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Japan is giving Washington 250 new cherry trees to replace those to be lost in construction work
APRIL 10, 2024: WASHINGTON (AP) - Japan is giving the United States 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that are being ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair the cru...
Jody Heemstra Apr 11, 2024
6 former Mississippi law officers sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men
APRIL 10, 2024: BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - Already sentenced to many years in federal prison, six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal ch...
Jody Heemstra Apr 10, 2024
Rounds Urges Inclusion of New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act in COVID-19 Relief Legislation
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) this week (July 30) urged the Senate to include his legislation, the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act, in any future COVID-19 relief legislation. The...
Jody Heemstra Jul 31, 2020
Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur 'rewilding' in cities
DETROIT (AP) - With many types of wildlife struggling to survive and their living space shrinking, some are finding their way to big cities. The United Nations says up to 1 million animal and plant sp...
Jody Heemstra Dec 07, 2022 Hafiz Issadeen / CC
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
Snow has been a no-show for some traditionally wintry cities
BOSTON (AP) - For much of the Eastern United States, winter has been a bust. Snow totals are far below average from Boston to Philadelphia and warmer temperatures have often resulted in more spring-li...
Jody Heemstra Mar 06, 2023
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
Watchdog finds prison failures before Whitey Bulger killing
DECEMBER 7, 2022: WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department's inspector general has released its report on the 2018 beating death of notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger at the hands of f...
Jody Heemstra Dec 07, 2022 Steve Mays / CC
Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa - with a lot of water
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - As they race to capitalize on a craze for generative AI, leading tech developers including Microsoft, OpenAI and Google have acknowledged that growing demand for their AI tools...
Jody Heemstra Sep 10, 2023 deepak pal / CC
'She just wants a friend': Families push for full school days for children with disabilities
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Advocates say schools across the U.S. are removing students with disabilities from the classroom, often in response to challenging behavior, by sending them home or cutting ba...
Jody Heemstra Jun 21, 2023 j.sanna / CC