Jun. 25—MITCHELL — A historic rainstorm that pummeled Mitchell with 7.9 inches of rain in three days tested the city of Mitchell’s stormwater drainage system and critical infrastructure. While a few areas were flooded with several feet of standing water during the peak of the storm on Thursday night and into Friday, Public Works Director […]
The S&P 500 has been on a tear, up 10.7% year to date, 27.1% over the last 12 months, and 37.6% since the end of 2022. And over the last five years, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) — a mammoth exchange-traded fund (ETF) with over $1 trillion in assets — has produced a […]
There are disasters that occur every day somewhere on the globe. Some make the national news, while some seem to be lost over time. Some, however, seem to linger for many generations and haunt the memories of its residents. This is one of those stories. It was Feb. 18, 1852. The location was Deposit, New […]
China’s space station crew carried out two spacewalks this past winter to repair the solar wings attached to the core module, which had been damaged by space debris. The Tiangong space station’s core module, Tianhe, suffered a partial loss of power due to the impact, leading China to dispatch its astronauts on a pair of […]
U.S. airlines got a little bit better with mobility devices in 2023. The 10 major carriers transported 835,327 wheelchairs and other aids last year, and there were 11,527 reports of damage, according to the Department of Transportation. That’s a rate of 1.38 devices damaged per 100 carried, down from 1.41 per 100 in 2022. USA […]
What ETFs Performed Well Last Time Inflation Jumped? It takes a lot for a bit of market history to surprise me. But when researching what ETFs allowed advisors to make money for their clients the last time inflation spiked, I admit I was surprised. This work is critical for advisors following Wednesday’s troubling Consumer Price […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A doctor who performs abortions became the first Democratic candidate in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District on Thursday, entering the race for the seat opened up by the surprise retirement of Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher. Kristin Lyerly, an obstetrician and gynecologist, launched her candidacy two weeks before Gallagher’s expected departure date. Because […]
With all his opponents having dropped out, former President Donald Trump won every city in Broward in Florida’s presidential primary, though he didn’t perform quite as well as he did in the rest of the state. And the Republican votes in the county’s cities and towns weren’t uniform. Some communities provided him a much larger […]
Maurizio Pollini, a Grammy-winning Italian pianist who performed frequently at La Scala opera house in Milan, has died aged 82. Pollini died on Saturday, La Scala said in a statement. The announcement did not give a cause of death, but Pollini had been forced to cancel a concert at the Salzburg Festival in 2022 because […]
A Tennessee mother of five died after having a Brazilian butt lift performed by a Miami doctor who was allegedly not allowed to operate on patients, according to a lawsuit the woman’s family filed. Erica Russell, 33, traveled to Seduction Cosmetic Center’s facility in Coral Gables, Florida, in June 2021 to undergo the cosmetic procedure. […]
TAVARES — A judge has sentenced a man to 29 ½ months in prison for performing a C-section on a French bulldog — killing both her and two puppies — and practicing veterinary medicine without a license. Frankie H. Rivera, 36, performed the operation for the dog’s owner, Larry Colon, who held the dog down […]
Authorities have shut down a Kentucky facility that was allegedly performing cremations without a license. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Tuesday that his office had obtained a temporary restraining order for the Cloverport Funeral Home to stop doing cremations. The funeral home allegedly had done more than 300 cremations since April 2023, according to […]