WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with even Republicans showing less faith in his leadership. The findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center ...
Today is Wednesday, April 22, the 112th day of 2026. There are 253 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims to nearly 1.9 million acres of land that was formerly part of Indian Territory. By the end of the day, the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie were established with as many as 10,000 settlers each. Also on this date: In 1915, German forces unleashed their first full-scale use of chlorine gas against Allied troops at the start of the Second Battle of Ypres in Belgium during World War I. ...
Although we suspect this project may face some degree of opposition as the construction season opens, we like what the Michigan Department of Transportation is planning for more than three miles of M-35 in Marquette County between Marquette County Road 480 and US 41, including converting the M-35/County Road 492 intersection to a modern roundabout. Dan Weingarten, MDOT media representative for the agency’s Superior Region, summed things up nicely in a recent Mining Journal front page story on the matter, noting the current intersection of Marquette County Road 492 and M-35 is offset ...
ARLINGTON, Virginia – On Tuesday, Virginia voters who bother to vote likely took gerrymandering to a new and dangerous level. Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a liberal wolf in moderate clothing, has led a campaign to redraw the state’s congressional districts so that all but one will guarantee ...
Doing some spring cleaning? Don't forget the medicine cabinet. The Michigan State Police is once again taking part in a national initiative that encourages residents to properly dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription pills. All of MSP’s 31 posts will participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. That includes the MSP Gladstone post, 922 Lake Shore Drive in Gladstone. This is one of two annual events held in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration and other police agencies, MSP advises in a news release. ...
