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The economy tops US priorities for government across racial groups, AP-NORC and AAPI Data polls show
WASHINGTON (AP) - Black, white, Hispanic and Asian adults in the U.S. largely agree that the government should focus on the economy and foreign policy issues in 2024. But recent polling shows that vie...
Jody Heemstra Jan 10, 2024
More Americans think foreign policy should be a top US priority for 2024, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - In this time of war overseas, more Americans think foreign policy should be a top U.S. priority for 2024. That's according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Publi...
Jody Heemstra Jan 02, 2024
WOTUS veto override fails in Congress
APRIL 20, 2023: The House of Representatives was unsuccessful in getting enough votes to override President Biden's veto of legislation undoing a rule defining the Clean Water Act's jurisdiction. The ...
Jody Heemstra Apr 20, 2023 PRSA-NY / CC
Parents of Iowa teen who killed 1 and wounded 7 in shooting say they had 'no inkling' of his plan
JANUARY 9, 2024: PERRY, Iowa (AP) - The parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week (Jan. 4, 2024) said in ...
Jody Heemstra Jan 09, 2024 Alan Cleaver / CC
Western Great Plains Conference Track & Field Results
MARTIN - Philp's boys won the team title at the Western Great Plains Conference track & field meet Thursday at Bennett County High School. The Scotties scored 204.5 points, nine more than second p...
May 13, 2022
NASCAR 75: Car evolution includes stock, wings, safety. EV?
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - NASCAR's next 75 years almost certainly will include at least a partially electric vehicle turning laps at Daytona International Speedway. It's unlikely NASCAR would make th...
Jody Heemstra Feb 15, 2023
GOP lawmakers resist calls to tweak abortion bans. Some say they'll clarify the laws' few exceptions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans - even as doctors and patients insist the laws' exceptions are dange...
Jody Heemstra Mar 11, 2024
Judge overseeing Georgia election interference case dismisses some charges against Trump
MARCH 13, 2024, UPDATE: ATLANTA (AP) - The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case on Wednesday (March 13, 2024) dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump, bu...
Jody Heemstra Mar 13, 2024 Karen Neoh / CC
It's not just 'hang loose.' Lawmakers look to make the friendly 'shaka' Hawaii's official gesture
KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) - A pinky and thumb extended with the remaining fingers curled down: That's the "shaka" in Hawaii. It's sometimes known outside the islands as the "hang loose"...
Jody Heemstra Mar 18, 2024 Steven Miller / CC
Remember last year's Memorial Day travel jams? Chances are they will be much worse this year
UNDATED (AP)- Highways and airports are likely to be jammed in the coming days as Americans head out on and home from Memorial Day weekend (May 24-27, 2024) getaways. AAA predicts this will be the bus...
Jody Heemstra May 23, 2024 Oran Viriyincy / CC