Month: April 2024

By Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. — The first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday as a Michigan judge lamented missed opportunities that could have prevented their teenage son from possessing a gun and killing four students in 2021. “These convictions are not about

By Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes held at a near standstill again on Tuesday, as traders made their final moves ahead of some potentially market-moving reports. The S&P 500 edged up by 7.52 points, or 0.1%, to 5,209.91 after barely budging the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 9.13 points,

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation announced Tuesday they will soon introduce a bill that will make clear the federal government will fully cover the cost of rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. The federal government generally picks up 90% of the tab and the state 10% when replacing disaster-damaged

By Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — President Joe Biden said Monday that more than 30 million borrowers would see “life-changing” relief from his new plan to ease their student loan debt burdens, a fresh attempt by the Democratic president to follow through on a campaign pledge that could buoy his standing with younger voters. He

By The Center Square via TN Content Exchange Missouri farmers are projected to have an 18% decrease in net income in 2024, according to a study by the University of Missouri. Nationally, the projection estimates a 25.5% decrease in net farm income. The “Spring 2024 Missouri Farm Income Outlook,” by the university’s Rural and Farm

By Charles Walldorf Wake Forest University The Conversation via AP U.S. presidents often leave the White House expressing “strategic regret” over perceived foreign policy failures. Lyndon Johnson was haunted by the Vietnam War. Bill Clinton regretted the failed interventionin Somalia and how the “Black Hawk Down” incident contributed to his administration’s inaction over the Rwandan

By Metro Creative With spring on the horizon, the opportunity to once again use ingredients synonymous with spring is upon us. Such is the case with the following recipe for “Prosciutto, Tomatoes & Peas” from Biba Caggiano’s “Spaghetti Sauces,” (Gibbs Smith), which employs spring shallots to pack a flavorful punch for a light dish that’s

By Associated Press ROLLING FORK, Miss. — As a deadly tornado barreled toward their home in the Mississippi Delta, Ida Cartlidge only had time to scoop up her 1-year-old son, Nolan, and hold him close. Cartlidge huddled with her husband and three sons on the living room floor of their Rolling Fork mobile home, its

By Metro Creative Slow cooking has become popular for a variety of reasons. Many busy men and women have embraced slow cooking because it allows them to begin cooking dinner in the morning and then, when they arrive home at night, a flavorful dinner is ready for the whole family to enjoy. Another growing dietary

By Associated Press WASHINGTON | Special counsel Jack Smith’s team urged the Supreme Court on Monday night to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The brief from prosecutors was submitted just over two