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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
Rams Hold Off Vikings, Hurt Minnesota Playoff Hopes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Before Brandon Powell joined the Los Angeles Rams last month, his fifth team in four NFL seasons, he read books on the beach near his Florida home while waiting for yet another chan...
Dec 27, 2021
T-Wolves Hold Off Memphis To Even Series
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Angry after two rough games, Karl-Anthony Towns had to channel his emotions in a productive way - a skill he's still trying to master. Towns found his peace at the free-throw line. ...
Apr 24, 2022 Stephen Baker / Unsplash
Memphis Rallies Again, Eliminates T-Wolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Memphis Grizzlies didn't act their age in this first-round series against Minnesota, especially when they faced a double-digit deficit - all three times - entering the fourth qu...
Apr 30, 2022 Chilli Head / CC
AP Top 25 Movies, ranking 2022's best: What made the cut?
UNDATED (AP)- With hundreds of new movies released each year, many of us depend on the expertise of film critics to help curate our own watching - a thoroughly communal yet deeply personal experience....
Jody Heemstra Jan 19, 2023 Megan Qualls
Winter storms ravage US from California to northern plains
UNDATED (AP)- Dangerous winter weather trapped drivers on icy roads, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and grounded multiple flights from California through the northern Plains on Thursday (F...
Jody Heemstra Feb 23, 2023
Vikings Lose Lead, Lose In OT To Ravens
BALTIMORE (AP) - Justin Tucker's job was much easier for this game-winning kick. No need to set an NFL record - although he still felt the usual nerves with victory on the line. "Every single tim...
Nov 08, 2021
Thune, Young, colleagues demand update on efforts to recover fraudulent pandemic-related unemployment benefits
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.) recently sent a letter t...
Jody Heemstra Feb 23, 2023