By Erika Bolstad, Stateline.org States are scrambling for the money to fill potholes, plow roads, maintain bridges and pay bus drivers as they confront inflation- and tariff-driven cost increases and declining gas tax revenues. States also face uncertain federal funding … Continued
By ADRIANA MORGA NEW YORK (AP) — Did you buy a new pink dress to watch the Barbie movie, only to never wear it again? An Oura ring because your favorite TikTok influencer had it? A new pair of baggy … Continued
Novelist Sinclair Lewis, perched on a balcony of his room overlooking Unter Den Linden, in Berlin, on Jan. 3, 1931. Lewis lived in Berlin while a foreign correspondent there. The 35th Sinclair Lewis writers conference will be held Oct. 4, … Continued
During a recent military parade in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin was caught on a hot mic saying to Xi Jinping, his Communist Chinese counterpart, “Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger … Continued
Thought-provoking reading today. A woman with a high-profile job has her life turned upside-down by a stalker and two widows tell of how their husbands died and their ways through grief. “What Doesn’t Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder … Continued
ANDREA BEATY: Discusses her new picture book, “Billie Jean Peet, Athlete,” latest in her Questioneers series. 6 p.m. Thursday, Red Balloon Bookshop, 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul. NIDHI CHANANI: Introduces “Super Boba Cafe: Home Sea Home,” latest in her graphic … Continued