By JAMIE STENGLE (Associated Press) IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It’s a significant shift as the organization emerges from … Continued
By SAMY MAGDY, MELANIE LIDMAN and LEE KEATH (Associated Press) CAIRO (AP) — An Israeli tank brigade seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing Tuesday as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and launched an incursion into the southern … Continued
DULUTH — The U.S. Forest Service is cracking down on how people store their food while camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, requiring very specific food hanging requirements or certified bear-proof lockers and threatening to impose stiff fines … Continued
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It’s been a decade since the pride of Paint Creek, James Richard Perry—yes, that’s Rick—occupied the Texas governor’s mansion. In that time, Perry launched a second failed presidential bid, cha-cha’ed on national TV as a contestant on Dancing with the … Continued
Did you sleep on getting a reservation for Mother’s Day? Although many popular places are booked by now, all is not lost! I have some ideas for great places that still have a few reservations, and even a few that … Continued