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Sony's Access controller for the PlayStation aims to make gaming easier for people with disabilities
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) - Playing video games has long been a challenge for many people with disabilities, since the traditional controllers for the PlayStation, Xbox or Nintendo can be difficult or fo...
Jody Heemstra Oct 14, 2023
Biden awards $7 billion for 'clean hydrogen' hubs in Minnesota, six other states to help replace fossil fuels
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has selected clean-energy projects from Pennsylvania to California for a $7 billion program to kickstart development and production of hydrogen fuel. That's ...
Jody Heemstra Oct 13, 2023 California Energy Commission / CC
New cars are supposed to be getting safer. So why are fatalities on the rise?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Government test data shows new passenger vehicles in the U.S. are extremely safe, but roadway deaths are steadily rising. Some of the biggest increases are deaths of pedestrian...
Jody Heemstra Sep 29, 2023 Emran Kassim / CC
More Americans think foreign policy should be a top US priority for 2024, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - In this time of war overseas, more Americans think foreign policy should be a top U.S. priority for 2024. That's according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Publi...
Jody Heemstra Jan 02, 2024
Thune, Rounds, Johnson request additional support for tribal law enforcement agencies in South Dakota
JUNE 14, 2023: U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) this week (June 14, 2023) urged U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to dir...
Jody Heemstra Jun 14, 2023
Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore
UNDATED (AP)- Fewer airplanes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenit...
Jody Heemstra Dec 04, 2023
WOTUS veto override fails in Congress
APRIL 20, 2023: The House of Representatives was unsuccessful in getting enough votes to override President Biden's veto of legislation undoing a rule defining the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction. The ...
Jody Heemstra Apr 20, 2023 PRSA-NY / CC
Swedlund, Estes First-Team Girls All-State; Knippling, Aesoph, Sawinsky On Third Team
SIOUX FALLS - Central South Dakotans are part of the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association All-State Girls Basketball Teams, released Friday. Senior guard Bella Swedlund of Winner is first team ...
Mar 25, 2022 popo.uw23
Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden's climate law will help, AP-NORC poll finds
UNDATED (AP)- A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that 45% of U.S. adults say they have become more concerned about climate change over the past year. That i...
Jody Heemstra Apr 18, 2024
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