(AP) – A federal court has rejected a plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling, saying the Biden administration did not adequately take into account the lease sale's effect on planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, violating a bedrock environmental law.

. (AP) — A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man’s family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying most transplant programs around the country set similar requirements to improve patients’ chances of survival.

The power in life shining through darkness

It was breathtaking to be at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on the morning of Jan. 18. The Christmas tree was gone from Rockefeller Center, but the church was packed yet again, this time with a strong showing from the NYPD, the new mayor, and other civil leaders.

Church issues: Change, denial, struggle to adapt

Journalist Michael Kinsley famously added a twist to American politics when he redefined a "gaffe" as when "a politician tells the truth – some obvious truth he isn't supposed to say."

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The Clinton Police Department and Custer County Sheriff’s Office are on the lookout for Tuhtaka Wilson, 49, of Clinton.

Here's a preview of Friday's headlines

- New Riverside management proposed 

- Youth basketball league brings large number of folks to Clinton

- CBA Clinton campus may open before spring break

- Clinton moves up to No. 19 in latest OSSAA Top 20 poll

Clinton City Council members approved City Attorney Ryan Meacham and City Manager Robert Johnston entering negotiations with West Texas Turf for possible management of the Riverside Golf Course during Wednesday’s special meeting. Negotiations would consist of a contract being presented to council members sometime in February.

Wishes come true

Natalie Stephens plays in the snow for her birthday Wednesday. Clinton and area students enjoyed a snow day Thursday with no school. CDN

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