MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday that a U.S. decision to ban sales of Kaspersky’s software was a typical move by Washington to stifle foreign competition with American products. The Biden administration on Thursday said it would ban the sale of antivirus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky Lab in the United States, citing […]
OSHKOSH – Miss Wisconsin Teen 2024 is Ella Bey of Pewaukee. The 15-year-old swept the title from a field of 23 contestants Friday night at Alberta Kimball Auditorium at Oshkosh West High School, which will also be the venue for the finals of the Miss Wisconsin Competition that starts at 4 p.m. Saturday. More: Miss […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – After months of preparations, a new Miss Arkansas was crowned Saturday night, as Miss White River Camille Cathey took home the top honors. Cathey is a native of Wynne and she has been working hard in her first year of law school but is looking to find victory in a different […]
Jun. 15—DICKINSON — The Bakken BBQ served up a full plate of excitement, with a giant crowd touring the West River Ice Center parking lot, enjoying free BBQ provided by various companies. The event fostered a spirit of competition, but more importantly, it was about giving back to the community. The money raised goes to […]
We’re off to the races. The deadline arrived Friday for local and state candidates to qualify for the fall ballot, and there were lots of last-minute surprises. Statewide, Florida Democrats fielded candidates in all 140 legislative seats that are up this fall. It’s not easy to pull that off, and they did. It’s true, many […]
OVERLAND, Mo. – When the St. Louis Metropolitan Police explorers set out on their trip to Topeka, Kansas, for a regional competition that simulates real life experiences, they thought it would be just that, a simulation. “You never know when it may happen,” St. Louis Metro Explorer Chris Jones told FOX 2 on Friday. The […]
A team of 19 Apple Valley Unified School District students, along with one teacher, will be heading to Atlanta later this month to represent the district in the national SkillsUSA competition. The students, who are part of the district’s Career Technical Education program, earned their spot in the nationals following a successful showing at the […]
A 17-year-old student majoring in fashion design, who is self-taught in maths, beat all the artificial intelligence (AI) teams to get into the finals of the Alibaba Global Mathematics Competition, according to the final list issued by the organiser, Alibaba’s DAMO Academy. Just over 800 competitors with an average age of 22 qualified for the […]
Jackson High School’s Junior Achievement company, FlameGuard, won first place in the organization’s Company of the Year competition at the JA National Student Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. The motivating force behind the company, which sold fire safety kits, was the blaze that claimed the lives of Jeffrey Hawk, Talina Hawk and their children, Ameila, […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Party Bus, a 3-year-old bull bred for bucking, has performed in his first and last rodeo. Party Bus — named after his father, Short Bus — made national headlines last weekend at his first rodeo when he jumped the fence of a crowded arena in central Oregon and careened through the […]
Jun. 12—Three local students are headed to Dallas to compete in the 3rd Annual Texas National Civics Bee. The event will be hosted in Dallas at the George W. Bush Presidential Center from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. June 15. The three students will represent the Odessa Chamber of Commerce at the competition. The National […]
MONROE — As Miss Monroe County 2023, Reese Johnson has made an impact. “At the Memorial Day Parade, Dione (Oerther, program executive director) said, ‘I don’t know if I ever heard that many people scream Miss Monroe’s name,’ She said I left an impact,” Johnson said. “The mayor (Bob Clark) came up to me. That […]