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More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) - Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advant...
Jody Heemstra Sep 25, 2023
NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft
OCTOBER 12, 2023: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA is showing off its first asteroid samples delivered last month by a spacecraft. Scientists and space agency leaders took part in Wednesday's (Oct. 11...
Jody Heemstra Oct 12, 2023
No more nuggets? School lunch goes farm-to-table - for some
CONCORD, Calif. (AP) - For many American schoolchildren, school lunch consists of mass-produced, reheated meals they would rather skip. A small but growing number of school districts are upgrading the...
Jody Heemstra Jan 24, 2023
Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?
WASHINGTON (AP) - Communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to get rid of millions of disposable e-cigarettes that are considered hazardous waste. The devices contain nicot...
Jody Heemstra Oct 21, 2023 Vaping360 / 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
Fed keeps rates unchanged but signals likelihood of another hike this year to fight inflation
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023: WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged for the second time (Sept. 20 2023) in its past three meetings, a sign that it's moderating its fight aga...
Jody Heemstra Sep 20, 2023
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
What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think
NEW YORK (AP) - Leap year. It's a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Ancient civilizations had calendars that made periodic corrections to realign with ...
Jody Heemstra Feb 27, 2024 Denise Krebs / CC
USDA offers disaster assistance to South Dakota farmers impacted by recent severe storms and related weather events
Agricultural operations in South Dakota have been significantly impacted by a severe weather event that included straight-line winds, causing wide-spread, extensive destruction across the state. The U...
Jody Heemstra Jun 03, 2022
Toppled White House Christmas tree is secured upright, and lighting show will happen as scheduled
NOVEMBER 29, 2023, UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Christmas Tree in front of the White House fell down during high winds but later was hoisted back upright, and its lighting ceremony will go a...
Jody Heemstra Nov 29, 2023