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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
USMEF virtual conference highlights market diversification, logistical challenges, trade policy outlook
Representing a wide range of agricultural sectors, members of the U.S. Meat Export Federation gathered in a virtual format for the federation's annual Spring Conference, held May 26-27. USMEF Chair Pa...
Jody Heemstra Jun 04, 2021
High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023: ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A privately owned high-speed passenger train service has been launched between Florida's two biggest tourist hubs. The Brightline train is a $5 billion bet by ...
Jody Heemstra Sep 26, 2023 Phillip Pessar / CC
Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there's worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans are more worried about legal immigrants committing crimes in the U.S. than they were a few years ago, a change driven largely by increased concern among Republicans. That's...
Jody Heemstra Mar 29, 2024
South Dakota legislator calls for inquiry into Gov. Noem's Texas dental trip and promo video
MARCH 14, 2024: UNDATED (AP)- A Democratic legislator on Wednesday (March 13, 2024) called for an inquiry into South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's trip to Texas for dental work and a promotiona...
Jody Heemstra Mar 14, 2024
Wife of ex-Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to transporting stolen human remains
APRIL 15, 2024: WILLIAMSPORT. Pa. (AP) - The wife of a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager has pleaded guilty to a federal charge after investigators said she shipped stolen human body parts ...
Jody Heemstra Apr 15, 2024 Patrick Feller / CC
Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default
JUNE 4, 2023: WASHINGTON (AP) - With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that lifts the nation's debt ceiling. That averts an unprecedented default on the federal govern...
Jody Heemstra Jun 04, 2023 Andy Roberts / CC
2023 South Dakota Legislative Session update by District 24 Senator Jim Mehlhaff
2023 SD Legislative Session - Week 9, It's a Wrap by Jim Mehlhaff, District 24 Senator (March 13, 2023). Well my first legislative session as your District 24 Senator is a wrap. Though I experienced s...
Jody Heemstra Mar 14, 2023
The wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans
WASHINGTON (AP) - A much-feared backup of U.S. passport applications has snarled summer plans for would-be travelers around the world. Somewhere around March, people who thought they were renewing or ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 06, 2023
States with the largest homeless populations
On any given night during the cold month of January, over 568,000 experience the fear and discomfort of homelessness. While homelessness rates fell between 2007 and 2019, the problem has started to in...
Dec 09, 2020