In this Feb. 6, 2013 file photo, from left, Joshua Kusterer, 12, Nach Mitschke, 6, and Wyatt Mitschke, 4, salute during the “Save Our Scouts” Dallas rally against allowing gays in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Under pressure over its long-standing ban on gays, the BSA announced Friday that it will submit a proposal […]
In this Feb. 6, 2013 file photo, from left, Joshua Kusterer, 12, Nach Mitschke, 6, and Wyatt Mitschke, 4, salute during the “Save Our Scouts” Dallas rally against allowing gays in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Under pressure over its long-standing ban on gays, the BSA announced Friday that it will submit a proposal […]
Water rises near Morris Hospital Thursday, April 18, 2013, in Morris, Ill., after torrential rains swept throughout the area beginning late Wednesday. (AP Photo/SouthtownStar, Matthew Grotto) CHICAGO — Volunteers worked into the night to stack sandbags against rising Midwest floodwaters and evacuate people in its path — or rescue those already under water — after […]
Water rises near Morris Hospital Thursday, April 18, 2013, in Morris, Ill., after torrential rains swept throughout the area beginning late Wednesday. (AP Photo/SouthtownStar, Matthew Grotto) CHICAGO — Volunteers worked into the night to stack sandbags against rising Midwest floodwaters and evacuate people in its path — or rescue those already under water — after […]
In this aerial photo, law enforcement and rescue personnel search the damage to an apartment complex from the explosion of the West Fertilizer plant on Thursday, April 18, 2013, in West, Texas. A massive explosion at the plant killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160, officials said overnight. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, […]
In this aerial photo, law enforcement and rescue personnel search the damage to an apartment complex from the explosion of the West Fertilizer plant on Thursday, April 18, 2013, in West, Texas. A massive explosion at the plant killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160, officials said overnight. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, […]
In this photo from Sept. 29, 2011, ranchers Todd Cone, left, and Terry Frisch stand by a cattle watering circle in the sandhills near Atkinson, Neb. Cone said he still considers the Keystone XL pipeline a threat to the state’s groundwater, but is too busy to keep fighting the project after it was rerouted away […]
In this photo from Sept. 29, 2011, ranchers Todd Cone, left, and Terry Frisch stand by a cattle watering circle in the sandhills near Atkinson, Neb. Cone said he still considers the Keystone XL pipeline a threat to the state’s groundwater, but is too busy to keep fighting the project after it was rerouted away […]
A majority of Los Angeles K-12 classrooms reported in increase in sanitation issues, including bugs and rodents, as a result of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Breakfast in the Classroom program. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File) Each day, more than 200,000 impoverished elementary school students throughout Los Angeles have access to free, nutritious meals. The […]
A majority of Los Angeles K-12 classrooms reported in increase in sanitation issues, including bugs and rodents, as a result of the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Breakfast in the Classroom program. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File) Each day, more than 200,000 impoverished elementary school students throughout Los Angeles have access to free, nutritious meals. The […]
In this photo provided by Andy Bartee, a plume of smoke rises from a fertilizer plant fire in West, Texas on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. An explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco Wednesday night injured dozens of people and sent flames shooting high into the night sky, leaving the factory a smoldering ruin and […]
In this photo provided by Andy Bartee, a plume of smoke rises from a fertilizer plant fire in West, Texas on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. An explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco Wednesday night injured dozens of people and sent flames shooting high into the night sky, leaving the factory a smoldering ruin and […]
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, pictured, reached a compromise with Republican state lawmakers that will see federal health care funding intended for expanding Medicaid used instead to purchase private health insurance for low-income voters. (Photo/Keith Ingram via Wikimedia Commons) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ plan to use federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents won […]
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, pictured, reached a compromise with Republican state lawmakers that will see federal health care funding intended for expanding Medicaid used instead to purchase private health insurance for low-income voters. (Photo/Keith Ingram via Wikimedia Commons) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ plan to use federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents won […]
