May 31—BLUFFTON — If all goes as planned, a new Heritage Center will adorn the grounds of the Swiss Community Historical Society’s Old Schumaker Homestead by the time the annual Bluffton Fall Festival rolls around on the last weekend of September. That $1 million plan, however, hinges exclusively on the support of corporate and individual […]
Xcel Energy’s huge solar and energy-storage facility in Becker, Minnesota, is getting closer to completion — and it’s set to start pumping out power this fall, Canary Media reported. Like many exciting energy projects that have recently been finished or are in development, the Sherco facility is being built on the former site of a […]
In mid-April, as Donald Trump’s first criminal trial got underway, The New York Times published a good fact-checking piece, explaining that the former president has relied on “colorful hyperbole, defended his conduct with faulty comparisons and lobbed false attacks and baseless accusations at opponents and adjudicators alike.” Six weeks later, as the Republican’s trial reaches […]
(Reuters) — Merck & Co is nearing a $1.3 billion cash deal to buy ophthalmology biotechnology company Eyebiotech in an agreement that could see an additional $1.7 billion in milestone payments, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The deal could be announced as early as Wednesday, the report said, citing people familiar with the […]
BALTIMORE — Born into a family of devout Catholics, Marc Floto was almost destined to be an altar boy at his local church, the former Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Baltimore County. So when he was 5 or 6 years old, his parents “pretty much pushed” him to do just that. But […]
Days before closing arguments in his hush-money trial in New York, former President Donald Trump unleashed on the judge, Juan Merchan, in an all caps-laden social media post. “The reason the Radical, highly Conflicted Judge Juan Merchan had to come up with three FAKE options for the jury to choose from, without requiring them to […]
NEW YORK (AP) — While some New Yorkers headed to the beach for Memorial Day weekend, a few set up camp outside the courthouse where Donald Trump’s criminal trial is set to resume next week, hoping to snag a seat inside the courtroom for the start of closing arguments. Friday found a handful of people […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An outspoken former activist and member of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress will be among at least 10 independent candidates seeking to become lawmakers for the first time in the country’s history. South Africa is allowing independent candidates to take part for the first time in the country’s national elections next […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — As he tries to secure his legacy, President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election-year rules on the environment and other topics, including a landmark regulation that would force coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down. The limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fueled electric stations are the […]
Officials have imposed fire restrictions on public lands across the state as the weather heats up and the Memorial Day weekend approaches. The restrictions apply to large parts of the Tonto National Forest and state trust lands in three counties, including Maricopa County. On Thursday, the Tonto National Forest issued Stage 1 fire restrictions across […]
(Bloomberg) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his Bharatiya Janata Party has already won a majority of the seats contested in the parliamentary elections due to end next week, putting him in a position to return to office for a third term. Most Read from Bloomberg The BJP will win a “historic mandate,” Modi […]
May 22—MORGANTOWN — The ‘Move the Mountain’ project will put the North Central West Virginia Airport in less debt than initially forecasted, the Benedum Airport Authority learned at Tuesday’s monthly meeting. As it nears completion, the airport’s terminal construction project will cost close to $54 million. However, once it’s completed the airport will be less […]