A friend and I shared the same consumer frustration -- and guilt over having it. We each wanted a bike rack for our cars but could not obtain our first choices.

Herman Cain, the businessman and former presidential candidate, died Thursday morning from coronavirus. He was 74.

US STATE DEPARTMENT WILL SWITCH OUT ITS TOP DIPLOMAT IN HAVANA The U.S. State Department will appoint Timothy Zuniga Brown as the new charge d’affaires for its embassy in Havana, the Miami Herald has learned.

TOPEKA – As the end of July approaches, deadlines near for vehicle registration renewals and extensions given for recent vehicle purchases. The following information outlines the deadlines for specific transactions administered by county treasurers across the state.

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects in Kansas. The letting took place July 22, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work.

Dear Annie: What is the protocol when a dear friend repeatedly uses an incorrect word or incorrectly pronounces something when speaking to you? For instance, recently, my friend was speaking of the proper “protocol” for visiting a doctor’s office (under these pandemic conditions), but she said “portacol,” which is not a word. It was not a slip of the tongue, because she repeated the word several times throughout the conversation. Since we were talking directly, and no one else was present, should I have asked something like, “Do you mean protocol?” Other times, my friend has referred to “postate” problems of relatives. How do you politely correct someone in this type of situation? Or during these trying times, do I just chill out and get a life and not sweat the small stuff? -- Wondering in Anywhere, USA

Former University of Kansas basketball players Devon Dotson and Udoka Azubuike have both been invited to the 2020 NBA Combine, an NBA front office official told The Star. The Combine, which normally is an in‑person event in Chicago in which players run through drills, scrimmage and have official measurements taken, may be an online‑only interview event this year depending on conditions surrounding the COVID‑19 pandemic.

For those seeking a perfectly sunny, warm weekend, this weekend is for you. The rain the area has been experiencing the last few days will be clearing out Friday night and Saturday is forecasted to be mostly sunny with a high near 84 and only a light north wind around 5 to 9 mph.

Several years ago, when gas prices were at their highest in Los Angeles, I paid $4.26 a gallon -- $102 to fill my Chevy Silverado. As I write, at $1.97 a gallon, the cost for a full tank of regular-grade gasoline for my truck has plummeted by half to $48.

Accident June 17, IPD officers were notified of a one-vehicle accident which occurred June 16. No injuries were reported as a result of the accident which occurred in an alley between N.