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'The Young and the Restless' celebrates 50 years of drama
NEW YORK (AP) - The soap opera "The Young and the Restless" celebrates its 50th anniversary this month (March 2023) as the No. 1 daytime drama for 35 consecutive years. Created by the late W...
Jody Heemstra Mar 25, 2023
Long after tragic mysteries are solved, families of Native American victims are kept in the dark
UNDATED (AP)- Philbert Shorty's family was in the dark. They reported him missing after finding his car stuck in the mud in a remote area near the Arizona-New Mexico state line. They searched in vain ...
Jody Heemstra Feb 24, 2024
World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland: Greater incentives needed for carbon capture
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - Governments need to "make it worth the while for private industry" to invest large sums into carbon dioxide removal technologies, a top US Government advisor on cle...
Jody Heemstra May 23, 2022 Carbon Visuals / CC
Plane that crashed in Virginia lost contact with air traffic controllers during ascent, feds say
JUNE 6, 2023: WASHINGTON (AP) - The pilot of the business jet that flew over Washington and crashed in Virginia appeared to be slumped over and unresponsive, the fighter jet pilots reported, according...
Jody Heemstra Jun 06, 2023
Heirloom corn in a rainbow of colors makes a comeback in Mexico, where white corn has long been king
IXTENCO, Mexico (AP) - Small farmers in Mexico struggling to preserve colorful native corn varieties are finding new hope in the market. They cite the growing number of consumers seeking organic produ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 26, 2023
Reduced charge for man who ran over North Dakota teen
MAY 2, 2023: WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) - Court documents show a North Dakota man accused of intentionally running over an 18-year-old has had his charges reduced from murder to manslaughter. The new charge ...
Jody Heemstra May 02, 2023
States With the Largest (and Smallest) Tax Burden
What is the landscape of taxes in America going into 2021? The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed into law in 2017 by President Trump, reduced personal income tax rates for most people across the...
Dec 14, 2020
Cities With the Most Parents Working From Home
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a major shift towards remote work. While working from home has its benefits for certain individuals, including no commute time, a better work-life balance, and in...
Dec 08, 2020
Prince Harry will attend father's coronation, Meghan won't
APRIL 25, 2023: LONDON (AP) - Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry will attend the Coronation service of his father, King Charles III, at Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023. This ends months of speculati...
Jody Heemstra Apr 25, 2023 Bruce Detorres
For Emmett Till's family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story
JULY 25, 2023: UNDATED (AP)- President Joe Biden has signed (July 25, 2023) a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago whose abduction, tortu...
Jody Heemstra Jul 25, 2023