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More negative reaction to EPA's new tailpipe emissions standards
MARCH 22, 2024: Growth Energy joined a number of U.S. agriculture groups expressing disappointment in the Environmental Protection Agency's final rule on vehicle emissions standards. Growth Energy CEO...
Jody Heemstra Mar 22, 2024 Nenad Stojkovic / CC
A weekend of ferocious winter weather could see low-temperature records set in the US heartland
JANUARY 14, 2024: O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) - Icy winter weather is blanketing the U.S. as a wave of Arctic storms threatens to break low-temperature records in the heartland and spread cold and snow from co...
Jody Heemstra Jan 14, 2024
Judge approves Minneapolis police reform deal forged after George Floyd's killing
JULY 14, 2023: MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) - Minneapolis must enact police reforms in the wake of George Floyd's killing, after a judge on Thursday (July 13, 2023) approved a settlement agreement between ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 14, 2023 Fibonacci Blue / CC
Recalled Gerber baby formula was sent to US retailers after recall began, wholesaler says; Contaminated product not distributed to South Dakota
MAY 16, 2023: NEW YORK (AP) - An infant formula recalled over potential bacteria contamination was distributed to retailers across eight states even after the recall begun, according to a release publ...
Jody Heemstra May 16, 2023
Minnesota Twins Homestand Highlights
With nearly all capacity restrictions lifted, summer starting and the ballpark experience returning to normal, the Minnesota Twins are set to host a six-game homestand at Target Field this week vs. th...
Jody Heemstra Jun 08, 2021
Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes
NEW YORK (AP) - Across the country, there's a silent frustration brewing over the ever-presence of tipping. Some fed-up consumers are posting rants on social media complaining about tip requests at dr...
Jody Heemstra Jan 28, 2023 cydneycap / CC
CEOs got smaller raises. It would still take a typical worker two lifetimes to make their annual pay
UNDATED (AP)- After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing. The typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies rose just 0.9% last year, to a median o...
Jody Heemstra Jun 06, 2023
St. Edward's Crown moved out of tower ahead of coronation
DECEMBER 5, 2022: LONDON (AP) - St. Edward's Crown, the centerpiece of the Crown Jewels viewed by millions of people every year at the Tower of London, has been moved to an undisclosed location for mo...
Jody Heemstra Dec 05, 2022 Nathan Hughes Hamilton / CC
More than 1 million dropped from Medicaid as South Dakota, other states start post-pandemic purge of rolls
UNDATED (AP)- About 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states as a post-pandemic purge of the rolls gets underway. Data analyzed by The Associated Press show some st...
Jody Heemstra Jun 19, 2023 Free Dental Photos / CC
Man accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students
HONOLULU (AP) - A man who was accused of physically assaulting a woman in Antarctica was then assigned to look after the safety of a professor and three young graduate students on a remote icefield, a...
Jody Heemstra Nov 07, 2023 Clyde Robinson / CC