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St. Edward's Crown moved out of tower ahead of coronation
DECEMBER 5, 2022: LONDON (AP) - St. Edward's Crown, the centerpiece of the Crown Jewels viewed by millions of people every year at the Tower of London, has been moved to an undisclosed location for mo...
Jody Heemstra Dec 05, 2022 Nathan Hughes Hamilton / CC
Last operating US prison ship, a grim vestige of mass incarceration, set to close in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) - A little-known New York City jail believed to be the last operating prison ship in the country is set to shutter the week. The barge first arrived in the South Bronx in 1992 and was on...
Jody Heemstra Oct 31, 2023
Man accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students
HONOLULU (AP) - A man who was accused of physically assaulting a woman in Antarctica was then assigned to look after the safety of a professor and three young graduate students on a remote icefield, a...
Jody Heemstra Nov 07, 2023 Clyde Robinson / CC
Nearly half of Americans think the US is spending too much on Ukraine aid, an AP-NORC poll says
WASHINGTON (AP) - Close to half of the U.S. public thinks the country is spending too much on aid to Ukraine. That's according to new polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs R...
Jody Heemstra Nov 22, 2023
South Dakota Community Foundation reveals first round of 2021 Community Innovation Grant recipients
Round 1 of the South Dakota Community Foundation 2021 Community Innovation Grant program has been completed. Fourteen South Dakota nonprofits will receive grant awards. Offered in partnership with the...
Jody Heemstra Jun 07, 2021
Here's what you can expect from Super Bowl commercials this Sunday
NEW YORK (AP) - Advertisers will be pulling out all the stops on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 11, 2024) - enlisting the biggest actors, investing in the most dazzling special effects and, they hope, going ...
Jody Heemstra Feb 09, 2024
Tim Scott lost his own presidential bid, but he's gotten Donald Trump's attention for vice president
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The biggest winner of the Republican primary season so far, besides Donald Trump, might be Tim Scott. The South Carolina senator failed in his own bid for president. But his enth...
Jody Heemstra Mar 04, 2024 Matt Johnson / CC
Acting Secret Service director says he's 'ashamed' after the Trump assassination attempt
JULY 30, 2024, UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service's acting director says he considers it indefensible that the Pennsylvania roof used by the gunman in the attempted assassination of former P...
Jody Heemstra Jul 30, 2024
Major retailers are offering summer deals to entice inflation-weary shoppers
NEW YORK (AP) - Americans who spend Memorial Day scouting sales online and in stores may find more reasons to celebrate the return of warmer weather. Major retailers are stepping up discounts heading ...
Jody Heemstra May 28, 2024
Minnesota ethics panel defers action on senator charged with burglary until after next court date
MAY 8, 2024: ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota Senate ethics panel has deferred further action on a complaint against a lawmaker who's charged with burglary until after her next court date. Prosecuto...
Jody Heemstra May 07, 2024 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC