WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems. Austin’s remarks came as Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov met with him at the Pentagon. And they […]
There is a new vacancy to fill at the state Legislature, and more questions to answer about what an elected official can do when they’ve left mid-term. The most recent resignation comes from Laura Terech, a Democrat who was elected in 2022 from Legislative District 4, one of the few swing districts in the Legislature. […]
(FOX40.COM) — United States Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced that a road improvement project in Sacramento County will receive nearly half its funding through a grant from the federal government. Through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program, Sacramento County will receive $25 million for the Grant Line Road Safety […]
Jun. 26—MORGANTOWN — Back in 2016, some prominent Democrats hollered that President Donald Trump was an illegitimate president. In 2020, Republicans were hollering “rigged election, ” and we had the Jan. 6 insurrection in 2021. And now people on both sides are preparing to holler “rigged ” if the other side wins. Secretary of State […]
Jun. 26—GRAND FORKS — Evan Montgomery of Grand Forks has been elected secretary of the North Dakota Soybean Council. Montgomery was elected during the council’s June board meeting and represents soybean farmers in District 7, which includes Grand Forks and Traill counties. His family farm has grown soybeans since the 1980s. His election was announced […]
Nato has appointed Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as its next secretary general. The outgoing leader of the Netherlands will take charge of the world’s biggest security organisation at a critical time for European security as war rages in Ukraine. Mr Rutte’s appointment was sealed by Nato ambassadors during a meeting at the 32-nation alliance’s […]
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen speaks to the Economic Club of Chicago luncheon on Jan. 25, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Yellen used the address to highlight the state of the U.S. economy. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen touted investments in affordable housing and community development on a visit to […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s chief rival Rahul Gandhi was appointed Tuesday to lead India’s opposition in parliament, a key post that has been vacant for a decade. Congress party general secretary K. C. Venugopal said Gandhi would be “a bold voice for the common people of India” and ensure the government “is held firmly accountable at […]
FILE – Secretary of former Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, holds a mass to mark a one year anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict, in St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Pope Francis has appointed the longtime secretary of the late Pope Benedict XVI, who was sent back to his […]
Jun. 14—WILKES-BARRE — Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker met this week with industry leaders from across Pennsylvania in Harrisburg for a two-day summit hosted by the Pennsylvania Workforce Development Board to promote the Shapiro Administration’s investments in Industry Partnership projects statewide that prepare Pennsylvania workers for family-sustaining jobs in the […]
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said that the UN Security Council’s vote in favour of a US-backed proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release made it “as clear as it possibly could be” that the world supports the plan, as he again called on Hamas to accept it. “Everyone’s vote is in, […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the UN Security Council’s vote in favour of a US-backed proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release made it “as clear as it possibly could be” that the world supports the plan, as he again called on Hamas to accept it. “Everyone’s vote is in, except […]