Before his disastrous invasion of Russia, Napoleon Bonaparte said, "Geography is destiny. " This assertion prompts thinking about how geography and topography influences development of economies over time and why apparently similar countries in climate and resources can have quite different economic outcomes.

Before his disastrous invasion of Russia, Napoleon Bonaparte said, "Geography is destiny.

On a recent Friday in late November, Eric Hauge spotted a wave of new eviction filings across Minnesota, many but not all of them related to public housing authorities in the Twin Cities.

The sound of bagpipes still makes Butch Inks feel sick to his stomach. It brings him back to seven funerals of active-duty firefighters when he was St.

In one of its most consequential rulings of the year, just before breaking for the holidays the Supreme Court held that President Donald Trump acted improperly in federalizing the National Guard in Illinois and in activating troops across the state.

By VANESSA A. ALVAREZ, TIM REYNOLDS and BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press DORAL, Fla. (AP) -- Revelers chanted "liberty" and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders in South Florida on Saturday to celebrate the American military attack that toppled Nicolás Maduro's government -- a stunning outcome they had longed for but left them wondering what comes next in their troubled homeland.

By Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb | yourmoney@wealthenhancement.

By Alexandra Mendoza | alexandra. mendoza@sduniontribune. com | The San Diego Union-Tribune For decades, Avenida Revolución in Tijuana was a bustling tourist zone, attracting U.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died.