The Department of Veteran Affairs has walked back a memo that banned the iconic VJ Day in Times Square photograph from its facilities. The VA secretary, Denis McDonough, announced the reversal of the memo on X, only hours after it began circulating online. Related: Young lover in Robert Doisneau’s Paris kiss photograph dies aged 93 […]
Houston, we have a problem — with everyone else. The William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, and the newly transformed, $4 billion Terminal B in New York’s LaGuardia Airport are the only US airport properties to score five stars in Skytrax’s ratings of airports across the world. Hobby was lauded for its “excellent customer […]
Russia is now aiming to cause maximum damage to Ukraine’s economy with its latest series of attacks on energy infrastructure. Source: Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Recovery and Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, at the Munich Security Conference, reported by Interfax-Ukraine Details: “The recent attacks on our energy sector have proven that […]
The Defense Department is the proud owner of 538 installations across 26 million acres of land, much of it developed before 1970 and either woefully outdated or outright falling apart. But the Pentagon wants to turn that around, starting with its new Strategy for Resilient and Healthy Defense Communities, unveiled Thursday. The strategy will compile […]
In 2025, there may be two travel sports complexes in the Jackson-Metro area, each with the potential to significantly boost their respective local economies. One, City Plaza in South Jackson, is close to construction. The other, the Megadome in Gluckstadt, is in early development. Travel sports is a rapidly growing, multi-billion dollar industry in the […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a meeting with the Portuguese delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Gomes Cravinho, discussing Portugal’s involvement in the reconstruction of Ukraine. Source: European Pravda, citing the Office of the President of Ukraine The press office said that Zelenskyy “highly appreciated” Portugal’s readiness to contribute to the […]
One man is in critical condition and agricultural warehouses in Mykolaiv Oblast were damaged after Russia attacked southern Ukraine with Shahed kamikaze drones, Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces reported on Telegram. Seven Shahed 131/136 drones were eliminated by Ukraine’s air defense — five in Mykolaiv Oblast, and two in Kirovohrad Oblast. Read also: 31 civilians killed, […]
The Wooster City Schools District’s facilities master plan did not appear on the board agenda for its Monday meeting, but an updated reporting detailing an “an intentional and conscientious approach to future facility financial requests” did. The primary update revolved around the recommendation to shift the facility ballot issue to May 2025, reflecting the district’s […]
Ohio should eventually close its three youth prisons and replace them with a dozen small, close-to-home juvenile lockups, Gov. Mike DeWine said on Thursday. “I think it’s the right thing to do. It’s important for safety of the juveniles, I think it’s important for the safety of the staff. I think we’ll be better able […]
Ukrainian security services continued their special explosive operations on the territory of the Russian Federation during the night of 20-21 January. Source: Ukrainska Pravda (UP) sources in Ukraine’s security services Details: UP’s sources said Defence Intelligence of Ukraine UAVs had attacked Russian military facilities in Smolensk, Tula, and Orel. Quote: “The work planned by the […]
While Ukraine’s “FrankenSAM” air defense systems are not capable of long-range air defense, they are sufficient for safeguarding infrastructure and military facilities, Ukrainian Air Forces spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said on national television on Jan. 19. The hybrid “FrankenSAMs” combine modern Western missiles with modernized launchers or Soviet-era radars. Read also: Ukraine developing new domestically-produced air […]
Several buildings on the west side of Colorado State University’s main campus, including a handful of residence halls, as well as Moby Arena and Canvas Stadium, experienced a power outage Wednesday morning that was expected to last for three hours. CSU issued a safety advisory just after 11 a.m. about the power outage, estimating it […]