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Twins' Offense Sputters Again In Loss At Houston
HOUSTON (AP) - Justin Verlander was totally fine leaving with a no-hitter intact after six innings against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night. "I like to go deep in games in the regular season,...
Aug 24, 2022
Arraez Moves Closer To Batting Title, But Twins Lose Again
CHICAGO (AP) - Luis Arraez had a hit to move closer to his first AL batting championship, one of only two singles Minnesota managed off Lucas Giolito in seven innings as the Chicago White Sox beat the...
Oct 05, 2022
Backyard Bird Count begins tomorrow; Shows power of citizen science
UNDATED (AP)- For a quarter of a century, the Great Backyard Bird Count has been growing globally and is providing scientists with data on bird populations. This year, the four-day count begins Friday...
Jody Heemstra Feb 16, 2023
Why are there so many good TV shows to watch right now?
UNDATED (AP)- Most shows used to kick off in the fall, air big episodes in November and February, and go out with a bang in May for sweeps. Network television still largely follows that model, but the...
Jody Heemstra Apr 25, 2023 Jana Vanden Eynde / CC
No kidding: California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Grazing goats are in high demand to devour wild grass and shrubs that are proliferating across California after a drought-busting winter of heavy rain and snow. When the...
Jody Heemstra May 30, 2023 Fuzzy Gerdes / CC
Musher Brent Sass wins his 1st Iditarod race across Alaska
UPDATE MARCH 15, 2022: ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska on Tuesday (March 15, 2022) as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Se...
Jody Heemstra Mar 15, 2022 lns1122 / CC
Aretha Franklin's sons battle over handwritten wills 5 years after her death
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Five years after music superstar Aretha Franklin's death, her final wishes are still unsettled. An unusual trial starts next Monday (July 10, 2023) in suburban Detroit where a ju...
Jody Heemstra Jul 10, 2023 Mel_DJ
US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration says it's granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans already in the country. The move Wednesday (Sept. 20, 2023) to give Venezue...
Jody Heemstra Sep 21, 2023
Trick or trash: Candy makers grapple with plastic waste
UNDATED (AP)- As America loads up on an estimated 600 million pounds of Halloween candy, a handful of companies are trying to make it easier to recycle all those wrappers. Mars Wrigley is sending 17,4...
Jody Heemstra Oct 31, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC
Drugs aren't required to be tested in people who are obese. Here's why that's a problem
UNDATED (AP)- More than 40% of American adults are considered obese, yet the medications many take are rarely tested in bigger bodies. That's because they are not required to be included in drug studi...
Jody Heemstra Nov 09, 2023 Tony Alter / CC