Karen Bass’ first act after taking the oath of office as Los Angeles’ mayor in December 2022 was to declare a state of emergency on homelessness. Now, Bass, the first woman to lead the City of Angels, has also set her sights on tackling homelessness at the national level as chair of the U.S. Conference […]
A Covington woman who admitted killing a longtime Northern Kentucky teacher in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 75 has been given a decades-long prison sentence. Kearies Simpson, 25, was sentenced on Tuesday to a 25-year prison term, according to Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders. The sentence, handed down by Kenton County Circuit Judge Kathleen […]
Germany’s defence minister warned that European countries and the NATO alliance must prepare for a decades-long conflict with Russia, in a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Efforts to include Russia in a broader European security architecture after the Cold War failed, Boris Pistorius told the audience in Munich. “All these attempts ran […]
The West does not seek war with Russia, but should still “prepare ourselves for a confrontation that could last decades,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told the German newspaper Welt Am Sonntag in an interview published on Feb. 10. Officials from NATO countries have voiced growing concerns about the alliance’s lack of preparedness for a […]
Air Force officials are considering bringing back warrant officers and may start creating a training program this year, reversing a decision from 65 years ago when the service ended that grade, according to a planning document obtained by Military.com. The three-page planning order says that “great power competition” — Defense Department lingo for escalating defense […]
KANAB, Utah (ABC4) — Over 400 dogs at a southern Utah shelter received a new toy for Christmas as part of a tradition that began in the ’90s. This Christmas, toys donated by animal lovers across the country were piled into a trailer, deemed “Santa’s sleigh,” and delivered to hundreds of dogs at the Best […]