UAW-represented factory workers at Ford Motor Co. have begun receiving $50,000 buyout offers under the company’s 2024 retirement incentive program. The window for eligible employees to sign up for the special program began Monday and runs through March 1, Ford spokeswoman Jessica Enoch confirmed to the Detroit Free Press. The program will provide a gross […]
Russia spams Ukrainians with emails urging treason and collaboration — SBU
Ukraine’s SBU security service has uncovered a large-scale email campaign that targets Ukrainian civil servants and private company employees, promising monetary reward for cooperating with Russian special services, the SBU reported via Telegram on Nov. 23. According to law enforcement, the letters are being sent from a multitude of email accounts that have been hacked […]
Germany to send Ukraine six ‘Sea King’ helicopters for air defence
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will send six helicopters to Ukraine out of Germany’s military inventory to be delivered from the second quarter of this year, its defence minister Boris Pistorius announced on Tuesday, the first delivery of its kind from Germany. The helicopters, called “Sea King” helicopters, should help Ukraine with everything from surveillance of […]
Tim Kennedy takes veteran suicide forum to nation’s largest gun show
Tim Kennedy ― a Green Beret, former UFC fighter, and by his own telling “one of the baddest dudes on the planet” ― is prepared to get called other things when he engages with gun owners about the crisis of veteran suicide. “I’ve been called a traitor for even having this conversation at SHOT Show,” […]
Trump seeks a big victory, Haley tries to stop him as New Hampshire votes
By Gram Slattery, James Oliphant and Nathan Layne MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) -Voters in New Hampshire were choosing whether to give Donald Trump a smooth glide to the Republican presidential nomination or bolster rival Nikki Haley’s longshot bid to topple him on Tuesday in a pivotal primary election. The former U.S. president and the former […]
Wind didn’t take down this Wichita sculpture but other Kansas elements had their way
Mark Arts’ outdoor Stickwork sculpture — one of the last created by North Carolina artist Patrick Dougherty before his retirement — is headed to the woodchipper. That had always been the plan for the whimsical three-tower sculpture when it was built by Dougherty and more than 120 area volunteers during a labor-intensive three-week period in […]
Here’s why Kevin Morris says he paid Hunter Biden’s back taxes
In an interview with House lawmakers and investigators last week, entertainment lawyer Kevin Morris, Hunter Biden’s financial benefactor, portrayed himself as someone who helped the younger Biden because he was moved by his struggles, not by a desire to help then-candidate Joe Biden win the presidency. On Tuesday, the House Oversight Committee released the transcript […]
Michigan shooter Ethan Crumbley may refuse to testify as first of parents’ trials opens with jury selection
PONTIAC, Mich. — School shooter Ethan Crumbley, 17, is appealing his life sentence for murder, and his lawyers will encourage him not to testify if he is called as a witness at his parents’ trials, one of which opened Tuesday in a Michigan courtroom. The filing Monday from Crumbley’s new legal team came as defense […]
Sen. Bob Menendez says gold bars and cash at his residence were illegally found and seized
NEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez wants a New York judge to toss out much of the evidence in the bribery prosecution against him, saying investigators illegally searched his residence as revenge because the Democrat defeated a prior prosecution in his home state. His arguments, delivered by his lawyers, were contained in […]
Newcastle turn down £13m Bayern Munich bid for full-back Kieran Trippier
Newcastle have turned down a 15million euros bid from Bayern Munich for full-back Kieran Trippier. The England international was the subject of a rejected loan offer from the Bundesliga giants at the weekend, but have returned with a cash bid which amounts to around £13million for the 33-year-old. However, the PA news agency understands the […]
NC police dog’s fate sparks a social media firestorm, but there’s more to his story
More than 5,000 people are demanding that a K9 police dog be allowed to retire with his longtime handler — part of a larger outrage over the animal’s temporary stay in a North Carolina shelter. The clamor started Thursday when former Dunn police officer Nathan Ingram posted a picture of “Pac Man” on Facebook, declaring, […]
Witnesses comment on consequences of morning Russian missile attack in Kyiv and Kharkiv – photo
Russia launched another large-scale attack on Ukraine on 23 January. The cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv suffered the most damage. So far, 22 people have been reported injured in the capital. A total of 6 people were killed and 51 injured in Kharkiv. Ukrainska Pravda.Zhyttia (Life) has collected stories of those affected by the morning missile […]