Jun. 19—MITCHELL — Man checked machine on Wednesday at the Davison County Courthouse, as the county conducted a post-election hand-counting audit of its primary election results from two weeks ago. Among those in the audience of the courthouse meeting room was South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson, who said she was pleased by the […]
WASHINGTON — Over the past five days, President Joe Biden has been engaged in a very public demonstration of the struggles of managing two of America’s most difficult allies, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, both leading countries that the president has vowed to defend, as long as it […]
STEVENSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Andy DePaola welcomed Larry Hogan to his family’s restaurant with a big smile and a handshake. The warning came a few minutes later. DePaola, the 64-year-old namesake of DePaola’s Bagel and Brunch here in Maryland’s conservative Eastern Shore, whispered to a reporter that Hogan better avoid disparaging former President Donald Trump. […]
TUCSON, Ariz. — Republican Senate hopeful Kari Lake took criticism from both flanks of the abortion debate during a visit to the University of Arizona Thursday evening, as she and other candidates navigate the fallout from this week’s state Supreme Court decision upholding the state’s Civil War-era abortion ban. Lake’s flip-flop on the law — […]
Aboriginal rangers have spotted an extremely elusive, palm-size marsupial mole with lucious blond locks in a remote corner of Western Australia’s Great Sandy Desert, rare new pictures show. Northern marsupial moles (Notoryctes caurinus) are known by the Martu — the traditional owners of a large part of central Western Australia — as Kakarratul and live […]
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Rodrigo Viga Gaier BRASILIA (Reuters) – The fallout from a missing Petrobras dividend may have shifted the balance in a tug-of-war between the CEO of the state-run firm and the energy minister holding sway over its board. Chief Executive Jean Paul Prates saw his proposal for an extraordinary dividend, widely expected […]
Korzeniewo, POLAND – “We are ready.” The three-word statement was highlighted in bold letters at the opening of NATO’s March 4 briefing, on the occasion of the Polish-leg of the alliance’s largest military exercise since 1988. But even amid the resolute and calm tone of officials in the room, there was a palpable sense of […]
Super Tuesday boosted Republicans’ hopes of keeping the House majority. It also inflamed their fears of being unable to actually control it. Party leaders have worked overtime to elevate electable candidates across key swing seats. Thanks to that maneuvering, those contenders are now well-positioned for November. But Tuesday’s races also saw far-right candidates prevail in […]
Feb. 25—By Ayanna Eckblad Holding onto things from the past can help preserve memories, start conversations and remind us of a simpler time. This is one of the many reasons people enjoy antique collecting. Demand and the fluctuating market of vintage items makes it a fairly competitive business to get into. For antiques dealer Russ […]
In April 2021, the board overseeing Colorado’s Jeffco Public Schools was about to hire Tracy Dorland as its new superintendent. But first, an urgent matter demanded their attention — closing Allendale Elementary School. The district’s new chief thought spring was too late for such a drastic move: Parents had already made plans for the fall […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican legislative leaders took aim at social media companies on the opening day of the state’s 2024 legislative session, pledging to reinforce laws they passed last year to require parental permission for kids to access social media apps. The two laws, signed last March by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox, […]
A historian by profession who has studied war for over a decade, Olesya Khromeychuk found her research spilling over into real life when her older brother Volodymyr was killed in 2017 near Popasna in Luhansk Oblast, nearly two years into his military service. The Russian invasion of Ukraine’s Donbas region, which began in 2014, had […]