Jan. 22—Four people were injured in an early Monday morning fire south of Washington. Washington Township Volunteer Firemen were called out around 3:20 a.m. to 2416 E. CR 150 S. “We were dispatched to a fully involved fire in a camper next to a large pole building,” said Washington Township Fire Chief David Gray. “We […]
A student at Hickory Hills Middle School suffered injuries during an assault in the gymnasium shortly after lunch Jan. 17 and ended up in a Springfield hospital for evaluation and treatment. Three students allegedly responsible for the assault — which was witnessed by other students and staff — were taken into custody by law enforcement […]
ST. LOUIS – It’s that time of the year when frigid temperatures have us blasting those heaters to keep our homes warm. We do anything we can to keep our pipes from bursting and causing potentially hundreds of dollars in damages. So, to stop that from happening, insurance and plumbing companies suggest opening your cabinet […]
Nato members will send 90,000 troops to the alliance’s largest military exercise since the Cold War. Britain is deploying 20,000 soldiers to Operation Steadfast Defender 2024, which starts next week and will continue until the end of May. Gen Christopher Cavoli, Nato’s most senior commander, said the exercises would demonstrate the alliance’s ability to quickly […]
Odesa was the main target of the Russian drone assault in southern Ukraine overnight on Jan. 17 as Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 11 drones, the Southern Defense Forces wrote on Telegram. Three people were injured after the enemy launched a night attack on southern Ukraine using Shahed-131/136 kamikaze drones. Air defense units were engaged for […]
Another tailspin for Boeing, which plunged 8% in massive volume, helped send the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding more than 350 points, or 0.9%, Tuesday. That came as Spirit Airlines (SAVE) plummeted on the rejection of a proposed merger between it and fellow U.S. carrier JetBlue (JBLU).
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Maersk has sent two container ships through the Red Sea carrying goods for the United States military and government, according to the Danish company and ship tracking data. Maersk and other large shipping lines have instructed hundreds of commercial vessels to stay clear of the Bab al-Mandab Strait near […]
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Maersk has sent two container ships through the Red Sea carrying goods for the United States military and government, according to the Danish company and ship tracking data. Maersk and other large shipping lines have instructed hundreds of commercial vessels to stay clear of the Bab al-Mandab Strait near […]
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Sunday told Texas to stop impeding U.S. Border Patrol access to a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border that state National Guard took over last week. In a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, obtained by NBC News, Department of Homeland Security General Counsel Jonathan Meyer said a combination […]
An Ohio family says a case of mistaken identity led to police raiding their home, sending a 17-month-old toddler to an intensive care unit. “When I got to the top of the steps I noticed it was police and then the next thing I know, the door bust open, the windows are busting out around […]
Japan’s first launch of 2024 is in the books. An H-2A rocket topped with a reconnaissance satellite called IGS Optical 8 lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center on Thursday (Jan. 11) at 11:44 p.m. EST (0444 GMT and 1:44 p.m. local Japan time on Jan. 12). Everything went smoothly, according to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which built […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Democratic Florida prosecutor suspended by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will get another chance to show his political advocacy was protected by the First Amendment and could not be the basis for his removal, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of […]