BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has arrested a Japanese business executive, along with dozens of local businessmen, for allegedly selling rice at prices well above the officially regulated ones, state-run media said Monday. The reports said Hiroshi Kasamatsu, a director of Aeon Orange, was detained. Aeon Orange operates several supermarkets in Myanmar and is […]
Nvidia (NVDA) has more than doubled so far this year after leading the S&P 500 index in 2023. But it’s not the benchmark index’s top performer as of mid-2024. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) gets that honor, nearly tripling as of the end of June. Vistra Corp. (VST) and Constellation Energy (CEG) are also big winners, […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued multiple recalls last week, including notices for more than 550,000 Ford trucks because the transmission can suddenly downshift. Are you looking to see if any recalls were issued on your vehicle? If the car isn’t listed below, owners can check USA TODAY’s automotive recall database or search NHTSA’s database for new recalls. The NHTSA website […]
SOUTH BEND — “You feel a little like Superman on it,” Griffin Long, 13, said as he stepped off the Cliff Hanger ride Saturday at the St. Joseph County 4-H Fair. For the ride, participants lie flat on their stomachs with their arms stretched forward. They are strapped into seats with gliders hanging over them. […]
Looking to get away from the bustle of the city? Suburbia just not for you? An off-grid lifestyle might appeal to you. According to a recent poll, three Illinois counties are among the best for off-the-grid living, including one in the top 10: Top Illinois counties for off-grid living In its poll of 3,000 people […]
An off-duty New York City police officer getting her nails done was among the four victims killed Friday when an SUV crashed into a Long Island nail salon. Emilia Rennhack was an officer at the 102nd Precinct in Queens. A spokesperson for the New York City Police Department confirmed her death on Saturday. The NYC […]
The Boulder View Fire, burning north of the Phoenix area on Friday evening, prompted the relocation of 27 horses to an emergency animal shelter at the Cave Creek Rodeo Grounds, according to the community organization Arizona Foothills 911. Crew and volunteers with the nonprofit took over the grounds located at 24th Street and Maddock Road […]
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Nearly 2 million people go to the polls on Saturday in Mauritania, a vast desert nation in West Africa which positions itself as a strategic ally of the West in a region swept by coups and violence, but has been denounced for rights abuses. President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, widely expected to […]
Looking to get away from the bustle of the city? Suburbia just not for you? An off-grid lifestyle might appeal to you. According to a recent poll, three Ohio counties are among the best for off the grid living. Top Ohio counties for off-grid living In its poll of 3,000 people nationwide, BusinessElectric.com says these […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called successes by right-wing populist parties in recent European Parliament elections a “turning point” during comments to the German parliament on Wednesday. Scholz said that a number of recent crises have caused people to call their trust and sense of security into question, and lose confidence in government. “We have to […]
From reaction to former President Donald Trump‘s conviction in district court in New York on 34 felony counts, to the lack of action against Ryan Walters’ submitted agency rules, to the nation’s political divide, guest columnists have had a lot to say in the month of June. Reasons for switch ‘R’ many Retired teacher Lisa […]
U.S. News & World Report recently released a ranking of America’s best engineering schools, and a handful of Ohio universities received some love. The outlet individually ranked the top 90% of schools. The remaining 10% only received a ranking range, rather than a specific number. Ohio has eight schools in the top 90%. The University […]