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TikTok and other social media trends are thrusting performance crimes into the US spotlight
NEW YORK (AP) - A sharp uptick in thefts of Hyundais and Kias over the past two years has been linked to viral videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms that teach people how to exploit...
Jody Heemstra May 22, 2023 James Case / CC
The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal
UNDATED (AP)- We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen mental health. We cocooned in private chats and scrolled endlessly ...
Jody Heemstra Dec 25, 2023 sergio santos / CC
Biden is 'old,' Trump is 'corrupt': AP-NORC poll has ominous signs for both in possible 2024 rematch
WASHINGTON (AP) - Old. Confused. Corrupt. Dishonest. Those are among the top terms Americans use when they're asked to describe President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, the Republican be...
Jody Heemstra Aug 28, 2023
South Dakota FFA agri-scientists honored during State Convention in Brookings
Fifty-four students received top FFA AgriScience Awards during the annual South Dakota State FFA Convention (April 24-26, 2022) in Brookings. The SD FFA Association recognizes students who gain real-w...
Jody Heemstra Apr 30, 2022
$1.765 billion Powerball jackpot goes to a player who bought a ticket in a California mountain town
OCTOBER 13, 2023: FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (AP) - A liquor store in a tiny California mountain town reverberated with excitement Thursday (Oct. 12, 2023) after word that the winning ticket for a $1.765 bi...
Jody Heemstra Oct 13, 2023
States with the biggest increase in road fatalities during the holidays
With air travel still suppressed in the wake of COVID-19, those making holiday travel plans will likely be traveling by car. While reduced public air travel helps to prevent the spread of the virus, i...
Dec 03, 2020
Depleted Timberwolves Lose At Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and the Utah Jazz beat the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves 128-116 on Thursday night. "We executed on both ends; we got stops," Mi...
Dec 24, 2021 popo.uw23
After secret documents leak, Pentagon plans tighter controls to protect classified information
JULY 5, 2023: WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is announcing its plans for tightening protections of classified information following the explosive leaks of hundreds of intelligence documents that were ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 05, 2023 Karen Neoh / CC
Country singer-songwriter Toby Keith has died after battling stomach cancer
UNDATED (AP)- Country music singer-songwriter Toby Keith has died. He was 62. A statement posted on his website says Keith, who was battling stomach cancer, died peacefully Monday (Feb. 5, 2024) surro...
Jody Heemstra Feb 06, 2024
Wheat organizations welcome reopening of US-Mexico border rail crossings
DECEMBER 22, 2023: U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers are pleased that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency reopened rail crossings in El Paso and Eagle Point...
Jody Heemstra Dec 22, 2023 Izumi LaCorte / Unsplash