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Month: August 2024

Snoop’s side quests: Beyond the Olympics, rapper has proved versatility from cooking to wrestling

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although he is most prominently known for his decades-long rap career and being everyone’s “uncle,” Snoop Dogg has proven his talent extends beyond what he does in the recording studio. That’s been evident the past two weeks, as Snoop became a breakout star of the Paris Olympics, bearing the

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Parents share how they’re ‘unschooling’ their kids & and how it’s different than home schooling

By Brittany Toolis Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT, Michigan (WXYZ) — It’s August and many Michigan parents are in their back-to-school era. In some families, school never stopped for the summer. Their kids don’t plan on stepping foot inside a classroom this year either. Instead, those parents are “unschooling” their kids. Unschooling

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North Dakota voters to weigh in again on marijuana legalization

Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in the November general election. Secretary of State Michael Howe’s office says the ballot initiative from the group New Economic Frontier that would legalize recreational marijuana earned enough signatures. Voters rejected previous measures in 2018 and 2022. In 2021,

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Lebanon’s health care system in tatters but still preparing for a possible wider war with Israel

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s health care system has been battered by multiple crisis but is now preparing for the possibility of a devastating wider conflict with Israel. Israeli strikes have hit deeper into Lebanon in recent weeks, and sonic booms from military jets rattle Beirut. Much of the border region is in rubble.

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