An archeological team in Venezuela has discovered 20 rock art sites that date back thousands of years in Canaima National Park, in the southeastern part of the country. While archaeologists have found similar rock art designs elsewhere in South America, the newfound art “represents a new culture previously unknown,” José Miguel Pérez-Gómez, an archaeologist and […]
IRON STATION, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Lincoln County community that has continuously been cut off from the rest of world now has a real way out. A concrete bridge was completed this week on the privately owned Amity Lane near Iron Station, to the relief of nearly 50 families. The previous incarnation had […]
U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee, whose district includes much of western Polk County, has gained the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. In March, Trump called on Republicans to challenge Lee because of her original support for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid. Two Republicans took up the challenge. U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Brandon, is back in […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to address gun safety and his administration’s steps to reduce gun violence in a speech Tuesday at an annual conference on the issue — hours after his son was found guilty on gun-related charges by a federal jury in Delaware. He’s scheduled to headline Everytown for Gun Safety’s […]
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.8% in the first quarter of this year, slightly better than the initial estimate at a 2.0% contraction, according to revised government data Monday. The revision was due to private sector investments, at minus 0.4%, up from the previous minus 0.5%. Seasonally adjusted […]
On Friday, June 7, Park Ranger Tom Lorig fell and struck his head on a rock and died of his injury. A ranger at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, Lorig was directing park visitors to a shuttle bus at the annual Astronomy Festival when the fall occurred. Rangers, bystanders, and EMS personnel worked together […]
Aisles were sparse around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, as the last shoppers walked into the Brookfield Piggly Wiggly, 2315 N. 124th St. The store ceased operations at 3 p.m., nine days sooner than the owner had originally planned. Janelle Steybe took a cart of Piggly Wiggly groceries to her car parked in Elmbrook Plaza […]
Sunita Williams, an Indian American NASA astronaut aboard the Boeing Starliner on Wednesday morning, has been known to bring items representing her culture with her to space. Williams, 58, was part of the first crewed launch of the Starliner capsule to the International Space Station with fellow astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore. Williams, a veteran of […]
Doug Leone wrote on X that he will support Donald Trump for president in this year’s election. Leone previously rebuked Trump, saying he’d incited the riot at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021. Leone’s endorsement adds him to a growing list of Silicon Valley elites supporting Trump. Billionaire venture capitalist Doug Leone, a partner at […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A man suspected by police as the driver of a deadly hit-and-run crash had also previously been accused of robbery and kidnapping, according to police. Manuel Mendoza Jr. was arrested on May 23, over a month after a crash that left Robert Bager dead, police said. On April 20, police received […]
The police officer who put world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler in handcuffs has a lengthy disciplinary record that includes at least one suspension, employment records revealed on Thursday. Detective Bryan Gillis took Scheffler into custody a week ago Friday when the golfer sought to enter Valhalla Golf Club as police investigated a nearby fatal […]
A new report by NASA outlines the most promising approaches to keeping the space around Earth safe and usable for future generations and finds that the solution could be more cost-effective than previously thought. From expensive actions such as dedicated space debris removal missions to better shielding of new satellites and improved tracking of the […]