UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Members of an armed group fired on a U.N. helicopter in eastern Congo early Friday, injuring two South African peacekeepers, one seriously, the United Nations said. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the U.N. peacekeeping department assumes the attack was carried out by members of the M23 rebel group in the Karuba […]
Jan. 31—Advanced DNA analysis has confirmed that a piece of human skull found in a retention pond in Amity Township in 2022 belonged to a 59-year-old Pottstown man who went missing after trying to kill his wife nearly 20 years ago, Berks County detectives announced Wednesday. Investigators suspected the bone — the top part of […]
The Ohio Auditor’s special investigations unit is asking those with information about potential fraud, waste and abuse of public resources at Eastern Gateway Community College to reach out. Earlier this month, officials from the auditor’s office, U.S. Secret Service agents, and state and local law enforcement officers conducted a search warrant at Eastern Gateway as […]
Russia is likely behind an increase in GPS jamming across Eastern Europe, said Martin Herem, the commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, in an interview with Bloomberg published on Jan. 31. Russia has been repeatedly accused of backing cyber-crime groups in attacks against its perceived rivals. Moscow has also deployed its cyber capabilities against Ukraine, […]
Two separate storm systems will impact the eastern half of the country Friday and through the weekend. On Friday, rain will linger from the Midwest into the Northeast as the first storm on the map slowly moves through these regions. For places like New York City, this will extend what has been a dreary stretch […]
Jan. 20—Several groups and businesses in eastern Niagara County are beginning to make plans to play host for a large influx of visitors in April. The county, along with the rest of Western New York will be along the 120-mile path of a total solar eclipse that will take place on April 8. Some experts […]
Jan. 15—Daviess County officials are planning for the development of a road corridor that will extend completely through the county from north to south. The proposal would include chip and seal work that would then create a paved path from the Greene County line to the Portersville Bridge. County highway supervisor Chris Winkler has proposed […]
Firefighters in Eastern Kentucky found one person dead when responding to a fatal residential fire on Sunday morning, authorities said. The fire took place at a residence at Buckeye Branch in David, a small unincorporated community in Floyd County, according to Middle Creek Volunteer Fire Department, which responded to the call. David Volunteer Fire Department […]
A child injured in a school bus crash in Letcher County Friday afternoon underwent surgery at the University of Kentucky and has a “long recovery” ahead, his mother said. April Martin told the Herald-Leader Saturday night her 6-year-old son Gunner “had a severe cut across his cheek bone all the way to his ear.” Gunner […]
Expanding NATO’s rotational air defense presence in the Black and Baltic Sea regions would be an “appropriate response to the Russian escalation that is already taking place,” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said at a press conference with his Romanian counterpart, Luminița Odobescu, in Vilnius on Jan. 11. NATO allies agreed on this model in […]
Russia’s capacity for operational rotations is expected to sustain the pace of localized offensives in eastern Ukraine in the short term, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its latest update on Jan. 11. The experts note, however, that is unclear if Russian forces will be able to conduct effective rotations in […]
Ukraine plans to transform its customs house into the eastern customs of the European Union. Corresponding plans were laid out in the National Income Strategy. Source: Ukrainian Treasury Quote: “The National Income Strategy will include the implementation of important steps towards the transformation of the Ukrainian customs into the eastern customs of the European Union […]