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MinnKota Red Cross has new director Nov 20 2009 11:54AM
The Minn-Kota Chapter of the American Red
Cross has a new director.
Greg Voss, a Red Cross volunteer for many years, currently is
executive director of the Andover (Minn.) YMCA Community Center.
Andover is a Minneapolis suburb.
Voss is t
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| MinnKota Red Cross has new director Nov 20 2009 11:54AM
The Minn-Kota Chapter of the American Red
Cross has a new director.
Greg Voss, a Red Cross volunteer for many years, currently is
executive director of the Andover (Minn.) YMCA Community Center.
Andover is a Minneapolis suburb.
Voss is t
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 19 2009 2:41AM
The split over gay clergy within the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has prompted a conservative
faction to begin forming a new Lutheran church body separate from
the ELCA.
Leaders of Lutheran CORE say a working group will start drafting
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| Obama: China helping...Wholesale inflation up...Iran on nuclear... Nov 17 2009 7:56AM
President Barack Obama says China has helped the
U.S. pull out of the recession. Speaking in Beijing today, Obama
and China's president pledged cooperation and an effort to move
past divisive issues like human rights.
WASHINGTON (AP) The gove
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| Survey: Gov'ts see climate change as aid challenge Nov 17 2009 6:32AM
A global network of aid agencies says
world powers consider climate change the most significant challenge
to humanitarian work.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies says rich, middle-income and poor nations expect
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| Red Cross sells pieces of history to cut deficit Nov 16 2009 2:42PM
The American Red Cross is selling off decades
worth of treasures to save money and help erase a big deficit.
The donated items being auctioned off include a 23-inch wax doll
with her own Tiffany jewelry, a rare four-faced Cartier clock lamp
and
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| NFL, union contributing $50,000 to tsunami victims Nov 16 2009 12:08PM
The NFL and the NFL Players Association are
contributing $50,000 to help victims of the tsunami that struck
American Samoa in September.
The league said Monday that two former players of Samoan
descent, Eagles running back Reno Mahe and Bears ti
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| Red Cross concern at growth in displacement camps Nov 11 2009 6:26PM
There's concern about a hidden danger in camps
housing people uprooted by natural disasters or armed conflict
inside their own country.
The International Committee of the Red Cross warns that the
conditions at the camps are often better than wha
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| Public signing cards for troops on Veterans Day Nov 11 2009 11:05AM
Dozens of volunteers and passers-by are
stopping by an American Red Cross building on Veterans Day to sign
holiday greetings cards for U.S soldiers around the world and
veterans.
The event in Washington kicks off a program called Holiday Mail
f
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| German Red Cross worker shot in Indonesia's Aceh Nov 5 2009 10:37AM
Officials say a German working for
the Red Cross has been shot by men on a motorcycle in Indonesia's
Aceh province.
Police say Erhard Bauer, 50, was shot Thursday in the arm and
stomach. The motive is unknown.
Red Cross spokeswoman Svenja
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Ward County Holds Emergency Exercise Oct 31 2009 7:22PM
When a disaster strikes, some of the first people on the scene are typically local emergency personnel.
But that doesn't happen by chance, in fact, it takes a lot of practice to respond in the proper fashion.
Today, several area emergency groups gather
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| Donations flow to American Samoa Oct 29 2009 11:06PM
Close to $300,000 in financial
donations have been received in American Samoa in the month
following a tsunami that claimed 34 lives in the U.S. territory.
The territorial government said Thursday about $30,000 came from
individuals and organiza
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| Evacuation ordered for 80 homes in central Calif. Oct 13 2009 9:00PM
Authorities have issued a mandatory
evacuation order for dozens of homes in a rural area near
Watsonville, in central California, after a landslide left a woman
stranded in her residence.
A Santa Cruz County spokeswoman says the county's reverse
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| Report: NKorea fires 5 shortrange missiles off east coast... Oct 12 2009 8:46AM
A South Korean news agency is
reporting that North Korea has test-fired more missiles.
The Yonhap news agency cites an unidentified South Korean
government official as saying Pyongyang fired five short-range
missiles off its east coast today.
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| Chicago loses...Obama, war commander meet...Samoans in NFL want to... Oct 2 2009 4:55PM
President Barack Obama is consoling fellow
Chicagoans for the Windy City's losing bid for the 2016 Olympic
Games. The president says those who put "heart and soul" into the
effort deserve an "A" for effort.
WASHINGTON (ap) President Barack Ob
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| NFL players get briefing on situation in Samoas Oct 2 2009 3:10PM
NFL players of Samoan background are getting
updates directly from the U.S. government on recovery efforts in
the tsunami-stricken Samoas.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, along with Red Cross
officials, gave a briefing Friday to current
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| Military searches for bodies, brings aid to tsunamistricken... Oct 2 2009 10:23AM
Samoa's police commissioner says bodies
are still being plucked from the sea and dug out of sand, mud and
debris, as the death toll from Tuesday's earthquake and tsunami
rose to 169 today.
Authorities have confirmed 129 dead in Somoa. Another 31
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| Terror arraignment...Afghan blast...Philippines toll... Sep 29 2009 7:42AM
An Afghan immigrant is scheduled to appear in
federal court in Brooklyn this morning to be arraigned on charges
he was planning a terrorist attack on New York City. Law
enforcement officials allege Najibullah Zazi (nah-jee-BOO'-lah
ZAH'-zee) and his
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| CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) Guinea's Red Cross says the death toll has risen t... Sep 29 2009 3:44AM
Guinea's Red Cross says the death toll
has risen to 87 after soldiers fired at demonstrators Monday.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 09-29-09 0335CDT
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| Divided Korean families bid farewell after temporary reunion... Sep 28 2009 6:53AM
Hundreds of Korean families are
bidding tearful farewells today.
The Korean War split these families half a century ago. North
and South Korea began a program in 2000 to bring family members
together for temporary reunions, but those were halted
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 26 2009 3:16AM
President Barack Obama says world leaders are
"confident and united" as they forge ahead with efforts to fix a
malfunctioning global economic system and head off future financial
meltdowns.
At the conclusion of a two-day summit of the world's 20
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| Biden visits Ga. storm victims; Sep 25 2009 10:04PM
Vice President Joe Biden is promising the
federal government will help Georgia recover from the severe
weather that swept through the Southeast.
Biden toured the metro Atlanta area by helicopter and saw
portions of the city still under water. At
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 18 2009 1:11PM
Massachusetts Republicans have temporarily blocked
Senate debate on a bill allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to name an
interim appointment to the Senate seat left vacant by the death of
Edward Kennedy.
The Republicans, who hold just five of 40 seats
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| Combine defenses?...More questions...Iran demonstrations... Sep 18 2009 10:02AM
Now that the U.S. is dropping its plans for a
missile defense system in Eastern Europe, NATO's chief is urging
the alliance and Russia to consider combining their missile
defenses. Russia had opposed the U.S. plans to base the system in
the former So
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| Red Cross: Guantanamo inmates make video calls Sep 18 2009 9:41AM
The international Red Cross says it has set up
video links allowing Guantanamo Bay inmates to talk to their
families and friends face-to-face.
The International Committee of the Red Cross says more than 60
detainees registered to make calls when
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Red Cross Gets a Boost Sep 16 2009 7:02PM
Today, the local chapter of the American Red Cross thanks Wal-Mart for a huge donation.
Wal-Mart donated 20-thousand dollars last spring to support Disaster Services Programs.
Red Cross volunteers say the money couldn't have come
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| National commission makes first round of recommendations to help... Sep 15 2009 9:14PM
A national panel wants emergency responders to
carry medical equipment and supplies for children.
The recommendations come in the first of two reports from the
National Commission on Children and Disasters, created in 2007.
The Obama admini
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| Vaccine approved...Wilson scolded...Patriot Act powers?... Sep 15 2009 6:54PM
Government plans are moving ahead for eventual
distribution of a swine flu vaccine. The Food and Drug
Administration approved the new shot today, and officials say the
first limited supplies should be ready in a few weeks. The
government wants certai
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| Layoffs lead to fewer corporate blood donors in US Sep 13 2009 9:55AM
Blood donation centers in some areas
are noticing a pattern: corporate drives are attracting fewer
donors, and they believe it's because of the economy.
It's not a problem everywhere, and the nation's overall blood
supply is adequate to cover lo
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| End of bickering?...Outburst effect...DNA anniversary... Sep 10 2009 6:53AM
President Barack Obama says when it comes to
revamping health care, the "time for bickering is over." In his
prime-time speech to Congress last night, Obama says the moment has
arrived to overhaul the health care system so it protects millions
of uni
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| Photos released of terrorist mastermind at Gitmo Sep 10 2009 5:15AM
The first known public images of
the self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind at Guantanamo are spreading
across the Internet.
The photos of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (HAH'-leed shayk
moh-HAH'-med) were taken in July by the Red Cross. They show
Mohammed we
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| Hurricane Fred crosses Atlantic, but no threat yet Sep 9 2009 3:52PM
Hurricane Fred became the second major hurricane of
the Atlantic season but remains far out at sea without threatening
land.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Fred weakened
slightly Wednesday but remained a Category 3 storm. It's proje
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| Costa Rica team resumes missing US hiker's search Sep 8 2009 7:01PM
The Red Cross says a search team in
Costa Rica has resumed the hunt for a missing U.S. hiker after
police spotted what may be a body floating in a crater lagoon.
Red Cross spokeswoman Noemy Coto says police photographs of a
volcano lagoon at the
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| Labor Day picnic with the president...Battling a wildfire...Red... Sep 7 2009 6:53AM
President Barack Obama will speak today at the
AFL-CIO's annual Labor Day picnic in Cincinnati. Although the
holiday is a celebration of labor, millions of out-of-work
Americans aren't very cheery. AFL-CIO executive vice president
Arlene Holt Baker s
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 7 2009 4:12AM
President Barack Obama is keeping to the Labor
Day theme for the holiday, as he travels to Ohio to address an
organized labor group.
It's expected to be a friendly audience for the president at the
AFL-CIO's annual Labor Day picnic in Cincinnati
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| Obama to address union...Arson probe continues in SoCal...Nuclear... Sep 7 2009 3:04AM
The AFL-CIO's annual Labor Day picnic in
Cincinnati will have a special guest. President Barack Obama will
address the group. Obama will speak about health care and tell
assembled union members that he has named a senior counselor for
manufacturing p
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| Red Cross urges preparedness planning in September Sep 7 2009 1:32AM
The American Red Cross says the time to get
ready for a disaster is when none is imminent.
September is National Disaster Preparedness Month and the Red
Cross says the time should be used to evaluate the ability to
survive a serious situation.
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| Indonesian quake leaves 57 dead, dozens missing Sep 3 2009 6:25AM
Indonesian rescue workers are
pulling bodies from village homes buried in a landslide triggered
by a powerful earthquake yesterday.
The quake severely damaged more than 10,000 buildings across
West Java. The death toll now stands at 57.
Em
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| Preparing for Jimena...Fire progress...Spacewalk Sep 1 2009 9:49PM
With Hurricane Jimena on its way, the
Red Cross and Mexico's military have prepared for post-disaster
relief. The Category 3 storm is unleashing heavy winds, waves and
rain on the Baja California Peninsula. It could hit land tonight.
In the Atlanti
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| Koreas said to be close to agreement on family reunions... Aug 27 2009 8:39PM
North and South Korea may be close to
resuming family reunions.
Reporters covering the talks say they've been told by a South
Korean delegate that Red Cross officials from both sides are near
agreement on six days of reunions beginning Sept. 26.
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| Kennedy's legacy praised...Taliban denies responsibility...Durable... Aug 26 2009 7:49AM
U.S. and world leaders are remembering Sen. Edward
Kennedy for his dedication to causes ranging from health care
reform to peace in Northern Ireland. One of the most influential
senators in history, Kennedy died last night at his home on Cape
Cod aft
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| Interrogation inqurity...Sedatives, anesthetics...Source: Bernanke... Aug 24 2009 9:00PM
The Obama administration has ordered a
criminal investigation into harsh questioning of detainees during
Bush administration. Meanwhile, the president has ordered that
agencies that conduct future interrogations will be under the
direction of the FBI
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Aug 23 2009 3:10PM
A six-hour tarmac wait for some air travelers
has two New York legislators calling for a law protecting flyers
from having to wait out delays in the cramped quarters of an
airplane. Today, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (SHOO'-mer) and New York
State Asse
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 23 2009 2:35PM
A six-hour tarmac wait for some air travelers
has two New York legislators calling for a law protecting flyers
from having to wait out delays in the cramped quarters of an
airplane.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (SHOO'-mer) and New York State
Assem
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| Minn. sheriffs take to motorcycles for Red Cross Aug 23 2009 12:01PM
Law enforcement leaders from seven
southern Minnesota counties are revving up their motorcycles on
Sunday to raise money for the Red Cross.
The Sheriffs' Posse Motorcycle Ride is an annual benefit for the
American Red Cross.
Riders will me
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| Bill heads north...Delayed departure...Mexican dinner... Aug 22 2009 11:41PM
A weakening Hurricane Bill is spinning
northward, churning up rough seas and closing beaches to swimmers
up and down the eastern seaboard. The Category 1 hurricane is
expected to pass the mainland well off New England, but is still
packing high winds
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| NKoreans visit Seoul...Bill downgraded...Fed policy... Aug 22 2009 9:00PM
In what could be a sign of warming
relations, an official says South Korea's president is meeting a
visiting high-level delegation from North Korea. The delegation
flew to Seoul yesterday to pay respect to former President Kim
Dae-jung.
WASHI
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| Bill downgraded...Hilda forming out west...Mueller outraged... Aug 22 2009 5:02PM
Forecasters have downgraded Hurricane
Bill to a Category 1 storm but the eastern seaboard remains
vulnerable to rough seas and dangerous rip currents. Meanwhile, the
National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hilda has formed far
out in the Pacifi
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 22 2009 4:13PM
Forecasters have downgraded Bill to a Category 1
hurricane as it nears the U.S. coast, but tropical storm watches
and warnings are still in effect for the Massachusetts coast and
parts of Canada.
Bill was churning up rough seas, creating dangero
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| US making earlier detainee notice to Red Cross Aug 22 2009 3:45PM
The U.S. military has quietly tightened its
detention policy to require that the International Committee of the
Red Cross be notified promptly of terror suspects held at a special
camp in Iraq and another in Afghanistan.
A senior military office
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| NWS: Tornado hit south Minneapolis Aug 20 2009 1:39PM
The National Weather Service is confirming
that a tornado touched down in south Minneapolis on Wednesday, then
moved north toward downtown.
The weather service has damage assessment teams on the ground in
the area. They will determine the tornad
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 20 2009 1:45AM
The American Red Cross says 40 residences in
south Minneapolis received at least some damage in the
thunderstorms storms that moved through town Wednesday afternoon.
Red Cross volunteer Tammy Nystuen says the group's damage
assessment teams surv
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| 40 homes damage in Minneapolis by storm Aug 19 2009 9:14PM
The American Red Cross says 40 residences in
south Minneapolis received at least some damage in the storms that
moved through town Wednesday afternoon.
Red Cross volunteer Tammy Nystuen says the group's damage
assessment teams surveyed the area
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 12 2009 11:12AM
The toddler son of an Aberdeen soldier
serving in Kuwait has died in a swimming pool accident in Texas.
Information the American Red Cross supplied to the South Dakota
National Guard says Jayden McPartland, who was just about 2 years
old, died M
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| Son of soldier in Kuwait drowns Aug 12 2009 10:02AM
The toddler son of an Aberdeen soldier
serving in Kuwait has died in a swimming pool accident in Texas.
Information the American Red Cross supplied to the South Dakota
National Guard says Jayden McPartland, who was just about 2 years
old, died M
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 9 2009 1:46AM
State Sen. Mike Jungbauer (JUNG'-bow-er) is
using the popular Game Fair as the backdrop for the official launch
of his campaign for Minnesota governor.
The East Bethel Republican planned to lay out his vision for the
state Saturday at the Anoka
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River Walk Aug 6 2009 11:01PM
When is a walk along the River good for the whole community?
When it's a fundraiser for the West Dakota Red Cross...
About 60 walkers joined the second annual Red Cross River Walk "Helping Our Neighbors" tonight walking from Pioneer Park to Sertoma P
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NOON SHOW RED CROSS RIVER WALK Aug 4 2009 12:48PM
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Jul 31 2009 2:20AM
Michael Jackson's mother will raise his three
children, just like he asked her to do in his will. Katherine
Jackson reached an agreement with Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe,
who will get to visit the kids under the supervision of a child
psychologist.
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| Eds: In an effort to track when corrections are made to graphics,... Jul 30 2009 4:56PM
s: In an effort to track when corrections are made to graphics,
you can set up an e-mail notification on apexchange.ap.org. The
Associated Press is no longer supporting FreeHand format and as of
Dec. 1, 2008, FreeHand files were no longer transmitted. P
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| MinnKota Red Cross director resigning Jul 28 2009 9:20AM
The executive director of the Minn-Kota
Chapter of the American Red Cross is resigning.
Sherri Thomsen says she wants to spend more time with her
family.
During Thomsen's six-year tenure, the Minn-Kota Chapter grew
from one office serving
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| MinnKota Red Cross director resigning Jul 28 2009 9:20AM
The executive director of the Minn-Kota
Chapter of the American Red Cross is resigning.
Sherri Thomsen says she wants to spend more time with her
family.
During Thomsen's six-year tenure, the Minn-Kota Chapter grew
from one office serving
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 21 2009 2:15AM
North Dakota officials say most people who
fled their homes during spring flooding stayed away from public
shelters.
New state estimates obtained by The Associated Press show that
more than 30,000 people evacuated in March and April due to risin
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| Most ND evacuees stayed away from shelters Jul 20 2009 6:33PM
North Dakota officials say most people who
fled their homes during spring flooding stayed away from public
shelters.
New state estimates obtained by The Associated Press show that
more than 30,000 people evacuated in March and April due to risin
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Minot High Class of '69 Jul 19 2009 11:14PM
Minot High School's class of 1969: a graduating class that went through not only the typical trials and tribulations of their teenage years together...but also a group who came of age and bonded together during some of the most memorable moments in Minot
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| Philippine troops deployed to crush Abu Sayyaf Jul 19 2009 5:01AM
Officials in the Philippines have
sent hundreds of marines and army troops to two southern islands
for a new offensive against Abu Sayyaf militants.
The goal is to eradicate the militants by the end of this year.
The military has tried but
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Volunteers Help Clean Up Dickinson Jul 14 2009 7:08PM
A whirlwind of volunteers... help clean up tornado damage.
Dickinson workers estimate roughly 20 million dollars in damage... and counting.
While the path to recovery is a long one... more than 500 volunteers in and around Dickinson have signed up to h
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| Update on the latest in sports: Jul 14 2009 3:51AM
Milwaukee slugger Prince Fielder is baseball's
sultan of swat, at least at the All-Star game home run derby.
Fielder defeated Nelson Cruz of Texas in the final round, 6-5.
Fielder's power included one jaw-dropping drive measured at 503
feet at Bu
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 14 2009 2:16AM
A Crookston, Minn., man is accused of
trying to lure a minor in Devils Lake through an Internet chat
room.
Authorities say Gerald Pride had online chats with a Ramsey
County deputy posing as an underage girl and allegedly offered to
pay for sex
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| About 450 Dickinson homes damaged Jul 13 2009 8:04PM
The city of Dickinson says about 450
homes have some kind of damage from last Wednesday's tornado.
Officials say cleanup continues. They gave an update Monday on
some of the numbers.
The Red Cross has served about 5,000 meals since Thursday
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| Update on the latest in sports: Jul 13 2009 3:45PM
It's going to be a long All-Star break for Manny
Acta. Mike Rizzo, the acting general manager of the Washington
Nationals, confirmed the firing this morning in an e-mail to The
Associated Press.
The Nationals went into the All-Star break with th
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| CORRECTS 4th NewsMinute Jul 12 2009 6:04AM
A Justice Department official says Attorney
General Eric Holder is considering whether to appoint a criminal
prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration's interrogation
practices. President Barack Obama has repeatedly expressed
reluctance to ha
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 12 2009 4:12AM
President Barack Obama is back home after a
whirlwind visit to Ghana.
He arrived at Andrews Air Force Base early Sunday morning, soon
after midnight.
Before departing, Obama addressed residents of Ghana at the
airport in the capital of Acc
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| Interrogation investigation?...Back in the U.S.A....Peru quake... Jul 12 2009 2:41AM
A Justice Department official says Attorney
General Eric Holder is considering whether to appoint a criminal
prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration's interrogation
practices. President Barack Obama has repeatedly expressed
reluctance to ha
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| Aid worker reunited with family after being held hostage for 6... Jul 12 2009 1:45AM
An Italian aid worker has been
reunited with family and friends in Milan after being held for six
months by al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern Philippines.
Eugenio Vagni lost more than 40 pounds during his ordeal and
says he was in consta
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 11 2009 4:06PM
President Barack Obama is headed back to
Washington after paying a visit to the continent of his ancestors.
Obama addressed lawmakers in Ghana, challenging the African
people to shed corruption and conflict in favor of peace. He told
them that n
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| Obama heads home...8 dead in Iraq...Hostage freed Jul 11 2009 2:56PM
President Barack Obama has wrapped up his
busy one-day visit to Ghana. He says the trip was especially
meaningful to him because of his African heritage. The president
has also been praising Ghana as an example of how a democratic
government can thri
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| URGENT Jul 11 2009 1:53PM
Italy's foreign minister says an Italian aid worker
has been freed in the Philippines after six months as a hostage.
Franco Frattini said in an interview with Italian state TV that
Eugenio Vagni, a Red Cross worker, was freed Saturday afternoon.
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| Hoeven Provides Aid to Dickinson in Response to Storm Jul 9 2009 12:00AM
Governor Says Residents to Qualify for FEMA Individual Assistance
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today was in Dickinson to provide aid to city leaders in the aftermath of severe damages incurred in last night's storm. The Governor and local offic
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| Uribe to Colombian rebels: free all hostages Jul 8 2009 5:23PM
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe says he will
allow an opposition senator to accompany the release of hostages
held by FARC rebels.
But his office set a stiff condition: the leftist insurgents
must release all 24 police and soldiers they are kno
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