Valery Revenko, head of the Department of International Military Cooperation of the Belarusian Defence Ministry, complained that Minsk had received neither a notice about the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War nor an invitation to attend. Source: European Pravda Details: In a series of posts on Twitter (X) on 23 January, Revenko criticised “individual […]
Jan. 22—GREENSBURG — Thursday, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales presented the Decatur and Rush County clerks with funding to help improve local elections. More than 60 Indiana counties will receive federal grants totaling approximately $2 million to be used for local election improvements and increased election security. In 2023, Hoosier county clerks were invited […]
German Taurus Systems GmbH, the company that produces Taurus cruise missiles, is ready to swiftly replenish missile stocks for Ukraine, German broadcaster Deutsche Welle said on Jan. 20. The company flatly refuted German Social Democratic Party and Defense Committee MP Johannes Arlt’s claims that the German defense industry could not rapidly replenish missile stocks. Read […]
Nearly two in three New Hampshire voters believe Donald Trump should not receive immunity from criminal prosecution for actions while he was president, according to a Marist College poll. The poll released Friday comes four days ahead of the state’s first-in-the-nation primary, where the former president is maintaining his lead among GOP presidential candidates such […]
CANTON – Seven nonprofits in Stark County will be awarded a total of $497,000 in state COVID-19 grants for related payroll increases and expenses. The funds are coming from the Ohio Department of Development through the Community Development Block Grant CARES Act. Stark County commissioners voted to enter into a contract at their meeting last […]
Kelly Haskins has a dream: to get a 988 sticker on every child’s laptop. It’s a simple idea, but in times of crisis, it could help save someone’s life. Those three digits connect to the suicide and crisis lifeline nationwide, either through a phone call or a text. It’s a resource Haskins wishes her son, […]
SEATTLE (AP) — Three Washington state police officers who were cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath — will each receive $500,000 to leave the Tacoma Police Department, according to documents released […]
The Wake County school system will receive more than $8 million in lawsuit settlements against e-cigarette companies accused of causing a national vaping epidemic among teens. The school board announced Tuesday it had reached a $1.87 million settlement with the Altria Group Inc. and its related companies. That’s in addition to the $6.2 million settlement […]
The Marion County Record, a small-town newspaper that fell into the national spotlight when its offices were raided by police in August, has won a press award recognizing excellence in journalism. The newspaper will be the first organization as a whole to receive the William Allen White National Citation Award, according to a Tuesday press […]
Jan. 15—Kids learned about solar balloons and static electricity, took home bottle tornadoes and got sprayed in a lake effect snow demonstration during Lake Metroparks’ Jan. 15 Weather Day. Weather Day was hosted at Jordan Creek Park’s Environmental Learning Center in Concord Township. Outdoor Education Manager Heather Freeman said that the goal was “getting families […]
Jan. 15—Children’s Haven of Southwest Missouri and Jasper County Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, or CASA, received large grants last week. Children’s Haven of Southwest Missouri received $58,662 and Jasper County CASA received $24,834 from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, in partnership with Children’s Trust Fund. The grants are part of the Facility […]
As you make your retirement budget, it’s important to keep two issues in mind. First, understand your needs — what budget will you need to pay your bills, and what budget will you want to afford your lifestyle? And second, understand your capacity — what income can your portfolio comfortably and reliably generate for you? […]