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Government says dogs can dine al fresco but not everyone is on board
UNDATED (AP)- Just in time for the summer dining season, the U.S. government has given its blessing to restaurants that want to allow pet dogs in their outdoor spaces. It better reflects reality; near...
Jody Heemstra May 15, 2023 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
GOP donor Anton Lazzaro sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking minors in Minnesota
AUGUST 9, 2023: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A formerly well-connected GOP donor convicted of giving teenage girls gifts, alcohol and money in exchange for sex has been sentenced to 21 years in prison on sex tr...
Jody Heemstra Aug 09, 2023 Bill Oxford / Unsplash
Renovated White House Situation Room: Cutting-edge tech, mahogany and that new car smell
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House Situation Room - a space of great mystique and even higher secrecy - just got a $50 million facelift. The 5,500-square-foot, highly secure complex of conference rooms...
Jody Heemstra Sep 08, 2023
US set to destroy its last chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War I
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - At a sprawling military installation in the middle of the rolling green hills of eastern Kentucky, a milestone is about to be reached in the history of warfare dating back to Worl...
Jody Heemstra Jul 07, 2023
As police try to solve deaths of four women in Oregon, mothers hope for answers
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The announcement that authorities are holding a person of interest in the case of four women found dead this year in Oregon has their mothers hoping they may finally get answers abo...
Jody Heemstra Jul 20, 2023
Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Searchers have found a long-lost Great Lakes ship that came to a tragic end. Officials with the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan, say they've locat...
Jody Heemstra Mar 01, 2023
Fight to curb food waste increasingly turns to science
UNDATED (AP)- Hate mealy apples and soggy french fries? Science can help. Food companies are increasingly turning to chemistry and physics to tackle the problem of food waste. There are spray-on peels...
Jody Heemstra Dec 09, 2022 jbloom / CC
Boys graduate high school at lower rates than girls, with lifelong consequences
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Girls consistently are outperforming boys, graduating at higher rates at public high schools around the country. Students, educators and researchers say there are several reasons ...
Jody Heemstra Oct 31, 2023
Casey Tibbs Foundation Tribute Dinner Honors Six
The Casey Tibbs Foundation held its' 29th Annual Tribute Dinner on Saturday, November 3, 2018 honoring those in six different divisions. The Casey Tibbs Foundation 2018 Tribute Dinner Honorees Picture...
Jody Heemstra Nov 09, 2018
Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say
NOVEMBER 27, 2023: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew - but never disclosed - it had received millions of complaints...
Jody Heemstra Nov 27, 2023 Dima Solomin / Unsplash