Where are the wackiest New Year’s Eve drops in the US?
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Why let New York City have all the fun with its Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve? Dozens of places across the U.S. will ring in 2026 by dropping a quirky assortment of…
Barrasso Applauds $205 Million Award for Wyoming’s Rural Health Fund
The following is a release from the office of Senator John Barrasso – Wyoming will receive $205,004,743 to implement its plan to expand rural healthcare access, stabilize rural hospitals and make Wyoming healthy again. CASPER, WY — Today, December…
The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years…
Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another critically injured
HAMMONTON, N.J. (AP) — Two helicopters crashed midair in New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring another, authorities say. Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said rescuers responded to a report of an aviation crash at about 11:25…
UW given grant to produce 2nd Amendment information and content
• Will coincide with 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence The Firearms Research Center in the University of Wyoming’s College of Law has received a nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop a…
California’s intense winter storms turned some roads into rivers of mud
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds from powerful winter storms this week brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, triggering widespread mudslides and debris flows and leaving homes halfway filled with mud. Rain was…
US launches strikes against Islamic State group in Nigeria after attacks target Christians
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said the United States launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the targeting of Christians. In…
Hageman announces bid for U.S. Senate seat
Just one day after Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced she would not seek a second term, Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced her bid to fill the state’s junior senator position via a video titled “What We Fight For.” Hageman, Wyoming’s…
Powerball jackpot soars to $1.7 billion after another night with no big winner
By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after the 46th drawing passed without a big winner. The numbers drawn Monday night were 3, 18, 36, 41, 54 and the Powerball…
US economy expands at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, the most rapid expansion in two years, as government and consumer spending, as well as exports,…