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CEOs got smaller raises. It would still take a typical worker two lifetimes to make their annual pay
UNDATED (AP)- After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing. The typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies rose just 0.9% last year, to a median o...
Jody Heemstra Jun 06, 2023
More than 1 million dropped from Medicaid as South Dakota, other states start post-pandemic purge of rolls
UNDATED (AP)- About 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states as a post-pandemic purge of the rolls gets underway. Data analyzed by The Associated Press show some st...
Jody Heemstra Jun 19, 2023 Free Dental Photos / CC
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
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