Multiple train cars containing a highly flammable liquid derailed in Darke County Tuesday afternoon. After 12:20 p.m., Greenville police and fire were called to the intersection of State Route 571 near SR 49 and the Shell gas station on reports of a train derailment. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency was on the scene working to […]
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SpaceX wants to expand Starship launch site with a Texas land swap
SpaceX wants to do a land swap in Texas to “expand its operational footprint around its launch facilities” for its giant new Starship rocket, according to the state. SpaceX plans to give 477 acres (193 hectares) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department near the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge a little north of Boca […]
Ideas pitched for nature area on Toyota site
Jan. 23—RANDOLPH COUNTY — A 300-acre tract of woodland in on the southwest corner of Toyota North Carolina’s battery manufacturing plant site in Randolph County will become an outdoor educational site. Seven students from N.C. A&T State University’s landscape architecture program will design and build a “culturally inclusive, environmentally friendly outdoor experience involving a trail […]
U.S. Education Secretary tours site of Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School building, where the 2018 shooting — the deadliest in Florida — took place, and spoke with some of the survivors and victims’ relatives about ways to improve school safety nationally. “To say that this morning was one of the most impactful moments […]
‘Treasure hunter’ damages 1,000-year-old historical site with dig, Utah officials say
A man claiming to be a prospector was charged after he was accused of digging a “staggering” tunnel on a 1,000-year-old historical site, Utah officials say. A ‘”concerned citizen” alerted the Utah Trust Lands Administration about “vandalism and potential damage near Fort Pearce in Washington County” on Nov. 7, the administration said in a Jan. […]
India’s Modi inaugurates Hindu temple on site of destroyed mosque
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated on Monday a giant new Hindu temple, which is built on the site where a historic mosque was destroyed decades ago by radical Hindus, in the north Indian pilgrimage town of Ayodhya. The contentious place of worship in the state of Uttar Pradesh stands on the razed site of […]
YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast pledges to share revenue numbers after posting his first video on the site
Elon Musk has had his wish granted after YouTube’s biggest star, MrBeast, uploaded his content on X for the first time. However, the richest man on earth may have got a bit more than he bargained for after the influencer pledged to publicly share details of how much revenue the platform will pay out for […]
Elon Musk privately visits Auschwitz-Birkenau site in response to accusations of antisemitism on X
KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Elon Musk visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau World War II Nazi German death camp on Monday, after the billionaire faced criticism for subscribing to an antisemitic conspiracy theory and allowing hate messages on his social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter. The private visit was apparently in response to […]
Milford hearing Jan. 22 on proposed tiny home village for homeless, like Georgetown site
A village of tiny homes like the one in Georgetown for people experiencing homelessness has been proposed in Milford. A public hearing on the plan by the nonprofit Springboard Collaborative is scheduled at the Milford City Council meeting, 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at City Hall, 201 S. Walnut St. Springboard has requested that the […]
High School Band webpage leads to pornographic site, school alerted
Letters on using Bible to make laws, choosing a jail site, labeling people, improving lives
Based on the Bible, which verses would you turn into American law? Reading Carla Hinton’s article “Cross Purpose?” How an organization can lead people to want America to be a Christian Nation. How the leaders ask, “Do you believe that America law should be based on the Bible?” I had to pause and think. Which […]
Homestead ideal site for new state prison and inmate hospital, state consultants say
Miami-Dade could be the potential site for a new state prison. The idea is being proposed by an auditing firm hired by the state to develop a master plan for Florida’s state prison system, which is at risk without the construction of at least one new prison, according to their final report. Their firm’s final […]