UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of a research organization that has been tracing weapons used in attacks in Ukraine since 2018 told the United Nations Security Council on Friday it has “irrefutably” established that ballistic missile remnants found in Ukraine came from North Korea. The United States and its Western allies clashed with Russia […]
On this date in history: In 1215, under pressure from rebellious barons, England’s King John signed the Magna Carta, a crucial first step toward creating Britain’s constitutional monarchy. In 1752, Benjamin Franklin, in a dangerous experiment, demonstrated the relationship between lightning and electricity by flying a kite during a storm in Philadelphia. An iron key […]
Jun. 2—1/1 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY PHOTOS Sherry Menor-McNamara and Kim Coco-Iwamoto Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? to continue reading. Get unlimited access From as low as $12.95 /mo. The head of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii says a new organization […]
May 23—A $2.5 million endowment from the Prentice Farrar & Alline Ford Brown Foundation will establish the Prentice Farrar and Alline Ford Brown Foundation Chair of Rural Education at Texas Tech University’s College of Education. “Texas Tech’s College of Education is uniquely situated geographically to serve the educational needs of West Texas,” Senior Vice President […]
On this date in history: In 1868, seven members of the Reno gang stole $98,000 from a railway car at Marshfield, Ind. It was the original “Great Train Robbery.” In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt established Crater Lake National Park in southwest Oregon, the fifth-oldest national park in the United States. The defining feature is Crater […]
The Ada County Sheriff’s Office has created a fundraiser to support the family of deputy Tobin Bolter, who was killed in the line of duty last weekend. The web page for the GoFundMe, which hopes to raise $100,000, said Bolter leaves behind his “expectant wife” Abbey Bolter and a “close-knit family.” “Tobin’s life has been […]