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Bars reopening in New Orleans. Will tourists come?

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bar owners in New Orleans prepared for a soft opening, and an uncertain one, as they began letting customers in Saturday for the first time in months. Capacity is limited to 25 percent, live music remains prohibited, and nobody knows ...

The Word on the Street

Throughout this country and across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the worst and best in people. At their worst, people flagrantly disregard health officials’ guidelines to stay home, wear masks if going in public and even spitting in the faces of store clerks. The worst ...

AP Photos: Ahead of Tom Jones’ 80th birthday, a look back

For nearly 60 years, Tom Jones has been delighting audiences with stunning stage performances and hits like "It's Not Unusual" and "Delilah." The Welsh baritone who drew comparisons to Elvis turns 80 on Sunday. This gallery of images shot by The Associated Press shows Jones throughout his ...

Second City CEO steps down amid claims of racism at theater

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Alexander, the CEO and co-owner of famed The Second City improv theater, said he is stepping down after a former performer leveled accusations of racism against the comedy institution. In a lengthy letter posted on the ...

Changing of the Guard at Corpus Christi Grade School

By HEATHER ZIEGLER Life Editor WHEELING — Dick Taylor believes his 44-year career as a teacher and principal at Corpus Christi School in Warwood was “God’s plan.” It’s the only way he could explain how a young man from East Ohio, fresh out of college and new to teaching, could ...

New Corpus Christi Principal Shannon Wall Knows Her Way Around The School

WHEELING — How many people do you know who, in grade school, realized what they wanted to do with the rest of their lives? Shannon Wall is one of those rare people. A family tradition of attending Corpus Christi Grade School set into motion Wall’s plan to one day teach at the school. ...