Two people got stuck in a tree, surrounded by water, about 300 yards from shore, according to California firefighters. Two fire departments, a helicopter and Border Patrol then raced to beat the setting sun to rescue them at about 6 p.m. Feb. 10 in Jamul, the Chula Vista Fire Department said on X, formerly known […]
Ukraine is creating a new military branch for drone warfare, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Drones feature more in Ukraine than in any other conflict in history, and are shaping the fighting. A military expert said it’s likely the first time a country has set up a separate drone branch. Ukraine is creating a new branch of […]
A judge on Friday convicted a man of stabbing his girlfriend to death and then starting a fire in her North St. Paul apartment to try to conceal the killing. Ramsey County District Judge David Brown found Melvin Bilbro, 42, guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree intentional murder and first-degree arson in connection with the death […]
On Feb. 25, 2023, a mobile home in Talmo, Ga. was set on fire around 5:30 a.m. The mobile home was destroyed, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, and the homeowner, Michael Timothy Sites, was arrested for first-degree arson. Deputies said previously that he’d been arrested the same morning as Hall County Fire Rescue […]
There are numerous “day in the life” and “get ready with me” influencers on TikTok, but users have found the latest creator that they want to imitate. Andrew “Drew” Walls (@drewwalls10) has gone viral for his vlog-style videos that show him going to Target, getting a haircut, shopping, etc. Walls currently has several videos that […]
A Washington County man is behind bars after police say he set fire to his own apartment building. According to a criminal complaint, William Reese texted his neighbor about turning up the heat Wednesday evening. Soon after, he showed up at the neighbor’s door, demanding the same thing. According to police, a little while later, […]
Two 23-year-old men were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of burglarizing and intentionally setting fire to a Folsom home in development, as well as burglarizing other homes also being built, the Folsom Police Department said. Officers began investigating after receiving a report of multiple burglaries to homes under construction in the area of Townsend Court on […]
Washington — The attorney general of Texas on Wednesday defied federal officials who demanded state authorities abandon a public park along the U.S.-Mexico border that state National Guard soldiers seized last week, setting up a legal showdown with the Biden administration over the country’s immigration policies. Over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security called […]
Chinese internet giants Alibaba Group Holding and TikTok each put their technological prowess on display last week at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, where their respective artificial intelligence (AI) and live-streaming e-commerce products set the tone for how they plan to embed themselves further into daily life in overseas markets. Alibaba.com, the international business-to-business wholesale […]
By Nathan Layne, Gabriella Borter and Tim Reid DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – A highly anticipated poll set the tone for a final full day of campaigning in ice-cold Iowa on Sunday, with Donald Trump maintaining a big lead and Nikki Haley overtaking Ron DeSantis for second place in the Republican presidential race. The Des […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared he will win Iowa. Former President Donald Trump says he’ll capture the state, with his advisers promising a victory by at least 12 points. And Vivek Ramaswamy’s team has said he’ll come in third. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley hasn’t been as easy to pin down. Just four days […]
Sprawling across 1,745 acres — including nearly an acre of quiet, meticulously landscaped grounds — a Northern California wine country estate with a majestic Queen Anne Victorian home will go to the highest bidder in an auction next month. Listed in July 2023 for $8.5 million, the Mendocino County property’s three-story primary residence spans 7,500 […]