HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – Harris County law enforcement is on the scene of a motorcycle crash in East Harris County on Saturday night. Sheriff Ed Gonzalez reports a vehicle collided with a man on a dirt bike in the intersection of East Wallisville Road near Haney Road. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX […]
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A major winter storm is expected to hit the East Coast this weekend. What to expect in Utah
It’s January, and states across the country are in the throes of winter with back-to-back winter storms in multiple places. Here’s what we know about the storms in regions across the country. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast A storm is expected to “unleash up to a foot of snow and significant ice through Sunday,” CNN reported. In […]
Joe Biden Risks A Major Middle East War If He Makes The Wrong Choices
On Jan. 2, a surprise Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese capital of Beirut suggested 2024 could open with a terrifying spiral: An expansion of the Israel-Hamas war into Lebanon that could draw in the U.S., Iran and even nuclear weapons. A few days later, that prospect seems slightly more remote, as the players involved have […]
Second East Bay Hindu Temple hit by vandalism in two weeks
(BCN) — A second Hindu place of worship in the East Bay has been hit by anti-India graffiti in two weeks, the Hindu American Foundation said Saturday. Vijay’s Sherawali Temple in Hayward was vandalized with graffiti supporting a Sikh separatist movement seeking to establish a homeland in northern India, the foundation said in a social […]
EU’s top diplomat calls for de-escalation in Middle East conflict
During a visit to Lebanon, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell called for de-escalation given the tense situation on the border with Israel and the raging Gaza war. “We agreed to work together through diplomacy towards deescalation and long-term stability, which are in the interest of everyone,” he said on X, referring […]
Blinken begins latest Middle East tour in Turkey amid fears of wider conflict
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has kicked off his latest Middle East diplomatic mission in Turkey, as fears mount that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza may explode into a broader conflict. Mr Blinken’s fourth visit in three months comes amid worrying developments outside of Gaza, including in Lebanon, northern Israel, the Red Sea […]
Tánaiste warns of ‘devastating consequences’ if Middle East conflict widens
A widening of the conflict in the Middle East would have devastating consequences for the world, the Tánaiste has warned. Micheál Martin’s comments come amid warnings of retaliation from Hezbollah in Lebanon after it blamed Israel for a strike on Beirut that killed a senior Hamas official. Mr Martin also expressed concern about the situation […]
Tánaiste warns of ‘devastating consequences’ if Middle East conflict widens
A widening of the conflict in the Middle East would have devastating consequences for the world, the Tánaiste has warned. Micheál Martin’s comments come amid warnings of retaliation from Hezbollah in Lebanon after it blamed Israel for a strike on Beirut that killed a senior Hamas official. Mr Martin also expressed concern about the situation […]
German Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Middle East on Sunday
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is to travel to the Middle East this weekend to discuss the crisis situation in the region, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said in Berlin on Friday. “The dramatic situation in the Gaza Strip, the situation in the West Bank and the extremely volatile position on the Israeli-Lebanese border will be […]
East Lyme’s first cannabis store could open this spring
Jan. 4—EAST LYME — The pharmacist behind a cannabis dispensary approved more than a year and a half ago hopes the future is now. Resident Laurie Zrenda on Thursday said she’ll be applying for a building permit for the hybrid medical and recreational facility next week. She was optimistic the shop, where she’ll serve as […]
St. Paul man used East Side house like a store to sell and stash drugs
A St. Paul man is jailed and charged with possessing hundreds of pounds of marijuana, bags of psychedelic mushrooms and illegal guns at a house in the city’s Battle Creek neighborhood that prosecutors say was set up like a store for drug sales. A 16-year law enforcement officer had never seen the quantity of marijuana […]
Former official who wished Ukraine’s east to join Russia’s Rostov Oblast detained in Kyiv – photo
The Ukrainian Security Service’s Counterintelligence Department in Kyiv has detained a former official who collaborated with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and Russian-backed terrorists in Luhansk Oblast and advocated the annexation of Ukraine’s eastern territories to Russia’s Rostov Oblast. Source: press service of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU); Kyiv City Prosecutor’s Office Quote: “Investigators […]