Sand replenishment on Presque Isle State Park’s beaches isn’t set to start until after the swimming season begins on Memorial Day weekend. Park Operations Manager Matt Greene said work will be done with as little interference to swimming as possible by shifting operations to accommodate both the work and swimmers. “We’re anticipating sand work should […]
French police say a man shot and killed outside a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen threatened officers with a knife and a metal bar. Police were alerted that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the man when they got there, national police said. An officer opened fire […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After residents in one of Albuquerque’s oldest neighborhoods fought to keep a major chain from moving in, the two parties have reached a compromise. “Dunkin Donuts wants to put a drive-thru there, we’re all for it as long as it’s safe,” said Antonio Aragon De Barelas, Vice President of the Barelas Neighborhood […]
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — The Georgetown Planning Commission met Thursday evening and voted to recommend a plan to county council that some say would bring more development and density to areas like Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island. The land use element of the comprehensive plan was last drafted in 2007 but the county is […]
Frank McCourt, the former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, this week announced he is putting together a bid to buy the popular social media platform TikTok as the company’s future in the U.S. remains uncertain after President Joe Biden signed a bill that could get it banned nationwide. In a statement released Wednesday, McCourt […]
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and a group of Republican senators are moving to overturn a new retirement investment planning rule that was finalized by the Labor Department last month. The Labor Department unveiled a new rule last month that would update the definition of an investment advice fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is preparing more changes to the nation’s asylum system meant to speed up processing and potential removal of migrants who continue to arrive at the southern border, an interim step as President Joe Biden continues to mull a broader executive order to crack down on border crossings that may […]
Electric power lines are seen attached to transmission towers on Sept. 28, 2023, in the Everglades, Florida. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a long-awaited overhaul of how regional electric transmission lines are planned and paid for. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) A divided Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a long-awaited […]
Electric power lines are seen attached to transmission towers on Sept. 28, 2023, in the Everglades, Florida. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a long-awaited overhaul of how regional electric transmission lines are planned and paid for. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) A divided Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a long-awaited […]
FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media, March 7, 2023, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. DeSantis admits the book challenge law he enacted two years ago is causing problems for school districts. He signed a bill Tuesday, April 16, 2024, that adjusts the law that made it easy for […]
If you believe early iPhone 17 rumors, you’ll think that Apple may be planning to go down a very different route for next year’s phone models. According to this rumor, it will be goodbye to the Plus model — that’s the iPhone 15 Plus, currently — and hello to something new called the iPhone 17 […]
May 5—Dear Wayne and Wanda, I’m kinda stuck in a tight spot with my girl. She’s got this summer all mapped out with like five trips out of Alaska, and she’s dead set on dragging me along for the ride. We’re talking three weddings, a big family gathering with all her siblings and their significant […]