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North Dakota judge to decide whether to temporarily block part of abortion law that limits doctors
DECEMBER 22, 2023: BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota judge said Wednesday (Dec. 20, 2023) he will decide soon whether to temporarily block a part of the state's revised abortion laws so doctors can...
Jody Heemstra Dec 22, 2023
Adnan Syed goes before Maryland Supreme Court facing 'specter of reincarceration,' his lawyers say
OCTOBER 5, 2023: ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Adnan Syed is now free after being imprisoned for the murder of his ex-girlfriend more than two decades ago. But his attorneys will be arguing for his freedom on...
Jody Heemstra Oct 05, 2023 Casey Fiesler / CC
Many agriculture groups applaud Senate passage of USMCA; R-CALF USA disappointed with the deal
WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after the Senate passed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by a bipartisan vote of 89 - 10. "We've ...
Jody Heemstra Jan 17, 2020
Disrupting and Degrading - One Year of U.S. Sanctions on Russia and Its Enablers
he United States, along with an international coalition of over 30 allies and partners, has imposed sweeping sanctions, export controls, and other economic measures since the start of Russia's unprovo...
Jody Heemstra Feb 25, 2023
Is the center of the USA's population still in Missouri? US Census Bureau will release data next week
Next week (Nov. 16, 2021) the U.S. Census Bureau will announce where the U.S. center of population was in 2020, a way to summarize population shifts every decade. The colonial town of Chestertown, Mar...
Jody Heemstra Nov 12, 2021
'That '70s Show' actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for rapes of 2 women
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023, UPDATE: LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge sentenced "That '70s Show" star Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison Thursday (Sept. 7, 2023) for the rapes of two women two de...
Jody Heemstra Sep 07, 2023 Oscar Rohena / CC
Rural Mainstreet Economy Slows in August
August 2023 Survey Results at a Glance: After four straight months of above growth neutral readings, the Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) slumped to growth neutral, 50.0, in August. Farmland cash rents ar...
Jody Heemstra Aug 18, 2023
A healthy US economy's secret ingredient: Immigrant workers, eager to fill jobs
MIAMI (AP) - Millions of jobs that new immigrants have been filling in the United States appear to solve a riddle that has confounded economists for at least a year: How has the U.S. economy managed t...
Jody Heemstra Apr 12, 2024
Teenager Najiah Knight wants to be the first woman at bull riding's top level. It's an uphill dream
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Najiah Knight is a 17-year-old bull rider with a big dream. She wants to be the first woman to compete at the top level of the Professional Bull Riders tour. She's garnered attention ...
Jody Heemstra Dec 27, 2023
Veto Day and Beyond-- District 24 Rep. Will Mortenson's legislative Mort Report
Veto Day and Beyond by District 24 Rep. Will Mortenson (March 30, 2021). The 2021 legislative session concluded on Monday, often called "Veto Day" because it is reserved for the consideratio...
Jody Heemstra Mar 31, 2021