Researchers at St. Francis Xavier University are studying the impact of warmer winters on Nova Scotia's lady beetle population, with an eye to the potential cascading effects on local trees, plant ...

Four species of ladybugs are shipped to Parliament House in Canberra for the summer holidays to help control plant pests. Australia reacts to Trump attack on 'scum' Palestinian man kills two Israelis ...

Minnesota officials and a daycare manager denied fraud allegations Monday after a viral video questioned state-funded childcare centers, with both sides disputing claims that the facility was closed ...

State records disappearing online and officials' failure to return phone calls has led confusion to mount about a heavily scrutinized Minnesota childcare center and other largely Somali-run facilities ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Latkes may be the food most associated with the eight nights and days of Hanukkah, but fried potato pancakes are ...

A Minnesota state commissioner announced on Monday that past investigations of several child care centers at the focus of a viral video on fraudulent day cares have not produced any findings of fraud.

A viral video has alleged an unusual type of fraud in Minnesota: a daycare that is running off state money, reportedly without actually operating as a child care provider. The video showed a ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families is responding to a viral video alleging more fraud in Minnesota, this time -- daycare fraud. Since it was ...

Jonah Kaplan is an award-winning journalist who has built a strong reputation for his balanced reporting, thoughtful interviews, and deeply researched coverage of high-impact issues affecting the ...

Close allies of embattled Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) were in charge of the Minnesota state agencies that distributed millions of taxpayer dollars to the Somali-run day cares, reportedly at the center of a ...

The state agency in charge of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — said it has not used a new state law that allows agencies to withhold public assistance payments ...

There's no doubt that ladybugs are one of the most beloved insects anywhere. Growers love them in the garden because they help eradicate pests like aphids, while children get a kick out of their ...