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Bike Park For All Skill Levels Now Open in Grand Marais

K-9 Teams Across the Northland Train for Operation K-9

Duluth Council, School Board Primary Election Results

Body Recovered From Lake Superior Near Lutsen

Update: Body Recovered On Shannon Lake

Wisconsin News

Ashland bar owner found guilty in double homicide of two brothers

Bucktales returns as El Jefe

Second Harvest Northland Reports Increased Food Distribution in 2024

Fairlawn Mansion's History Going Strong In Superior

Frozen Fun at the Annual Lake Superior Ice Festival

First Lady Jill Biden Talks Cancer Prevention On Newsmax

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden took her husband’s unity agenda to an unlikely venue on Monday, when conservative cable station Newsmax aired an interview with her about cancer research. Curing cancer is a central goal for President Joe Biden, whose…

Cheaper, Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids Now Available In US Stores

WASHINGTON (Fox 9) - Millions of Americans in need of hearing aids can now buy them without a prescription in the United States — and likely at a much cheaper price. Starting Monday, Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, Best Buy, and Hy-Vee are now…

Application Site Launches For Biden Student Debt Cancelation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department has begun accepting applications for President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation — a plan that makes 43 million Americans eligible for at least some debt forgiveness. Borrowers were notified late Friday that an…

Waves Of Suicide Drones Strike Ukraine’s Capital, 4 Killed

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Waves of explosives-laden suicide drones struck Ukraine’s capital Monday, setting buildings ablaze and tearing a hole in one of them. People scurried for shelter or tried to shoot down the kamikazes. The concentrated use of the…

For Biden And Trump, 2022 Is 2020 Sequel — And 2024 Preview?

WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s midterm elections are playing out as a strange continuation of the last presidential race — and a potential preview of the next one. Donald Trump, who refused to exit the stage after his defeat and…

Biden Turning To Trump-Era Rule To Expel Venezuelan Migrants

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years ago, candidate Joe Biden loudly denounced President Donald Trump for immigration policies that inflicted “cruelty and exclusion at every turn,” including toward those fleeing the “brutal” government of socialist Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. Now, with increasing numbers of…

Biden Pushing Lower Prescription Drug Costs In Midterm Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to highlight his administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug costs on Friday as part of his three-state Western tour this week, as he confronts a sobering inflation report in the waning…

Retail Sales Flat In September As Inflation Takes A Bite

NEW YORK (AP) — The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged in September from August as rising prices for rent and food chipped away at money available for other things. Retail sales were flat last month, down from…

10th January 6th Committee Hearing

In this public hearing, the panel continues to present evidence in its 15-month investigation on the events surrounding the January 6th, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The committee focused on Donald Trump’s “state of mind” following the 2020 election…

Social Security Benefits To Jump By 8.7% Next Year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in their benefits in 2023, a historic increase but a gain that will be eaten up in part by the rising cost of everyday living. The cost-of living…

Jan. 6 Hearing Focuses On Trump With ‘Surprising’ Details

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is focused Thursday on “surprising” details including evidence from Donald Trump’s Secret Service about the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol in what is likely to be its last public hearing before the November midterm elections. The…

Parkland School Shooter To Get Life Sentence For Killing 17

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to life without parole for the 2018 murder of 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, after the jury said Thursday that it could not unanimously agree that he…

Alex Jones Ordered To Pay $965 Million For Sandy Hook Lies

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — The conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay $965 million to people who suffered from his false claim that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax, a jury in Connecticut decided Wednesday. The verdict is…

Social Security Payments Set For Big Increase. What To Know.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of millions of older Americans are about to get what may be the biggest raise of their lifetimes. On Thursday, the U.S. government is set to announce how big a percentage increase Social Security beneficiaries…

FDA Clears Updated COVID Boosters For Kids As Young As 5

(AP) -- The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave. Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, doses modified to target today’s…