Belarus detains more than 50 at architectural firm in escalating crackdown
Belarusian authorities detained 52 employees of the architectural firm ZROBIM Architects in Minsk on Thursday, including its founder, in the country’s largest single raid this year, the Viasna human ...
3 drivers bring woman and her mom, detained by ICE, back to Minnesota from Texas
Since Operation Metro Surge started, there have been many stories of Minnesotans stepping up to help their neighbors. A Twin ...
Winston-Salem Journal
Trump administration to pay French company $1B to walk away from US offshore wind leases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a French company to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the administration ramps up its campaign against offshore ...
The Press of Atlantic City
This minty pea soup with ham is a creamy, chive-packed upgrade for puréed soups
Puréed soups cry out for embellishment. We favor heavy cream, whipped or not; sour cream; snipped chives or minced scallions; or a drizzle of melted butter or olive oil to add more flavor. This minty ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus
World Food Prize goes to food safety scientist for preventing millions of cases of foodborne illness
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A scientist who pioneered the modern food processing safety standards used around the world was awarded this year’s World Food Prize, the organization announced Wednesday, ...
Quad-City Times
Most Americans say military action against Iran has gone too far, new AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON — Most Americans believe recent U.S. military action against Iran has gone too far, and many are worried about affording gasoline, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The AP-NORC poll of 1,150 ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus
Rahm Emanuel proposes banning all federal employees from betting on prediction markets
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rahm Emanuel, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, is proposing a far-reaching ban on betting in prediction markets by federal employees and their families as part of ...
The Journal Times
US college student's death in Barcelona was likely an accident, Spanish police say
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — James “Jimmy” Gracey, a college student from Illinois who was found dead after going missing while in Barcelona on a break, was likely the victim of an accident, Spanish ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana
In his words: How Gregory Bovino became a face of Trump's mass deportations and ended his career
Gregory Bovino, who became a face of the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement tactics in large cities, confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that he plans to retire from ...
WiscNews
Trump administration seeks Endangered Species Act exemption for oil, gas projects in Gulf
As the Trump administration wages war on Iran, it's citing national security to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico — a move ...
Winston-Salem Journal
North Carolina Senate leader, conservative architect Phil Berger concedes primary loss
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina government’s most influential politician, Republican state Senate leader Phil Berger, conceded the primary race for his seat to Sam Page on Tuesday, shaking the ...