Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 19 people dead and destroyed about 1,100 homes, officials said. Chile’s interior minister Carolina Toha said there were currently 92 forest fires burning in the centre and south of the country, where temperatures have been unusually high this week. […]
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 […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A retired California National Guard general who was removed from his post has fired back against the state in a lawsuit, saying he was subjected to a hostile atmosphere of antisemitism and punished for filing a complaint about it. Jeffrey Magram, a retired brigadier general, seeks to clear his military record and […]
(Bloomberg) — North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles on Sunday in a move that comes as leader Kim Jong Un ramps up his rhetoric about a potential conflict with the US and South Korea. Most Read from Bloomberg Multiple projectiles were detected around the waters near the North Korean port city of Shinpo, South Korea’s […]
Bethany Beach has fired two police officers, including the chief, after the town’s internal investigation into the misuse of overtime funds. Police Chief Michael Redmon and Capt. Darin Cathell were fired after Bethany Beach became aware of potential misuse of federal and state grant funds for overtime by police in mid-August, according to a press […]
GRAND HAVEN — The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power fired its general manager Thursday, saying allegations of discrimination and harassment he leveled against a board member were baseless, while the conclusion of a whistleblower investigation draws near. It was the latest move in a years-long series of cross-allegations involving GHBLP General Manager Dave Walters, […]
The Sacramento police officers arrested a man Friday accused of shooting at a person wielding a bat in a south Sacramento residential neighborhood before barricading himself in a home. A victim called 911 dispatchers just before 1:30 a.m. to report two people who left a home, one carrying a bat and another with a gun […]
(Bloomberg) — Argentina’s President Javier Milei fired his infrastructure minister in the first cabinet change since taking office in December, local newspapers reported citing unnamed government officials at the presidential palace. Most Read from Bloomberg Guillermo Ferraro was sacked after Milei considered he was leaking information from his biweekly cabinet meetings, La Nacion and Clarin […]
The University of Kentucky is investigating two fires that were purposely set by a student in a residence hall, the university announced Wednesday. The first fire happened Jan. 16, UK said in a statement. UK said the student used a roll of paper towels to start the fire. “The fire was immediately extinguished in a […]
A powerful rocket engine for moon missions just fired up for the second time in less than a week. NASA completed a new test for the Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket on Tuesday (Jan. 23), firing an RS-25 engine for about eight minutes (500 seconds) at the agency’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. It was […]
One person is in custody after firing shots at officers in Fairborn Wednesday afternoon. Crime scene tape and flashing lights surrounded apartment complexes in the 400 block of West Funderburg Road. Just before 5 p.m., Fairborn police found out from Columbus police that Breyon Bryant, a homicide suspect, was on that block. “He was outside […]
At least 21 forest fires are burning in Colombia as it endures record temperatures, in some cases prompting wild animals to seek shelter in urban areas, authorities said Wednesday. The heat is being blamed on the weather phenomenon known as El Nino, which is typically associated with increased temperatures worldwide, drought in some parts of […]