In the early morning hours of May 9, Amy Shay woke up from her sleep to hear and feel her house vibrating numerous times. She likened the situation to a tornado or a severe thunderstorm, but as she learned over the course of that morning, she was involved in something more complicated than inclement weather. […]
A family that vacationed in Central Florida for fun in the sun and to celebrate a milestone birthday cut their trip short after the Airbnb rental home they stayed in became littered with bullets. “We put so much time and energy in love into planning this trip, just to have it shattered,” said Kelleen Reddy, […]
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday it will open an investigation into Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat who was recently indicted in a federal bribery case. The panel said in a statement that it had unanimously voted to form a subcommittee tasked with investigating Cuellar after the Justice Department this month released […]
A Johnson County couple who fell ill after eating at the Hereford House in Leawood have sued the restaurant after a worker allegedly contaminated food that was later served to customers. Michael and Diane Fogarty filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Johnson County District Court against the Hereford House Restaurant Company of Kansas Inc., claiming they […]
RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Another house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina’s coast, the sixth to fall along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s beaches in the past four years, according to U.S. National Park Service officials. About one mile of the beach along Ocean Drive in Rodanthe on the Outer Banks was […]
By Nichola Groom and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday plans to announce new measures to support the development of new U.S. nuclear power plants, a large potential source of carbon-free electricity the government says is needed to combat climate change. The suite of actions, which weren’t previously reported, are aimed […]
Ordinarily, when Republican members of Congress worry about losing in a primary, it’s because they’re perceived as not radical enough: Those who stray too far from party orthodoxy and disappoint the GOP’s far-right base have come to realize that there are intraparty rivals waiting in the wings. With this in mind, it would appear that […]
Two people are dead after an overnight house fire in Worcester. According to the City of Worcester, firefighters were called to a home on Hancock Street around 11:30 p.m. for reports of a fire with people trapped inside the building. Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy fire on the first floor with conditions deteriorating. Crews quickly […]
As Israeli forces pushed deeper into Rafah just days after an airstrike sparked a major fire that killed dozens of Palestinians, the White House said that its ally had not crossed the Biden administration’s “red line.” Israeli tanks were seen entering central Rafah for the first time Tuesday, as global condemnation mounted over the deaths […]
By Fatos Bytyci and Louise Rasmussen PASJAK, Kosovo/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – In a jail in eastern Kosovo, plans are underway to remove all domestic inmates and open the space for foreign prisoners who will be airlifted from Denmark, more than 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) away. Denmark is expected to send 300 inmates to the Balkan country, […]
The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will provide funding to help school districts purchase clean school buses, most of them electric. Shown is a yellow electric school bus plugged into a charging station. (TW Farlow | Getty Images) WASHINGTON – As part of its ongoing effort to replace diesel-fueled school buses, the Biden administration […]
May 29—Two Republicans are competing for the chance to challenge longtime Rep. Chellie Pingree for her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Andrew Piantidosi of Cape Elizabeth, who formerly worked in sales and business development, and Ronald Russell, a retired U.S. Army veteran from Kennebunkport, will face off in the June 11 primary to […]