US stock futures seesawed around the flatline Thursday morning as a reading on December inflation came in slightly hotter than economists had expected, raising new questions about the Federal Reserve’s path on interest rates. S&P 500 (^GSPC) futures were down about 0.1% after the benchmark ended Wednesday at its highest close since January 2022, just […]
Pedestrian killed after being struck by vehicle in German Village
Columbus police are investigating after a person died after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in German Village. Police got a call around 9:10 p.m. of an adult who was lying in the middle of the road on Whittier Street, west of the South Fifth Street intersection. The person was taken to OhioHealth Grant […]
Russian agent detained in Donetsk Oblast faces life for tracking Ukrainian frontline positions
A Russian agent who traveled up to 100 kilometers a day gathering information on Ukrainian military positions near the frontline cities of Avdiivka and Maryinka in Donetsk Oblast has been detained, Ukraine’s SBU security service reported on Telegram on Jan. 11. The 33-year-old resident of Novohrodivka, who posted anti-Ukraine messages on social media, was recruited […]
Sven-Goran Eriksson questions his decision to leave Lazio for top England job
Sven-Goran Eriksson admitted he harbours some regret at accepting the England manager’s position and believes his reign ended because of a newspaper sting rather than results. The Swede, who on Thursday revealed he is suffering from terminal cancer, became England’s first foreign-born boss in January 2001 and oversaw their fortunes until the end of the […]
As Nation Reels from Chronic Absenteeism, Indiana Confronts it in the Extreme
More than a third of Indiana high school seniors and 1 in 5 K-12 students were chronically absent last year, according to data from the State Department of Education. Half of students in 84 Indiana schools were chronically absent last year. Chronic absenteeism is defined as when students miss at least 10% of school days, […]
Dangerous stasis on Israel’s northern border leaves evacuees in limbo
By Estelle Shirbon REGBA/LIMAN, Israel (Reuters) – Stuck in a hotel with little to distract her from dark thoughts, teenager Hadar Shusterman longs to return home to her northern Israeli village close to the Lebanese border, but she fears being killed there by Hezbollah attackers. She is one of more than 96,000 Israelis from a […]
Drunk Spirit passenger asked flight attendants to join the ‘mile-high club’ and then lay on the floor of the plane, complaint says
A man is accused of drunkenly grabbing and asking a flight attendant to join “the mile-high club.” Court documents say that the passenger “alarmed” flight attendants on what was his first flight. He has disputed some of the details and called the charges “bogus,” The Daily Beast reported. A man faces charges of interfering with flight attendant […]
More storms are headed to the Charlotte area. Here’s the latest forecast.
After a major storm spawned a deadly tornado, record-setting rains and heavy winds on Tuesday, more bad weather may be on the way. Another storm system with possible damaging winds and enough rain to produce flooding could hit the Charlotte region on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The expected system may dump less […]
Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania join forces to hunt Black Sea mines
NATO members Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania signed an agreement Thursday on demining the Black Sea to ensure safe passage after Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Russian navy mined Ukraine’s Black Sea coastline in the early stages of its invasion nearly two years ago. Some of the mines have since been found in the waters of […]
British and Irish Lions appoint Andy Farrell as head coach for Australia tour
Andy Farrell has been confirmed as the British and Irish Lions head coach for their 2025 tour to Australia. Farrell will lead the Lions for the first time after serving as an assistant under Warren Gatland for the 2013 and 2017 visits to Australia and New Zealand respectively. “It is a tremendous honour and a […]
Oil Prices Rising After Tanker Seized by Mystery Militants in Middle East
Oil By Brian Swint Jan 11, 2024, 7:15 am EST Share Reprints In this article BP An oil tanker with links to Iran was boarded by military men early Thursday in the Gulf of Oman. Continue reading this article with a Barron’s subscription. View Options
Arctic blast to bring ‘dangerously cold’ temperatures
An Arctic blast of cold air is set to bring “dangerously cold” sub-zero temperatures to central regions this weekend, while the eastern half of the country will continue to be battered by snow, sleet and rain from relentless winter storms. The National Weather Service said in an advisory early Thursday that in the wake of […]