CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — No one wants a weasel on their Thanksgiving table, but swapping turkeys for other animals was once surprisingly common. Trading turkeys – for wildlife…
Read more How trading wild turkeys for other animals became a conservation success storyNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hezly Rivera was the fresh face a year ago. The newcomer. The teenager on a team of 20-something Olympic gymnasts, doing her best to…
Read more Olympian Hezly Rivera edges Leanne Wong for victory at the US gymnastics championshipsMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Justin Rose made up a three-shot deficit over the last five holes against hard-luck Tommy Fleetwood, and then made two birdies in a playoff…
Read more Justin Rose rallies late and beats Spaun in Memphis playoffNEW YORK (AP) — Walmart said Friday it has reached a proposed settlement pact related to three lawsuits filed by shareholders on behalf of the company over the…
Read more Walmart reaches settlement deal for shareholder lawsuits over its handling of opioidsLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the wording of a ballot measure that would revoke a planned casino’s license, rejecting an effort…
Read more Arkansas Supreme Court upholds wording of ballot measure that would revoke planned casino’s licenseST. LOUIS (AP) — Many states have laws designed to keep children away from convicted sexual offenders on Halloween night, such as curfews for those on offender registries…
Read more In Missouri, Halloween night signs were required at the homes of sex offenders. Until nowLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court has reinstated an Arkansas rule prohibiting election officials from accepting voter registration forms signed with an electronic signature. The…
Read more Court reinstates Arkansas ban of electronic signatures on voter registration formsMEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the…
Read more Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping classGLOSTER, Miss. (AP) — This southern Mississippi town’s expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins’ home that she sometimes heard company loudspeakers. She says…
Read more Wood pellets production boomed to feed EU demand. It’s come at a cost for Black people in the SouthNEW YORK (AP) — Walmart has spent three years overhauling its mix of adult apparel to make it stylish as well as sensible for middle America. Now, the…
Read more Walmart retools its young adult clothing line in pursuit of fashion credibilityJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday urged states to slow down their purge of Medicaid rolls, citing concerns that large numbers of lower-income people…
Read more Biden administration urges states to slow down on dropping people from Medicaid
