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Whitmer directs members of her administration to work with Legislature on federal infrastructure aid

Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued a directive on Tuesday. It instructs members of her administration to work with the Legislature to develop a plan to spend billions of dollars in federal infrastructure aid.

South Bend band Girl Named Tom now one of ten finalists on The Voice

South Bend band Girl Named Tom is now one of the ten remaining finalists on The Voice, NBC’s singing competition reality show.The trio is made up of three…

Number of ‘red’ and ‘orange’ counties continues to climb on Indiana’s COVID-19 map

The number of counties in more serious color categories continues to climb on Indiana’s COVID-19 tracking map. The situation in the WVPE listening area is…

GOP backs off plan to pass COVID-19 vaccine mandate restrictions in single-day session

Republican lawmakers are backing off their plan to return to the Statehouse next week to pass a bill that effectively bars employers from enforcing…

Thanksgiving is a day at the beach — quite literally — for young Liberians. Above, the beach in West Point is a sandy playing field for soccer lovers.

Former slaves brought Thanksgiving to Liberia — and rebooted it

It's definitely not a turkey day. Jollof rice is more like it. It's questioned as a holiday because of its American origins. And the way Liberians do celebrate holds lessons for the U.S.

Surge in Indiana high school students taking career, technical education classes

Indiana schools are seeing a surge in the number of students taking career and technical education courses this school year. Nearly 225,000 students…

Clergy members condemn Rokita's remarks on Black Lives Matter, equity in schools

Some religious leaders are condemning Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's latest published remarks discussing Black Lives Matter in schools and issues…

In this file photo from 2016, a bookshop owner in Pakistan shows a National Geographic magazine with the cover photograph of Afghan refugee woman Sharbat Gula. She arrived in Italy as part of the West's evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country, the Italian government said Thursday. The office of Premier Mario Draghi said she asked to be helped to leave the country.

The woman from National Geographic's famous 'Afghan Girl' photo is evacuated to Italy

Sharbat Gula arrived in Italy as part of the West's evacuation effort, Italy's government said Thursday. Premier Mario Draghi's office said Italy organized her evacuation after she asked for help.

Best in show winner Claire the Scottish deerhound stands with her handler Angela Lloyd at the National Dog Show. Lloyd said Claire was "more sure of herself" this year.

Claire, a Scottish deerhound, has won the National Dog Show for the 2nd time

The show reopened to spectators this year in Philadelphia. Claire, a 4-year old Scottish deerhound, won best in show in 2020 too. It's the first time in 20 years that a dog has won twice in a row.

In this Russian Emergency Situations Ministry Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021 photo, rescuers prepare to work at a fire scene at a coal mine near the Siberian city of Kemerovo, about 3,000 kilometres (1,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia,. Russian authorities say a fire at a coal mine in Siberia has killed nine people and injured 44 others. Dozens of others are still trapped.

Death and destruction follow a Siberian coal mine fire

A devastating fire swept through a Siberian coal mine Thursday, killing 52 miners and rescuers about 820 feet underground, Russian news reports said.

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