Several Kansas City area public school districts decided to cancel classes or hold virtual learning Friday because of safety concerns after cold temperatures and freezing drizzle turned roads icy in places. Freezing drizzle continued to fall across the metro area early Friday, making roads slick in spot, the National Weather Service said shortly after 6 […]
Two Siberian airlines in Russia are seeking to extend the service life of Soviet-era planes. The Antonov An-24 and An-26 aircraft are small planes that are no longer in production. Russian airlines face problems procuring parts and equipment amid sweeping sanctions over the country’s war in Ukraine. Two Siberian airlines in Russia — Angara Airlines and […]
The Brevard Zoo is preparing to release a young sea turtle back to its natural habitat. The zoo has been caring for the green sea turtle, named Horchata, for nearly four months. It was found in Satellite Beach with a hook embedded in its flipper and plastic in its stomach. Photos: Sea turtle rescued with […]
The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have rerouted most of the trade normally flowing through the crucial maritime artery for consumer goods and energy supplies, a shift that is delaying shipments and raising transport costs. The impact struck home on Friday when electric car maker Tesla said […]
(Bloomberg) — US equity futures extended modest declines as earnings season kicked off with results from the biggest banks. Most Read from Bloomberg S&P 500 futures extended a decline to 0.3%, a session low. Bank of America Corp. slid as trading revenue was hit by continued high interest rates and geopolitical tensions. Wells Fargo slipped […]
Beth Lipin has deep connections to Palm Beach. “My grandparents lived here,” she says, “and I’ve been coming to Palm Beach since I was a baby.” She adds: “I wore little white gloves at Petite Marmite,” referring to the long-closed Palm Beach restaurant run for years by the Pucillo family. She and her husband, Robert, owned […]
Expanding NATO’s rotational air defense presence in the Black and Baltic Sea regions would be an “appropriate response to the Russian escalation that is already taking place,” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said at a press conference with his Romanian counterpart, Luminița Odobescu, in Vilnius on Jan. 11. NATO allies agreed on this model in […]
Florida certainly isn’t known for cold weather, but temperatures do occasionally plummet here in the Sunshine State. When it happens, staying warm and safe can be a real challenge for many, including senior citizens. Two local nonprofits have teamed up to help Central Florida seniors keep warm when the mercury dips. READ: E-PASS toll discount […]
Anders Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage, is still dangerous and should stay in solitary confinement, Norway’s government said on Friday as it rejected his legal claim that his human rights are being violated. “There is a great danger of violence and that he will inspire others. […]
A Florida woman is suing Lyft after she says her driver repeatedly raped her, resulting in the birth of a child, according to the lawsuit. The alleged attack occurred April 28, 2019, when the victim was intoxicated after a party in central Florida and contacted a Lyft driver to pick her up and drive her […]
Austin and Central Texas residents remember all too well the horror stories of the 2021 and 2023 winter storms that left tens of thousands of people in the cold, without power, for an extended period of time. Several factors contributed to the power outages and both storms were different. In 2021, the outages were mainly […]
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has arrived in Kyiv and is expected to announce a £2.5 billion aid package to Ukraine. Source: Rishi Sunak on Twitter (X), reported by European Pravda Quote: “I am in Ukraine to deliver a simple message. Our support cannot and will not falter. To all Ukrainians, Britain is with you […]