Keeping 'ghost students' at bay; OKC police facing prostitution charge; POPS sold. Your morning headlines for Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 25 Feb, 2021 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Subscribe]( today! View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [Oklahoma House lawmakers vote to keep 'ghost students' at bay, expand school transfers]( House lawmakers voted to expand transfers between public schools and to limit the "ghost students" that could appear as a result. Latest News/Sports [Community leaders highlight racial disparities in Oklahoma's COVID vaccine distribution]( Community leaders, health experts and elected officials gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Wednesday to call attention to racial disparities in vaccine distribution in the state. [OKC police officer faces prostition charge]( FEB 24, 2021 - An Oklahoma City police officer was accused Wednesday in a misdemeanor case of soliciting a sex act at a massage studio and then pushing a therapist after being turned down. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [OU football: Sooners holder Spencer Jones injured in viral bathroom fight video]( The video of OU football player Spencer Jones getting into a fight at Logie's on the Corner in mid-February has been viewed more than 8 million times just five days after it was posted. ['These boys deserve it all': Oklahoma State baseball finally O'Brate Stadium, beats Little Rock 7-2]( Kimberly Anderson pulled into her parking spot near O'Brate Stadium and immediately snapped a photo on her phone. [Oklahoma high school girls wrestling: Peyton Hand is Choctaw's queen of the mat]( Peyton Hand got tired of watching from the stands. Business [POPS gets sold, but new owners to continue providing food, fuel, fizz and kicks on Route 66]( POPS, which gave the late Aubrey McClendon - and people the world over - food, fuel, fizz and kicks on Route 66, is in the hands of new owners. [US jobless claims fall to 730,000 but layoffs remain high]( The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week but remained high by historical standards. [Orders for U.S. durable goods climb 3.4% in January]( Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket goods shot up 3.4% in January, pulled up by surge in orders for civilian aircraft. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 W Main St, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2021 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.