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https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/texas-professor-will-be-virtual-speaker-at-wartburg-event/article_b4aa0188-f017-58b9-90ee-ae6c4e83609a.html | WAVERLY — Laura I. Rendón, professor emerita at the University of Texas-San Antonio, will be the featured speaker April 5 at Wartburg College’s annual Michaelson, Briner & Kildahl Literary Symposium.
Rendón’s virtual presentation, “Allegory of an Academic Immigrant: Crossing Borders to Find Authentic Presence in Higher... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/jury-hearing-closing-arguments-in-gov-whitmer-kidnap-trial/article_7edc6557-c0a3-5aad-9635-c6d8608e72c9.html | GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying they were anti-government extremists “filled with rage” and intent on igniting a civil war.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nils Kessler summed up the evidence on the 15th day of trial in f... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/not-real-news-a-look-at-what-didnt-happen-this-week/article_468283c5-0d00-5093-974a-c3e4196006e9.html | A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
Altered photo fuels false claims that Oscars slap was staged
CLAIM: A photo shows comedian... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/stocks-hold-steady-treasury-yields-soar-after-jobs-data/article_50678131-2e37-55ff-8e41-7402cb8e232d.html | NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are holding steady on Wall Street Friday while Treasury yields soar, after a healthy report on the U.S. job market strengthened expectations for coming interest-rate hikes.
The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in morning trading after flitting between small gains and losses. The index could clinch... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/amazon-workers-in-nyc-vote-to-unionize-a-first-for-company/article_714bb7f8-7904-5e13-a857-a550b183de9f.html | NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive.
Votes were still being tabulated but union supporters secured a wide eno... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/amazon-workers-on-staten-island-vote-to-unionize-overcoming-odds-to-become-the-companys-first/article_ac79a6ac-d5c7-59e2-96a3-b6acc0587276.html | NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize, overcoming odds to become the company's first US facility to organize.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/appeals-court-upholds-25m-judgment-against-oberlin-college/article_7fe4e11e-fbfd-5f0c-8426-5c2f5e8468fb.html | CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio appeals court has upheld a $25 million judgment for a business that successfully claimed it was libeled by Oberlin College in the aftermath of a shoplifting incident that roiled the historic liberal arts school and music conservatory's campus outside Cleveland.
The 9th District Court of Appeals... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/jen-psaki-plans-to-depart-white-house-for-msnbc-in-coming-weeks-sources-say/article_91eacdbf-b945-5d80-bcf4-5350aba0b659.html | White House press secretary Jen Psaki plans on departing the Biden administration in the coming weeks and heading to MSNBC, two people familiar with the matter told CNN on Friday.
Psaki has not officially signed a contract with the progressive cable news network, but the talks are in the advanced stages, the people sai... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/live-updates-nations-agree-to-release-more-reserve-oil/article_9c38b76a-1950-5338-9384-bf411d4cc98f.html | BERLIN — The International Energy Agency says its members agreed Friday to release further oil from their emergency reserves in response to the market turmoil caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Paris-based agency said in a statement that the agreement was reached at an extraordinary meeting of ministers. It di... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/obituaries/richard-howard-acclaimed-poet-translator-dies-at-92/article_bd3b1c13-378b-5179-b1fe-4c815fb0ba65.html | NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Howard, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet celebrated for his exuberant monologues of historical figures and a prolific translator who helped introduce readers to a wide range of French literature, has died at age 92.
Howard, a professor emeritus at Columbia University, died Thursday at Mount Sinai B... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/off-duty-texas-deputy-killed-in-shooting-near-houston/article_7a1ba42a-c30f-5db6-b99a-4288176336ed.html | HOUSTON (AP) — An off-duty Texas deputy sheriff has been killed in a shooting on the northern outskirts of Houston when he interrupted three men apparently trying to steal the catalytic converter from his vehicle, authorities said.
Deputy Darren Almendarez, 51, was fatally shot Thursday night in a grocery store parking... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/exclusive/businessmonthly/keep-current-on-form-5500-series-retirement-plan-reporting-tool/article_3ec5a0e2-b009-57dc-a7e4-eaf2940d0f44.html | Attention: Retirement Plan Sponsors! It is essential to stay current with the ever-changing world of employer sponsored retirement plans. Changes occur regularly, so keeping up can help your plan avoid substantial penalties. The Form 5500 Series is an important reporting tool required of retirement plans and this artic... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/free-family-fun-fair-is-april-9-at-waverly-shell-rock-middle-school/article_98936781-de6d-5019-bce4-6b21a6b12949.html | WAVERLY -- The annual Family Fun Fair is April 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School, presented by Bremer County Community Partners. The event is free.
Area organizations will share information regarding resources and programs that support parents and promote healthy families. The event will incl... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/watch-now-morning-fire-damages-cedar-falls-home/article_e880a75c-f05b-5e28-8eb7-89af247bec41.html | CEDAR FALLS --- A morning fire damaged a Cedar Falls home Friday.
Details weren’t immediately available, but no injuries were reported, according to public safety officials.
The fire appears to have started outside near a corner of the home at 727 Bluff St. around 9 a.m. and climbed up the siding and into the roof soff... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/census-records-from-1950-could-solve-some-family-mysteries/article_be17b45a-093c-51b0-a845-95ba86741704.html | Elaine Powell set her alarm and jumped on her computer just after midnight so she could find the first time she appeared in the U.S. population count — information she had to wait more than seven decades to see.
Powell, who was born in 1946, found her name recorded at a St. Louis address early Friday, shortly after the... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/alaska-airlines-cancels-dozens-of-flights-as-pilots-picket/article_a48f64ba-a639-5620-8307-fe8fbc0258b1.html | PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dozens of flights along the West Coast were canceled Friday as Alaska Airlines pilots picketed during an impasse in contract negotiations with the airline that have lasted nearly three years.
More than 100 Alaska Airlines flights were canceled by the airline, including 66 in Seattle, 20 in Portlan... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/stocks-edge-lower-treasury-yields-soar-after-jobs-data/article_50678131-2e37-55ff-8e41-7402cb8e232d.html | NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged lower on Wall Street Friday while Treasury yields soar, after a healthy report on the U.S. job market strengthened expectations for coming interest rate hikes.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% in afternoon trading, after holding relatively steady throughout the morning. The benchmark index is on tr... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/vulnerable-dems-plead-with-biden-to-delay-reopening-asylum/article_b0fabb01-89df-58eb-a580-fa90819488c6.html | PHOENIX (AP) — The Biden administration's decision to end sweeping asylum limits at the border this May satisfied demands by prominent Democrats eagerly awaiting the end of a program created by Donald Trump in the name of public health.
But it creates thorny political challenges for border-region Democrats who face the... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/california-drought-deepens-as-wet-season-is-anything-but/article_b216ce73-ac3c-5066-b7d1-f40e24a82386.html | SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is experiencing one of the driest starts to spring in decades, data showed Friday, and absent a heavy dose of April and May showers the state’s drought will deepen and that could lead to stricter rules on water use and another devastating wildfire season.
New readings showed the wat... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/covid-19-asylum-limits-at-us-mexico-border-to-end-may-23/article_5283cc32-afe5-5249-86a3-4cd2b21b1212.html | WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control announced Friday that it is ending a policy that limited asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The use of public health powers had been widely criticized by Democrats and immigration advocates as an excuse for the United States to shirk its... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/georgia-bill-ending-need-for-gun-license-heads-to-governor/article_7c7c202f-dd2f-550f-80f8-6fc71d4560ab.html | ATLANTA (AP) — A bill allowing Georgia residents to carry handguns in public without a license or background check is set to become law.
The Senate passed the legislation on Friday, sending it to the governor's desk for signature. Gov. Brian Kemp Tweeted that he looked forward to signing it.
The Republican governor pus... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/georgia-to-pay-4-8m-in-state-troopers-killing-of-black-man/article_1cae0337-4127-58b3-8c4c-a7d41fb2ae5f.html | SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The state of Georgia has agreed to pay a $4.8 million legal settlement to the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a state trooper trying to pull him over for a broken tail light.
The office of Georgia's attorney general confirmed the hefty settlement amount Friday.
The trooper who killed ... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/iowa-court-upholds-gender-identity-discrimination-case/article_d93f1824-9512-5331-83bc-12e7675d4dc1.html | DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld much of a 2019 jury verdict that found the state discriminated against a transgender state prison employee by denying him the use of men’s restrooms and locker rooms, but the court dismissed a portion of the case that centered on sex discrimination.
The ru... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/live-updates-kyiv-mayor-nearby-towns-still-under-siege/article_9c38b76a-1950-5338-9384-bf411d4cc98f.html | KYIV, Ukraine – The mayor of Kyiv said the bombardment of satellite towns near the Ukrainian capital was ongoing despite Russian promises of scaling back troops from the region.
Vitali Klitschko told British broadcaster Sky News on Friday he could hear the sounds of explosions “nonstop during the day and night.”
Klitsc... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/man-kills-self-after-shooting-girlfriend-at-texas-beef-plant/article_4b968efe-edc2-5632-8e99-8e1d98d57c80.html | SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — A man fatally shot himself after shooting and injuring his girlfriend Friday at the West Texas beef processing plant where they both worked, police said.
San Angelo police said officers responded to the shooting at Lone Star Beef Processors at about 8:30 a.m. The 57-year-old man and 49-year-old... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/prosecutor-4-in-gov-whitmer-kidnap-plot-full-of-rage/article_7edc6557-c0a3-5aad-9635-c6d8608e72c9.html | GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying they were anti-government extremists “filled with rage” and intent on touching off a civil war in the final weeks of the polarizing 2020 general election.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ni... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/eatingwell-spice-up-your-pork-chops-with-cajun-seasoning/article_ec9980d9-295f-5eb1-b14f-0c6cfa0dd53a.html | A Cajun-seasoned pork chop rub adds a delicious smoky flavor to this easy skillet dish. This polenta has a nice sharp bite thanks to cheddar cheese. Don’t have any on hand? Try Parmesan or Gouda instead.
Cajun Skillet Pork Chops with Asparagus & Cheesy Polenta
Serves 4
Active Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
- 4... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/eatingwell-you-don-t-need-meat-to-make-a-tasty-wrap/article_c3f5f51c-23d3-58c4-88cf-ebc7b805dbfc.html | Tossing the smoked tofu in cornstarch then pan-frying makes it super crispy. Drizzle with hot honey or your favorite hot sauce to spice it up a little.
Crispy Smoked Tofu & Coleslaw Wraps
Serves 4
Active Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil, divided
... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/recipe-tame-tough-kale-salads-with-salt-massage/article_0e3a9bd5-5227-5cd8-a7e3-0781ba4cd0d1.html | Kale salads may be all the rage, but served raw, the sturdy green can be off-puttingly tough. So we looked at its cousin, cabbage, for clues on how to tame the texture without cooking it.
Kimchi and sauerkraut recipes use a salt massage to soften leaves, and we were pleased to find the same technique does wonders for t... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/skippy-recalls-161-692-pounds-of-peanut-butter/article_d0237905-a6b0-52ce-b37f-a307500aa672.html | Skippy Foods, LLC, is recalling thousands of pounds of Skippy peanut butter because of stainless steel fragments possibly contaminating "a limited number of jars."
The company, which is owned by Hormel Foods, said Wednesday that it was recalling more than 9,000 cases of reduced fat peanut butter voluntarily. That amoun... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/the-kitchn-try-your-hand-at-classic-poutine-you-won-t-be-disappointed/article_5875d911-41ee-5f23-88a4-ddd1a273c387.html | Poutine — fries covered in a rich brown gravy and topped with cheese curds — is a French-Canadian dish that originated in Quebec. The dish was created as a delicious way to use up excess cheese curds, which have a short window of freshness. This version of the dish starts with homemade french fries. The hot, crispy fri... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/stocks-edge-higher-treasury-yields-soar-after-jobs-data/article_50678131-2e37-55ff-8e41-7402cb8e232d.html | NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes edged higher on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday while Treasury yields soar, after a healthy report on the U.S. job market strengthened expectations for coming interest rate hikes.
The S&P 500 was up 0.2% after wavering between small gains and losses. The benchmark index is on track... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/vulnerable-dems-warn-biden-about-reopening-asylum/article_b0fabb01-89df-58eb-a580-fa90819488c6.html | PHOENIX (AP) — The Biden administration's decision to end sweeping asylum limits at the border this May satisfied demands by prominent Democrats eagerly awaiting the end of a program created by Donald Trump in the name of public health.
But it creates thorny political challenges for border-region Democrats who face the... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/2-people-who-helped-dispose-of-iowa-murder-victim-sentenced/article_f199ffa0-80d1-5449-b6ab-41f2b1c75dba.html | KELLOGG, Iowa (AP) — Two people who helped another person dispose of the body of an Iowa murder victim have been sentenced to prison.
Julia Cox, 56, was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison and Roy Garner, 59, was sentenced to nine years for their roles in the September 2020 killing of Michael Williams, 44, of Gri... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/amazon-workers-in-nyc-vote-to-unionize-in-historic-labor-win/article_714bb7f8-7904-5e13-a857-a550b183de9f.html | NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive.
Warehouse workers cast 2,654 votes — or about 55% — in favor of a union,... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/journalists-impeded-not-muzzled-by-russian-reporting-rules/article_775b1711-a58f-5938-9aba-c43357f7dad8.html | NEW YORK (AP) — In a recent dispatch from Moscow, BBC correspondent Steve Rosenberg noted that a new Russian law required him to refer to the invasion of Ukraine as a “special military operation.” Then he quoted a Russian human rights lawyer who liberally used what is now a forbidden word: “war.”
The restrictions on ho... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/loss-of-namesake-bar-and-grill-hits-tiny-alabama-community/article_356256aa-3e71-5b15-a345-6d3a7f0e66df.html | FAUNSDALE, Ala. (AP) — With fewer than 100 residents and only a handful of buildings, this west Alabama community doesn't have much aside from an old water tower and the namesake Faunsdale Bar and Grill, which lures visitors and locals alike with live music, crawfish boils and good times.
It's unclear what might happen... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/russia-blames-ukraine-for-fuel-depot-blast-kyiv-denies-role/article_bb8fe5a3-c698-537e-b741-212d9efb4a67.html | A fiery explosion rocked a Russian fuel depot near the border around dawn Friday, and Moscow said Ukraine had attacked the facility, but Kyiv denied any involvement. There was no independent confirmation of details about the incident.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said two Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopt... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/us-house-votes-to-decriminalize-marijuana-but-senate-fate-dim/article_3ae678c3-d330-5b8d-9059-9af8aea8ab78.html | WASHINGTON (AP) — Marijuana would be decriminalized at the federal level under legislation the House approved Friday as Democrats made the case for allowing states to set their own policies on pot.
The bill is unlikely to become law since it is expected to die in the Senate. That would mirror what happened when a simil... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/science/fire-and-rain-west-to-get-more-one-two-extreme-climate-hits/article_79f71a68-52a0-5f6a-99b7-5f167ef87eae.html | The one-two punch of nasty wildfires followed by heavy downpours, triggering flooding and mudslides, will strike the U.S. West far more often in a warming-hopped world, becoming a frequent occurrence, a new study said.
That fire-flood combination, with extreme drenchings hitting a spot that burned within a year, could ... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/correction-oscars-confrontation-defend-women-story/article_ff5c3dd1-0d12-5914-bc9d-e530194577e9.html | NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published March 30, 2022, about the physical altercation between actor Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards and a conversation it prompted about expectations for Black men and the defense of Black women, The Associated Press erroneously identified the associate direct... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/go-mississippi-state-could-ditch-song-with-racist-roots/article_d7b5bf5b-dad5-5a26-9214-a69a8f7df681.html | JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is on the verge of scuttling a state song with racist roots, two years after it retired a Confederate-themed state flag.
The current song, “Go, Mississippi," takes its tune from a 1959 campaign jingle of Democratic Gov. Ross Barnett. “Roll With Ross" included the lyrics, “For segregati... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/baltimores-top-prosecutor-seeks-delay-in-her-federal-trial/article_058faddf-855c-557b-b106-c91a3c972106.html | BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore's top prosecutor asked a federal judge on Friday to postpone her trial on charges that she made false statements on financial documents to withdraw money from her retirement savings and purchase two Florida vacation homes.
But prosecutors are opposed to State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby's reques... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/number-of-covid-patients-in-us-hospitals-reaches-record-low/article_6cb67d4a-df90-57a7-87a3-ac64b5b7e086.html | NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have plunged to their lowest levels since the early days of the pandemic, offering a much needed break to health care workers and patients alike following the omicron surge.
The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more tha... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/nurses-homicide-conviction-flashpoint-in-nashville-da-race/article_d0987317-751b-5daa-8dc3-ca29938f6c25.html | NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The homicide conviction of a former Tennessee nurse for a medication error that killed a patient in 2017 has become a flashpoint in the campaign for Nashville district attorney.
RaDonda Vaught, 38, injected the paralyzing drug vecuronium into 75-year-old Charlene Murphey instead of the sedative ... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/final-arguments-in-jury-to-start-deliberations-monday-in-trial-of-4-men-accused-of/article_33e89b31-e919-55b4-bc5e-33511248aaf7.html | GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Final arguments in; jury to start deliberations Monday in trial of 4 men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan governor.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/grammy-nominee-lewis-black-still-learning-the-comedy-craft/article_287a331f-4e80-58d2-bbc3-6e791a100d76.html | LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lewis Black appreciates his sixth Grammy nomination for best comedy album, but he's skipping the Las Vegas ceremony on Sunday. Instead, he’ll be onstage at a New York theater as part of his “Off the Rails” national tour.
A two-time Grammy winner, Black has shared his dyspeptic take on the world and p... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/imprisoned-griner-gets-support-from-usa-basketball-teammates/article_93cf938c-970b-5c8f-a680-0f1ba28936fa.html | MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A'ja Wilson wishes that she and her USA Basketball teammates could do more to help Brittney Griner right now.
They've all been straddling the line of trying not to say anything that could potentially hurt the WNBA star's case as she's still imprisoned in Russia on drug allegations, but also wanting G... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/jury-gets-case-of-4-men-charged-in-gov-whitmer-kidnap-plot/article_7edc6557-c0a3-5aad-9635-c6d8608e72c9.html | GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, saying they were anti-government extremists “filled with rage” and intent on touching off a civil war in the final weeks of the polarizing 2020 general election.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ni... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/live-updates-ukraine-denies-attack-on-russian-fuel-depot/article_9c38b76a-1950-5338-9384-bf411d4cc98f.html | The secretary of Ukraine’s national security council has denied the country was responsible for a reported attack on a Russian fuel depot.
Moscow had earlier placed the blame on Ukraine. There was no independent confirmation of details about the incident.
“For some reason they say that we did it, but in fact this does ... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/man-18-faces-murder-charge-in-chicago-area-mall-shooting/article_04949c46-12c2-54e2-b1d5-b96e386f70d8.html | ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — An 18-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a man and wounding a girl at a suburban Chicago shopping mall was charged Friday with murder, police said.
Jose Matias, of Chicago, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated u... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/maryland-judge-defers-decision-on-new-congressional-map/article_b26ed76a-7d6f-5289-a693-f2d01d955477.html | ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge on Friday deferred a decision about the state’s newly redrawn congressional map, noting at a hearing that her ruling striking down the previous map is being appealed by the attorney general's office to the state's highest court.
Judge Lynn Battaglia also pointed out that the new m... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/st-louis-restaurant-stands-up-to-los-angeles-influencer-strikes-nerve/article_3b9fb582-d218-5309-a80c-fc748d00e50f.html | The Instagram user @antonio_eats_la approached Corner 17 with more than 200,000 followers and a $100 deal. Knock that amount off his upcoming visit to the Delmar Loop Chinese restaurant, he wrote in a direct message, and he would record the food as it was being made and then post it on his account.
Xin Wei, the owner o... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/stocks-edge-higher-treasury-yields-soar-after-jobs-data/article_50678131-2e37-55ff-8e41-7402cb8e232d.html | NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks notched modest gains and Treasury yields soared Friday on Wall Street after a healthy report on the U.S. job market strengthened expectations for coming interest rate hikes.
The S&P 500 rose 0.3% after bouncing between small gains and losses. The benchmark index eked out a slight gain for the wee... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/all-clear-after-brief-standoff-in-waterloo/article_f3726a99-4a67-5550-b7bf-77a79daf88ca.html | Waterloo police responded to a report of gunfire in the 1100 block of Hawthorne Avenue on Friday, April 1, 2022. Following a brief standoff, police said the report was unfounded.
Jeff Reinitz
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Waterloo police responded to a report of gunfire in the 1100 block of Hawthorne Avenue on Friday, April 1, 2022. Fo... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/weather/apr-1-2022-evening-weather-update-for-waterloo-and-cedar-falls/article_d8feef5d-0b42-5656-bb15-845f81c7e425.html | Tonight's weather conditions in Waterloo: Cloudy skies early with periods of light rain and snow later at night. Low 33F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precip 100%. Highs in the 50's are expected tomorrow in the Waterloo area. The forecast calls for it to be a brisk 53 degrees. We'll see a low temperature of 28 d... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/ap-news-in-brief-at-6-04-p-m-edt/article_1a45fdce-b247-52e2-b184-f41c8561223b.html | Biden says remark on Putin's power was about 'moral outrage'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that he would make “no apologies” and wasn't “walking anything back” after his weekend comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power," attempting to turn the page on a controversy that ... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/iowa-egg-turkey-farms-to-lose-5-million-birds-to-bird-flu/article_9af8a967-86a5-5ae9-a659-50f55aa1f92f.html | DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bird flu has infected two more farms in Iowa, forcing the killing of 5.3 million hens and 88,000 turkeys, officials said Friday.
The new cases mean that across the nation, farmers have had to kill about 22 million egg-laying chickens, 1.8 million broiler chickens, 1.9 million pullet and other co... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/vulnerable-democrats-warn-biden-about-reopening-asylum/article_b0fabb01-89df-58eb-a580-fa90819488c6.html | PHOENIX (AP) — The Biden administration's decision to end sweeping asylum limits at the border this May satisfied demands by prominent Democrats eagerly awaiting the end of a program created by Donald Trump in the name of public health.
But it creates thorny political challenges for border-region Democrats who face the... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/ap-news-in-brief-at-6-04-p-m-edt/article_e633f97e-9d9c-5617-b41c-31fc3f18ce2d.html | Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in 'precarious' spot, ups pressure
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice.
President D... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/greene-sues-to-stop-challenge-to-her-reelection-eligibility/article_dacd0d61-2f78-52e2-80e8-f45cdc850e29.html | ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a state law that a group of voters is using to challenge her eligibility to run for reelection.
The challenge filed last month with the Georgia secretary of state's office alleges that Greene, a Republican, helped facilitate the Jan. 6, ... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/science/dress-rehearsal-nasa-moon-rockets-last-test-before-launch/article_6c18f7a3-80fb-50a3-a9f2-bff8c5e4cd54.html | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA kicked off a critical countdown test Friday for its new moon rocket, a 30-story behemoth that could make its first lunar test flight by summer.
The two-day demonstration — the final major milestone before liftoff to the moon — will culminate Sunday as teams load nearly 1 million gallons... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220401 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/alaska-airlines-cancels-9-of-its-flights-over-staffing-woes/article_a48f64ba-a639-5620-8307-fe8fbc0258b1.html | PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of U.S. West Coast flights Friday as off-duty pilots picketed in several major cities over an impasse in nearly three years of contract negotiations, and the airline said more cancellations were possible through the weekend.
More than 120 Alaska Airlines flights wer... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/appeal-filed-for-ex-clerk-who-refused-marriage-licenses/article_9212159c-e827-5b2b-9cdd-0cd5fb0bb6e4.html | ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — Attorneys for a former Kentucky clerk who wouldn't issue marriage licenses to two same-sex couples have appealed a federal court ruling that she violated the couples' constitutional rights and might have to pay damages.
Kim Davis, former clerk of Rowan County, briefly went to jail in 2015 over her r... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/live-updates-russian-missiles-fired-at-odesa-region/article_9c38b76a-1950-5338-9384-bf411d4cc98f.html | A Ukrainian official said there were casualties after at least three Russian ballistic missiles were fired late Friday at the Odesa region on the Black Sea, but he did not give specifics.
Regional leader Maksim Marchenko said the missiles were fired from the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia has held since seizing it fro... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/will-smith-resigns-from-film-academy-over-chris-rock-slap/article_73bf63b0-118e-5062-a9fb-9eb89d790867.html | LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock and said he would accept any further punishment the organization imposed.
Smith in a statement released Friday afternoon said he will “fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. My acti... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/education/waterloo-school-board-approves-revised-extended-staff-contracts/article_e41d4618-0126-5217-8680-b8259bee3dc9.html | WATERLOO — The Board of Education approved making previous supplemental pay increases a permanent part of employee contracts Friday and extended each agreement for another year.
The Board of Education unanimously approved the 2022-2024 contracts with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Loca... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/ap-news-in-brief-at-9-04-p-m-edt/article_e633f97e-9d9c-5617-b41c-31fc3f18ce2d.html | Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in 'precarious' spot, ups pressure
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice.
President D... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/california-has-600m-in-unclaimed-can-bottle-deposits/article_80b78c97-62bb-5da1-bbc7-0f15e5b66abc.html | SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is sitting on a $600 million pile of unclaimed nickel and dime deposits on recyclable cans and bottles and now wants to give some of that back to consumers.
To get the state's nearly 40 million residents to recycle more and send more deposits back to them, Gov. Gavin Newsom's admini... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/foster-parents-plead-not-guilty-to-abusing-rescued-children/article_108c4e52-aaae-5eef-8ed2-378fbf54fa10.html | RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Three members of a Southern California family pleaded not guilty Friday to abusing their nine foster children, including two girls from the Turpin family who were rescued from nightmarish conditions three years ago.
Marcelino Olguin, 63, of Perris, entered pleas in Riverside County Superior Cou... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/hope-solo-arrested-on-dwi-child-abuse-charges/article_e8142aee-b3c6-59b1-ae49-5003e4c572aa.html | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins inside, police said.
A police report said Solo was arrested on Thursday in a shopping center parking lot in Winston... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/live-updates-us-giving-ukraine-300m-more-in-military-gear/article_9c38b76a-1950-5338-9384-bf411d4cc98f.html | The U.S. Defense Department says it is providing an additional $300 million in military equipment to Ukrainian forces defending the country from Russian troops.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a statement Friday evening that the gear in the new package includes laser-guided rocket systems, unmanned aircraft... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/palin-files-paperwork-to-run-in-alaska-us-house-race/article_30870df5-da17-5771-8750-19ceca48ecc9.html | JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin on Friday shook up an already unpredictable race for Alaska's lone U.S. House seat, filing paperwork to join a field of at least 40 candidates seeking to fill the seat that had been held for 49 years by the late-U.S. Rep. Don Young, who died last month.
Palin filed paperwork Friday wit... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/report-criticizes-virginias-response-to-snowy-i-95-gridlock/article_0dc39ca4-1ea7-50d5-834e-13e0b9c176e8.html | RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state agencies collectively "lost situational awareness" and failed to keep up with growing gridlock during a January snowstorm that stranded hundreds of motorists along Interstate 95, a state-commissioned report released Friday said.
While the 41-page report offered suggestions for improv... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/south-carolina-tops-louisville-72-59-advances-to-title-game/article_cffebb09-2c1a-50e6-b5c5-75afb323f33b.html | MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 23 points and 18 rebounds to back up her AP National Player of the Year award and carry South Carolina to the NCAA championship game with a 72-59 victory over Louisville in the semifinals on Friday night.
Brea Beal matched her season high with 12 points and helped hold Cardinals sta... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/sports/high-school/golf/frost-s-44-helps-don-bosco-boys-to-first-win-of-season/article_83399e46-c503-5405-8678-92639ed5e5e7.html | The Don Bosco boy’s and girl’s golf teams hit the links for their first action of the season in a dual meet against the GMG Wolverines, Friday.
Cole Frost earned medalist honors as he finished one stroke ahead of teammates Ty Purdy and Jacob Thiry. The sophomore finished eight over par with 44 strokes across nine holes... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/sports/high-school/soccer/west-opens-season-with-5-2-thrashing-of-columbus-catholic/article_c897d704-4844-5e8b-a41a-64ff68c00c81.html | For the first 25 minutes of action on Friday, the Waterloo West and Columbus Catholic boys soccer teams looked just about even.
The rest of the way, and the final 15 minutes of the first half especially, the Wahawks were in total control.
Patrick Togba and Grant Herbert scored two goals each with Togba getting both of ... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/cuomo-files-suit-against-ny-ethics-board-over-book-profits/article_d3917a74-81c9-5560-8246-16074772d1d4.html | ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday filed a lawsuit against the state's ethics commission, the latest move in an ongoing dispute over his earnings from a book about his efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court in Albany, Cuomo accused the Joint Commi... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/ap-news-in-brief-at-11-04-p-m-edt/article_e633f97e-9d9c-5617-b41c-31fc3f18ce2d.html | Zelenskyy: Retreating Russians leave many mines behind
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his people early Saturday that retreating Russian forces were creating “a complete disaster” outside the capital as they leave mines across “the whole territory,” even around homes and corpses.
He ... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/california-corporate-diversity-law-ruled-unconstitutional/article_785f2c9a-38f0-553e-9056-8d2f44847bf1.html | LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge ruled Friday that California’s landmark law mandating that corporations diversify their boards with members from certain racial, ethnic or LGBT groups is unconstitutional.
The brief ruling granted summary judgment to Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group that sought a permane... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/china-to-back-myanmar-no-matter-how-the-situation-changes/article_6c17ea52-67a2-5f8c-a4f2-a5cba8a64019.html | China says it will back neighbor Myanmar “no matter how the situation changes,” in the latest show of unequivocal Chinese support for the ruling military council that seized power last year.
China “has always placed Myanmar in an important position in its neighborly diplomacy" and wants to “deepen exchanges and coopera... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/south-carolina-women-top-louisville-advance-to-title-game/article_cffebb09-2c1a-50e6-b5c5-75afb323f33b.html | MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — This time, Aliyah Boston and the South Carolina Gamecocks were smiling as they strutted off the court at the Final Four.
The only crying came from relief and joy, one year after a painfully opposite finish in the national semifinals.
Boston took over after halftime and finished with 23 points and 18 ... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/suspect-faces-murder-charge-in-northern-nevada-kidnapping/article_912319ad-b47d-515c-87a8-7c1116ce7d68.html | RENO, Nev. (AP) — A man kidnapped and killed an 18-year-old woman whose body was found in a remote grave in northern Nevada's high desert, sheriff’s detectives said Friday.
Troy Driver of Fernley was booked Friday on charges of murder with use of a deadly weapon, robbery, burglary and destruction of evidence. He's been... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/sports/high-school/columbus_sailors/columbus-catholic-girls-win-opening-soccer-match/article_d79e783f-7751-5bb7-bf5d-7ae2d5c97329.html | WATERLOO-- The Columbus Catholic girls' soccer team started their season on the right foot by beating the Wahlert Catholic Golden Eagles from Dubuque 1-0 on Friday.
It was the first game of the year for the Sailors, who are looking to return to state after making it to the quarterfinals last year. However, the game sta... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/sports/high-school/soccer/waterloo-united-downs-falcons-2-1-in-first-game-of-regular-season/article_c8f63047-6635-510c-8b2e-325438826323.html | The Waterloo United girls soccer team kicked off its regular season with a 2-1 win over the Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons on Friday.
In a game originally scheduled for Thursday, a brisk Friday night at Memorial Stadium in Waterloo was the setting for the contest.
United took the opening kick and controlled the game thr... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/sports/tennis/columbus-catholic-downs-grundy-center-in-season-opening-tennis-match/article_2ad92d47-4aa6-5bf1-8cef-73b3c894da57.html | WATERLOO – Through less-than-ideal weather conditions, Columbus Catholic opened the boys' tennis season eager to see how it stacked up.
The Class 1A 10th-ranked Sailors gave first-year Coach Nick Petaros a lot of reasons to be pleased.
"What I liked about today is the way they competed," Petaros said after Columbus def... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/california-corporate-diversity-law-ruled-unconstitutional/article_785f2c9a-38f0-553e-9056-8d2f44847bf1.html | LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge ruled Friday that California’s landmark law mandating that corporations diversify their boards with members from certain racial, ethnic or LGBT groups is unconstitutional.
The brief ruling granted summary judgment to Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group that sought a permane... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/ap-news-in-brief-at-12-04-a-m-edt/article_3e37cc1d-5c8e-5aff-9604-a1bdc3225e73.html | Zelenskyy: Retreating Russians leave many mines behind
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his people early Saturday that retreating Russian forces were creating “a complete disaster” outside the capital as they leave mines across “the whole territory,” even around homes and corpses.
He ... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/live-updates-zelenskyy-wont-discuss-fuel-depot-attack/article_9c38b76a-1950-5338-9384-bf411d4cc98f.html | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declined to comment on whether he ordered an attack on a Russian fuel depot.
In an interview with FOX News, Zelenskyy said he does not discuss any orders he issues as commander in chief.
Earlier, the secretary of Ukraine's national security council denied allegations from Moscow ... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/palin-joins-50-others-in-running-for-alaska-us-house-seat/article_30870df5-da17-5771-8750-19ceca48ecc9.html | JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin on Friday shook up an already unpredictable race for Alaska's lone U.S. House seat, joining a field of 50 other candidates seeking to fill the seat held for decades by the late-U.S. Rep. Don Young, who died last month.
Palin filed paperwork Friday with a state Division of Elections off... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/today-in-history/article_b5f1e534-dfdf-59ed-ad47-c22e9f5ab608.html | Today in History
Today is Saturday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2022. There are 273 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II died in his Vatican apartment at age 84.
On this date:
In 1792, Congress passed the Coinage Act, which authorized establishment of the U.S. Mint.
In 1... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/uconn-tops-stanford-63-58-advances-to-ncaa-title-game/article_0e93cef3-a723-5a19-a168-1b08e2542665.html | MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 14 points and UConn advanced to the national championship game with a 63-58 win over defending champion Stanford on Friday night.
The Huskies will face South Carolina for the national championship on Sunday night. The Gamecocks beat Louisville 72-59 in the first game of the Fina... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/live-updates-chinese-diplomat-suggests-moves-to-end-war/article_b683857f-0d67-595c-90e7-0bb0ed16d757.html | BEIJING — A Chinese diplomat has a suggestion for resolving the Ukraine conflict: U.S. President Joe Biden should call Russian President Vladimir Putin and promise there will be no further NATO expansion, no deployment of strategic weapons in Ukraine and that the country will remain neutral.
“Then maybe the issue will ... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/explainer-whats-next-for-europes-natural-gas-during-war/article_ab97ac30-1c20-57a7-86e6-9259c16ab0f0.html | Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding payment in rubles for natural gas — or else. Germany is talking about gas rationing in case of a cutoff. Prices for the fuel used to heat homes, generate electricity and power industry are through the roof.
There's a lot of discussion around natural gas in Europe against th... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/generations-sing-to-joni-mitchell-in-pre-grammys-tribute/article_752f7483-196f-5734-a16b-3316f6d16e1e.html | LAS VEGAS (AP) — An 81-year-old jazz giant and a 15-year-old rock singer were the first to perform tributes to Joni Mitchell on Friday night.
Such was the diversity of artists honoring a most diverse artist, Mitchell, a Canadian-turned-Californian, folkie-turned-rocker-turned-jazz explorer who was honored as the 2022 M... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/china-to-back-military-ruled-myanmar-regardless-of-situation/article_6c17ea52-67a2-5f8c-a4f2-a5cba8a64019.html | BEIJING (AP) — China says it will back neighbor Myanmar “no matter how the situation changes,” in the latest show of unequivocal support for the ruling military that seized power last year.
China “has always placed Myanmar in an important position in its neighborly diplomacy" and wants to “deepen exchanges and cooperat... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/including-young-kids-likely-to-sink-kansas-trans-sports-ban/article_b48133ff-9680-5d58-9145-04de55bf533f.html | TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas appears unlikely to join other states this year in keeping transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's school sports, partly because conservative state lawmakers want the ban to apply to elementary school students.
The Republican-controlled Legislature approved a proposed ban ea... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wcfcourier/name/robert-dunleavy-obituary?id=31999676 | Robert Dunleavy
November 18, 1927-December 21, 2021
Robert Dunleavy, 94, of Waverly and formerly Denver, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly.
Robert John Dunleavy was born on November 18, 1927, the son of John J. and Amanda M. (Sassmann) Dunleavy in St.... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wcfcourier/name/michael-greer-obituary?id=31999654 | Dr. Michael Frank Greer
February 11, 1955-December 18, 2021
Dr. Michael Frank Greer, 66, passed away on December 18, 2021, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Michael passed peacefully in the company of his wife and children.
Born in Canton, Ohio on February 11, 1955, Michael would come to embrace the maxim: "Idle bones a... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wcfcourier/name/maxine-heise-obituary?id=31999660 | Maxine M. Heise
July 14, 1928-December 23, 2021
WATERLOO-Maxine M. Heise, 93, of Waterloo, died on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Reinbeck, IA. She was born July 14, 1928 in Waterloo to Carl and Emilie (Winter) Holder. Maxine grew up in Waterloo, graduated from West High School in 1946, a... | true | true | both | wcfcourier | 20220402 |
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