DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the nearly $700 million jackpot prize, officials said.

Clinton teachers receive grants from CPSF

Greg Granger, right, was awarded two grants by the Clinton Public School Foundation at Clinton Middle School. Presenting him the checks are Donna Rother and Amy Crumley.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to allow extra shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward expanding its booster campaign to millions more vaccinated Americans.

Thanks to an influx of federal grants and additional state funding, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is maximizing new dollars to plan for more than 1,600 critically needed highway construction and safety projects in the next eight years.

Eastside Academy

Eastside Academy students from left, Jordan Rhoads, Kamriana Bennett, Trenair Collins, Arlena Kirkendoll and Zavion Mann have fun at the after-school program.

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world's first movie in orbit, a project the Kremlin said will help burnish the nation's space glory.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Facebook data scientist told Congress on Tuesday that the social network giant’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. while its executives refuse to change because they elevate profits over safety. And she laid responsibility with the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Sharing tales

Louise Malloy, right, tells one of her stories from when she first started as a librarian to Corrina Haney and Jeanie Haney during her retirement party last week hosted by Western Plains Library System. CDN

Who is taming who?

Western Oklahoma Christian School Spirit Week participants include Ellie Schmidt, left, dressed as a lion, and Reagan Roper dressed as the lion tamer.

(AP) – As Congress considered a massive COVID-19 relief package earlier this year, hundreds of mayors from across the U.S. pleaded for "immediate action" on billions of dollars targeted to shore up their finances and revive their communities.

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