of putting the president’s attorney general nominee …
Tourists flocking to Cuba ‘before the Americans come’
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and PETER ORSI Associated Press HAVANA — Bookings to Cuba jumped 57 percent for one New York tour operator in the weeks …
Major survey shows US gun ownership declining
By EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who live in a household with at least one gun is lower than it’s …
Starbucks baristas stop writing “Race Together” on cups
PHOTO COURTESY OF MASSLIVE.COM By CANDICE CHOI and TOM KRISHER Starbucks baristas will no longer write “Race Together” on customers’ cups starting Sunday, …
Poll: spend more,tax less legalize pot
By EMILY SWANSON WASHINGTON — Americans want lower taxes and more government spending both at once, although their support for spending more tax dollars on …
Obi-Wan, Chewbacca, Vader and gang reunite for new exhibit
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP Associated Press SEATTLE — The creators of a new traveling exhibit on the costumes of Star Wars are hoping to gather …
Streaming TV services: What you get, what it costs
By ANICK JESDANUN NEW YORK — Sony jumped into the pay-television business Wednesday with an online package of more than 50 channels starting at $50 a …
Schools nationwide struggle with substitute teacher shortage
By TOM COYNE SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Carrie Swing wasn’t alarmed when her fifth-grade daughter, Ivy, spent a day in a first-grade classroom at her San Francisco …