Sprawling across 1,745 acres — including nearly an acre of quiet, meticulously landscaped grounds — a Northern California wine country estate with a majestic Queen Anne Victorian home will go to the highest bidder in an auction next month. Listed in July 2023 for $8.5 million, the Mendocino County property’s three-story primary residence spans 7,500 […]
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Two U.S. fighter jets flew over Bosnia on Monday in a demonstration of support for the Balkan country’s integrity in the face of increasingly secessionist policies of the Bosnian Serb pro-Russia leader Milorad Dodik. The U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons flew as part of joint air-to-ground training involving American and […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who defeated Donald Trump-backed rivals twice in Republican-leaning Kentucky, announced the formation of a federal political action committee on Monday to support candidates across the country as he seeks to broaden his influence beyond the Bluegrass State. Beshear launched a PAC called In This Together with a […]
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak is putting “vanity before country” if he is waiting to clock up two years in Downing Street before calling an election, UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said. It comes after Mr Sunak, who became prime minister in October 2022, said it was his “working assumption” that he would […]
If you’ve been looking forward to your next meal at TGI Fridays, you might be out of luck. The casual dining chain just announced it has closed 36 “underperforming” locations across the country. The company cited its “ongoing growthy strategy” as motivation for the move, adding that the 36 stores are located in “select markets […]
With the onset of the holiday week between New Year’s Day and Orthodox Christmas, Russians have been thronging the halls of the new Russia Expo, a collection of 130 colorful, innovative, and surprisingly upbeat exhibits spread over nearly 600 acres of exhibition grounds. More than 4 million visitors have passed through the exhibits representing every […]
Jan. 4—TICONDEROGA — North County communities will benefit from $7.7 million in state homeowner assistance grants recently presented. The grants will help low and moderate-income families make repairs or safety upgrades to their homes, replace mobile and manufactured homes, and provide down-payment assistance for first-time buyers, the Governor’s Office said. The Housing Assistance Program of […]
With rolling hills and a Mediterranean-like climate, there’s a reason Sonoma County has earned itself the reputation of Wine Country. The county’s rich viticultural heritage dates back to the early 1800s, when Russian, German and Italian winemakers brought their craft to the area. Since then, travelers have flocked to Sonoma, hoping to uncork a bottle […]
The first 11 months of 2023 saw over 32 million border crossings in Ukraine, with only a 1% difference between the number of departures and returns, the open data platform OpenDataBot reported on Jan. 3, citing data from the Ukrainian Border Guard. Read also: More than 840 companies forced to move to safer Ukrainian regions […]
Ben Shapiro clapped back at Tucker Carlson after the former Fox News host claimed his Israel-centered statements could “destroy” the country and “obviously” shows that he doesn’t care about what he feels are the nation’s more pertinent issues. “Bit of an astonishing statement there from Tucker. I would never doubt his love for the country […]
The recent history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been one of civil war and corruption. It is rich in natural resources but has suffered from political instability, a lack of infrastructure, centuries of both commercial and colonial exploitation, and little widespread development since independence. During the two Congo wars, from 1996-2003 […]
Egypt is the largest Arab country, and has played a central role in Middle Eastern politics. In the 1950s President Gamal Abdul Nasser pioneered Arab nationalism and the non-aligned movement, while his successor Anwar Sadat made peace with Israel and turned back to the West. Egypt’s great cities – and almost all agricultural activity – […]