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California sweep targets alleged noncitizen voters

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities charged more than two dozen foreign nationals Monday in California as part of a statewide sweep targeting people who officials say have illegally registered or voted in U.S. elections. The arrests are part of a Trump administration effort to root ...

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Japan launches spacecraft (AP) — A Japanese spacecraft is rocketing toward Mars on an unprecedented quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples. Japan launched it before dawn Tuesday from the country's main spaceport. Five of the world's space agencies have joined forces for the five-year mission that will attempt to land a robotic prospector plus a rover on Phobos, the larger of Mars' two moons. While NASA and China have successfully landed spacecraft on Mars, no one has ever ventured onto Phobos or its sidekick Deimos and no one has managed to fetch samples. ...

Russia hits Ukraine power grid as US supplies run late

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched new attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure using ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, adding that Kyiv again received no early warning of the attack from partner countries that previously shared ...

City, county, school meetings scheduled

Dickinson County Board will meet at 6 p.m. today in the circuit courtroom of the courthouse in Iron Mountain. The agenda includes 2027 budget discussions with department heads, the Dickinson-Iron Community Services Agency and senior center representatives, and a county employee dress code policy. Iron Mountain City Council will meet at 6 p.m. today at Iron Mountain City Hall. The agenda includes a bid award for a plow truck. For more, go to https://www.ironmountainmi.gov/. Kingsford City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Kingsford City Hall. Items on the agenda include a ...

We Energies to conduct annual hydroelectric dam siren tests Wednesday

IRON MOUNTAIN — We Energies will conduct annual tests of emergency sirens at four hydroelectric dams Wednesday. The brief siren activations are only tests, and community members do not need to evacuate or take any other action. People near the dams may hear the sirens between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. If testing cannot be completed Wednesday, it will be rescheduled for Thursday.  Four We Energies dams have flood emergency warning systems. Annual testing helps ensure the sirens operate properly in an emergency. The dams are: Michigamme Falls, Twin Falls, Big Quinnesec and White ...