DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Thirty miles north of Philadelphia, upscale subdivisions such as Colonial Commons interrupt dairy farms, centuries-old roadside stone houses and the winding Neshaminy Creek that flows between Doylestown and Newtown. Both cities were once rural outposts that have morphed into fashionable commercial, dining and shopping hubs. This is one of the most […]
June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of France during World War II. As many years as it has been, most of us today are familiar with D-Day only through Hollywood, whether it be the film, “Saving Private Ryan,” or the HBO miniseries, “Band of Brothers.” Two years ago, following a […]
President Joe Biden raised a combined $42 million in January for committees supporting his re-election effort, fueled by seven-figure hauls from small-dollar donors in the days following Donald Trump’s victory in the leadoff Iowa GOP caucuses. The Biden campaign, the Democratic National Committee and other affiliated fundraising committees had $130 million in the bank at […]
Western support for Ukraine remains steadfast, with a “substantial” number of air defense missiles on their way to Ukraine’s Armed Forces, said Ukraine’s defense intelligence (HUR) chief, Kyrylo Budanov, in an ICTV interview following the latest Ramstein-format meeting on Feb. 14. While highlighting broad support in all areas, there was special emphasis put on the […]
A group of close to 700 government officials in the U.S., Britain and major European countries ― as well as European Union institutions ― has signed a letter urging Western countries to reconsider their policy of near-total support for Israel’s devastating offensive in Gaza. The letter, released Friday, urges those governments to use all possible […]
Nato has signed a $1.2 billion contract to make tens of thousands of artillery rounds to replenish the dwindling stocks of its member countries as they supply ammunition to Ukraine to help it defeat Russia’s invasion. The contract will allow for the purchase of 220,000 rounds of 155mm ammunition, the most widely sought-after artillery shell, […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO signed on Tuesday a $1.2-billion contract to make tens of thousands of artillery rounds to replenish the dwindling stocks of its member countries as they supply ammunition to Ukraine to help it defeat Russia’s invasion. The contract will allow for the purchase of 220,000 rounds of 155-millimeter ammunition, the most widely […]
US forces have conducted a fifth strike against Iranian-backed Houthi rebel military sites in Yemen as President Joe Biden acknowledged that the American and British bombardment had yet to stop the militants’ attacks on vessels in the Red Sea that have disrupted global shipping. The latest strikes destroyed two Houthi anti-ship missiles that “were aimed […]
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Police are investigating a suspicious death in Allied Gardens after a family visiting from out-of-town discovered a body in a freezer. The San Diego Police Department responded Friday at 11:45 a.m. to a home in the 4900 block of Zion Ave. for reports of a death. Woman stabbed in San […]