Law enforcement received the call at 12:21 p.m. on March 13 for a house on fire on the corner of 12th Street Northwest and North Polk Avenue in Mason City. ( read original story ...)
Janesville police seeking suspect who injured officer
Janesville police are looking for a man they said injured an officer while fleeing a traffic stop Friday afternoon. ( read original story ...)
The Lionheart: Wheldon documentary covers grief, loss, love and familial legacy
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It was 10 years after the death of their father that associates of filmmaker Laura Brownson brought her an article to read about the late Dan Wheldon. Standing below the ... ( read original story ...)
Gov. Gordon will have option to choose which property tax relief bills to sign
Gov. Mark Gordon will have the option to choose from several bills which to sign to provide property tax relief in Wyoming. All bills differ on approach on how to provide relief. Homeowners saw an ... ( read original story ...)
Seavey’s historic win at Iditarod marred by dog deaths
One of the biggest names in the sport came from behind after a moose attack to win the grueling, dayslong contest for an unprecedented sixth time. But Dallas Seavey's record-setting win late Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
Could Bitcoin Halving Boost Crypto Prices? Here’s What To Know As Token Surges To Record High
The three previous bitcoin halving events coincided with boosted prices and increased activity in the crypto space.
Japan’s Stock Market Is Back, and It Isn’t Too Late to Buy
Seemingly small changes by policy makers and companies helped remake Japan’s corporate culture, and investors are cashing in.
Why Japan’s stock market could keep soaring — plus three stock picks there
The Japanese stock market came to the fore in the U.S. financial media last year, when the Nikkei 225 index returned 31% and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made a splash by investing in five ...
Japan Finally Gets a Raise
Robust wage gains have been the missing piece of the puzzle keeping Japan’s rates low—now they are finally here.
Landmark Ruling: Japan’s High Court Declares Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
In a landmark ruling, Japan’s Sapporo High Court declared that the country’s prohibition on same-sex marriage breaches the constitution, establishing a precedent for LGBTQ+ rights recognition in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Economic damage from powerful Tokyo quake could top 1,000 trillion yen
A panel of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers has revised up its estimate of economic damage from a powerful earthquake directly beneath the Tokyo area. It says long-term damage to the economy and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court finds YouTuber GaaSyy guilty of threatening celebrities
YouTuber and former lawmaker Yoshikazu Higashitani, better known by his online name GaaSyy, was found guilty on March 14 of threatening actor Go Ayano and others in his videos, and sentenced to three ... ( read original story ...)
A factory in Japan is ramping up measures to avoid animals sneaking in after a cat fell in a toxic vat and went on the loose
Residents of Fukuyama were warned not to approach the cat after it fell into a vat of toxic chemicals in a factory and went on the loose in the city. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s same-sex marriage bar is unconstitutional, high court says
Japan's bar on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, the high court in the northern city of Sapporo said on Thursday, the first such ruling by an appeals court on a matter that has divided the lower ... ( read original story ...)
Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says
The court does not have the power to overturn the current marriage law, which has been interpreted to restrict marriage as between a man and a woman. ( read original story ...)
Japan High Court Rules Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Unconstitutional
The High Court in Japan’s northern city of Sapporo ruled in favor of three couples who sued against the country’s ban on same-sex marriage, adding to earlier legal victories for the LGBTQ community. ( read original story ...)