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Cuban boy castaway Elián González becomes a lawmaker
HAVANA (AP) - Elián González has the same big, expressive eyes he did 23 years ago when an international custody battle transformed him into the face of the long-strained relations betwe...
Jody Heemstra Jun 30, 2023
Northeast seeing heavy rain and winds as storms that walloped much of US roll through region
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A major storm has drenched the Northeast and slammed it with fierce winds, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands. That's followed a bout of violent weather ranging from snow...
Jody Heemstra Jan 10, 2024
July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief
UNDATED (AP)- Earth's string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end in July. That's according to the European climate agency Copernicus. The agency said July 2024's averag...
Jody Heemstra Aug 08, 2024 Ray Bodden / CC
Florida Panthers Win the Stanley Cup and Avoid Infamy
For the first time in their 31-year history, the Panthers are Stanley Cup Champions. An expansion team in 1993, the Panthers made their first playoff appearance in 1996 and went all the way to the Fin...
Justin Cowart Jun 25, 2024 karych / Depositphotos.com
Bayer and Luke Bryan continue partnership to celebrate America's farmers and fight hunger with #HeresToTheFarmer Campaign
Bayer is renewing its multi-year partnership with five-time entertainer of the year Luke Bryan, joining his 2022 Farm Tour as presenting sponsor and continuing their Here's to the Farmer campaign cele...
Jody Heemstra Jul 01, 2022 Joe Bielawa / CC
Racial gaps in math have grown. A school tried closing theirs by teaching all kids the same classes
OCTOBER 19, 2023: UNDATED (AP)- Racial achievement gaps in math have worsened in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disruptions to learning. Some schools have tried to bridge those gaps through...
Jody Heemstra Oct 19, 2023
Just 58 single-team players among 273 in Hall of Fame after addition of Todd Helton and Joe Mauer
JANUARY 25, 2024: COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Todd Helton and Joe Mauer will become just the sixth pair of players inducted together into the Hall of Fame after spending their big league careers with one...
Jody Heemstra Jan 25, 2024
Air Force's new nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, has taken its first test flight
NOVEMBER 10, 2023: WASHINGTON (AP) - The B-21 Raider took its first test flight on Friday (Nov. 10, 2023), moving the futuristic warplane closer to becoming the nation's next nuclear weapons stealth b...
Jody Heemstra Nov 10, 2023
12 Men, 5 Women and 2 Pawn Shops Sentenced for Lacey Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act Violations
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that 19 defendants from Project Dakota Flyer - one of the largest wildlife trafficking investigations in the Midwest in recent history - have been sentence...
Jody Heemstra Jun 29, 2020
Angry French farmers with tractors are back on the streets of Paris for another protest
FEBRUARY 23, 2024: PARIS (AP) - Angry farmers were back in Paris on their tractors in a new protest Friday (Feb. 23, 2024) demanding more government support and simpler regulations, on the eve of a ma...
Jody Heemstra Feb 23, 2024