Immigration from around the world has transformed the rural Minnesota town of Worthington.

Local bars and halls run by VFW and American Legion posts have fallen on hard times during the coronavirus pandemic. In many states, veterans posts were ordered to close like other bars and event halls last spring. In Lakeview, Michigan, VFW Post 3701 made hundreds of masks for workers and operated blood drives with the Red Cross. Closing VFW Post 3260 in the historic fishing port city some 60 miles (97 kilometers) south of Boston has been bittersweet for longtime members. “It’s been a second home at times.”AdBut like VFW posts nationwide, the New Bedford hall struggled to draw new members.

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 10, the 315th day of 2020. On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. In 1951, customer-dialed long-distance telephone service began as Mayor M. Leslie Denning of Englewood, New Jersey, called Alameda, California, Mayor Frank Osborne without operator assistance. In 1975, the U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution equating Zionism with racism (the world body repealed the resolution in Dec. 1991). The ore-hauling ship SS Edmund Fitzgerald mysteriously sank during a storm in Lake Superior with the loss of all 29 crew members.

SAN ANTONIO A 57 mm cannon that was stolen from American Legion Alamo Post 2 on Fredericksburg Road was recovered overnight in a rental storage unit miles away near Loop 1604 and Bulverde Road. "We're just happy, happy to have it back, said Carlos Mendez, first vice commander of American Legion Alamo Post 2. FIRST REPORT: World War II cannon stolen from American Legion post in San AntonioMendez said he was impressed by how the case was handled and how quickly the cannon, which was believed to have been stolen on Sunday, was recovered late Monday night and dropped off overnight on Tuesday several hours later. Mendez said it's still unknown what motive the thieves had for stealing one of the two cannons outside the post. As for the thieves, post member Geronimo Franco asked, "You really thought you could get away with something like this?"

SAN ANTONIO Over the weekend, thieves hauled away a 57 mm cannon from the American Legion Alamo Post 2 on Fredericksburg Road. Shame on you for taking it, said Geronimo Franco, an American Legion member. People that drive by this post identify the post because of the guns out front, said Arturo Escobar, an American Legion member. American Legion members said the canon is a symbol of the nations service and sacrifice during the war. American Legion members said they hope someone will call the San Antonio Police Department with any information.