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DC's cherry blossoms coming early due to confusing weather
WASHINGTON (AP) - The cherry trees in the nation's capital are confused by Earth's changing climate, with the iconic blossoms appearing earlier than expected because of the unusually warm winter. Wash...
Jody Heemstra Mar 13, 2023 Zengame / CC
SD Rep. Dusty Johnson joins group moving to resume work on the Keystone XL Pipeline
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and 83 House Republicans to introduce the Keystone XL Pipeline Co...
Jody Heemstra Feb 03, 2021
Vikings Win 3rd Straight, But Fear Achilles Tear To QB Cousins
GREEN BAY, WI (AP) - Kirk Cousins led the Minnesota Vikings back to relevance after their poor start to the season. Now the Vikings will likely have to try to keep it going without their durable quart...
Oct 29, 2023
US suicides hit an all-time high last year
NEW YORK (AP) - About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever. That's according to new government data posted Thursday (Aug. 10, 2023). The Centers for Diseas...
Jody Heemstra Aug 11, 2023
Americans sour on the primary election process and major political parties, an AP-NORC poll says
WASHINGTON (AP) - With the GOP presidential primaries just about to start, many Republicans aren't certain that votes will be counted correctly in their contest, as pessimism spreads about the future ...
Jody Heemstra Dec 27, 2023
South Dakota lawmakers see alignment with Noem as session begins
UNDATED (AP)- South Dakota's Republican-controlled Legislature convenes Tuesday (Jan. 9, 2024) in Pierre for its annual session, expected to last into early March. Second-term GOP Gov. Kristi Noem gav...
Jody Heemstra Jan 08, 2024
Retailers are ready to kick off Black Friday just as shoppers pull back on spending
NEW YORK (AP) - Retailers are kicking off the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season on Friday (Nov. 24, 2023) with a bevy of discounts and other enticements. But executives are growing conce...
Jody Heemstra Nov 24, 2023
Denver Edges Vikings On Last-Minute TD
DENVER (AP) - Stymied all night by the Minnesota Vikings' smothering defense, Russell Wilson never lost faith in his sputtering offense whose first nine drives ended with Wil Lutz kicking five field g...
Nov 20, 2023
Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández wins the Home Run Derby
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - When Teoscar Hernández needed a moment to calm down during the Home Run Derby, the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger got a boost from a former teammate who just happened to be...
Justin Cowart Jul 16, 2024
New decree by Mexico allows for some GMO corn imports
FEBRUARY 15, 2023: Mexico officials issued a new decree this week (Feb. 13, 2023) calling for a ban on imports of biotech corn used for certain purposes, effective immediately. But, the decree also in...
Jody Heemstra Feb 15, 2023 World's Direction