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Michigan falls behind in race to save disappearing farmland

By JUSTIN A. HINKLEY/Bridge Michigan Carl Druskovich, a seventh-generation southwest Michigan fruit farmer who still has to work full-time as a dentist to make ends meet, is tempted by the frequent offers to buy pieces of his land for as much as $20,000 an acre. "I can see why some people ...

Uber’s women-only option goes nationwide in the US

By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its riding-hailing ...

Challenging your brain helps keep it healthy. Here’s how to do it

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — "Exercise your brain," experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But how? Stretching your brain might be the better description. Do a crossword puzzle a day and you may just get good at crosswords. Instead, research ...

Where things stand after another weekend of war

By CARA ANNA Associated Press Iran has named a son of its late supreme leader as his successor. U.S. President Donald Trump already had expressed disdain for Mojtaba Khamenei, calling him "unacceptable." The Islamic Republic's war strategy now has a new commander, and the powerful ...

US military kills 6 in strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it killed six men Sunday in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration's campaign against alleged traffickers. Sunday's attack brought the death toll to at least 157 people since the ...