Two soldiers who were killed more than a century ago in World War One have finally been laid to rest. Gunner Charles Lightfoot and Sgt John Smith died two months into the war. They were killed during the Battle of Aisne in France in September 1914 but their bodies were not found until 15 year […]
More than 150 video game testers who worked at Lionbridge in Boise were laid off in April. The workers say they were fired in retaliation for trying to unionize. Lionbridge employees test and provide feedback on some of the most-anticipated video games long before they’re released to the public. The company has testing sites in […]
hobo_018 / iStock.com Layoffs are a fact of life in the modern economy — even when the economy is growing and unemployment is low, like now. The list of companies that have announced layoffs this year alone reads like a “who’s who” of corporate titans and includes Amazon, Walmart, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), Tesla, Bristol Myers […]
Ukrainian sea drones are laying mines to damage Russian ships in the Black Sea, the WSJ reported. Four ships, including missile corvette Samum and patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin, have been hit. Laying mines by naval drone is part of Ukraine’s unconventional warfare program. Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels are laying undersea mines that have already damaged […]
MAGA’s plan to crush our future As part of an effort called Project 2025, right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation researched, developed and released a 920-page document that sets out the MAGA agenda for every aspect of Americans’ lives. Just like they took away our freedom to decide for ourselves whether and when to have […]
Clawback After firing a number of X-formerly-Twitter staff in Australia, the platform’s new owner Elon Musk is threatening to take them to court, demanding to claw back payments after claiming the company had accidentally overpaid them. The flailing social media service fired much of its remaining staff stationed in Australia back in January 2023. But […]
WILMINGTON, Del. — A jury in Delaware on Tuesday found Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, guilty on three felony gun charges after a weeklong trial that focused on his history of drug addiction. Hunter Biden was charged in federal court in Wilmington with three felony counts tied to possession of a gun […]
OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — A medal richly deserved but long denied to an African American combat medic wounded on Omaha Beach in the D-Day landings was tenderly laid Friday on the hallowed sands where he saved lives and shed blood. U.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor of Waverly Woodson Jr. on […]
A man accused of killing his girlfriend’s baby has had all charges against him dropped because prosecutors said that he just wanted to “get laid”. William Jacobs, 22, was charged with the first-degree murder of 10-month-old Edward Hayes after the infant was found unresponsive in a motel room in Cañon City, near Colorado Springs, back […]
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee girl killed in an April hit-and-run was laid to rest on Saturday, May 25. A group of motorcycles honored 4-year-old Zekani Hymes-Wilson, helping to escort her body from the funeral home to Grace United Church of Christ on Sherman Boulevard. Hymes-Wilson was crossing the street with her mother, Gloria Hymes, when […]
Iran’s late president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last weekend, was laid to rest in his home city of Mashhad on Thursday. Raisi was buried next to the mausoleum of the eighth Shiite Imam Reza in Mashhad, state broadcaster IRIB reported. It is considered the most important Shia shrine in Iran. Three […]
Iran’s late president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash at the weekend, was laid to rest in his home city of Mashhad on Thursday. Raisi was buried next to the mausoleum of the eighth Shiite Imam Reza in Mashhad, state broadcaster IRIB reported. It is considered the most important Shia shrine in Iran. […]