(AP) — Sarah Palin's libel suit against The New York Times went to trial Thursday in a case over the former Alaska governor's claims the newspaper damaged her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.

(AP) — Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin has been named interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, becoming the first African American to lead one of the denomination's ministry entities in its more than 175-year history.

Sorting out the varieties of COVID-19 masks

Dear Doctors: I want to upgrade from the cloth masks that our family has been using, but I'm confused. What's the difference between N95, KN95 and KF94 masks? I'm sure a lot of people will find it helpful if you can explain the differences.

Friend won’t stop smoking, despite pleas

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend has been struggling to give up cigarettes for years. I thought that watching her aunt die from lung cancer a few years ago would be a wake-up call, but she hasn't slowed down at all. I'm nervous for her, but I'm afraid to intervene because she always gets defensive and calls me judgmental when I say something about her habit. How can I make her understand that quitting would be in her best interest? – Stop Smoking

Here's a preview of Friday's headlines

- Juvenile suspect’s name released

- Gun cleaning gone wrong

- Suspect facing six charges

- Goossen, Jones selected as Red Tornado honorees

- Jones signs with UCO

- Clinton wrestling season statistics

Brrrrrr... it’s cold out there

Shelly Oyler bundles up to brave the cold and windy weather Clinton experienced this week, as snow and temperatures in the single digits hit the area. CDN

Clinton resident Tuhtaka Wilson, 49, is charged with first-degree arson, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and three counts of malicious injury to property over $1,000. The Clinton Police Department and Custer County Sheriff’s Office have been looking for Wilson since last Friday but he had not been located as of Thursday.

Clinton resident Ethan Ivan Morales, 15, was charged as a youthful offender Feb. 1 of shooting with intent to kill, according to Online Demand Court Records.

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