(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukrainian forces had secured “combat control” of areas where Russian troops staged an incursion this month in northern parts of Kharkiv region. “Our soldiers have now managed to take combat control of the border area where the Russian occupiers entered,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. […]
Germany has installed more solar capacity than consumer demand requires, SEB Research found. During peak solar production hours, producers have taken a 87% price cut in the past 10 days. In fact, raw market energy prices fall into negative territory during these hours. Sunny days in Germany mean gray clouds for solar profitability as the […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A MAX train operator is being hailed as a hero after he successfully stopped his train during an emergency, preventing a man who had been shoved onto the tracks from getting hit. The man who allegedly pushed the victim is now facing murder charges. Pacific Power outage that impacted 33K customers […]
WASHINGTON — A Capitol riot defendant who waded through tear gas behind a pro-Donald Trump mob pursuing police officers inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 advanced to a GOP runoff in a Georgia House district on Tuesday, NBC News projects. Charles Hand III, who goes by Chuck Hand, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense […]
The toll lane project on Interstate 485 is facing another setback. I-485 express lanes project The North Carolina Department of Transportation has moved back its completion date again, saying a large part of the 17-mile stretch is expected to be done by summer 2025. The work on the lanes started back in 2019. Officials said […]
Ithaca’s Common Council recently adopted Justice50, an action plan to address and aid underserved communities most impacted by the negative effects of climate change, and further the goals of Ithaca’s Green New Deal. The council committed the city to several actions as part of the initiative, including investing at least 50% of all Ithaca Green […]
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -The Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing Co’s new Starliner space capsule will be rolled back to its hangar to replace a pressure valve, postponing the long-awaited first crewed test flight of the spacecraft for at least 10 more days, NASA said on Tuesday. The new targeted launch date for the mission […]
A female Los Angeles city bus driver was attacked by a woman trying to ride DASH on Sunday — just two days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns. In a video captured by OnScene.TV, the driver can be heard telling the passenger to get out of the bus as […]
The family of a 26-year-old Louisiana man who has brain damage after a friend allegedly pushed him into a lake despite him being unable to swim is calling on authorities to deliver them justice. Christopher Gilbert’s family’s pleas came after he nearly drowned on 14 April while at a lakefront restaurant by Lake D’Arbonne in […]
Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) stock jumped as much as nearly 5% early Thursday. The stock move slid to a gain of just 2.7% as of 10:55 a.m. ET. But the sentiment may be a response to some frustration with another electric vehicle (EV) company. The move comes after Rivian recently updated plans for its charging […]
PETERSBURG – Did City Council choose to ignore the advice of its longstanding financial advisor in picking The Cordish Companies as its preferred casino vendor? According to language in a report Davenport & Co. sent the city on the same day council chose Cordish, the advisor informally said Cordish appeared to be the most financially […]
Apr. 15—The deadline to remove studded tires has been pushed back to May 15 from May 1 for much of Southcentral Alaska, according to the state Department of Public Safety. The decision comes after a winter with significant snowfall throughout the region. By Monday morning, 132.6 inches of snow had fallen in Anchorage this season […]