A helicopter and gyrocopter collided mid-air during an aviation convention at a Wisconsin airport on Saturday, officials said. The incident occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. local time in Oshkosh, according to the National Transportation Safety Board, which is the lead agency investigating the crash. A Rotorway 162F helicopter and an […]
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Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks issued a preliminary injunction against the law, which also would have […]
8 dogs died from extreme heat in the Midwest during unairconditioned drive
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — At least eight dogs died of heat -related injuries after being transported in the back of an uncooled cargo van through northern Indiana Thursday night, authorities said. The dogs that died were among 18 shepherds traveling from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to a training facility in […]
Robert Chambers, NYC’s ‘Preppy Killer,’ is released after 15 years in prison on drug charges
Online records show the man known as New York City’s “Preppy Killer” is again out of prison, after spending 15 years in custody on drug and assault charges ByThe Associated Press July 29, 2023, 5:43 PM FILE – Robert Chambers is led in handcuffs into Manhattan criminal court for his […]
American woman and her child kidnapped in Haiti, organization says
Alix Dorsainvil and her child were kidnapped on Thursday, the group said. July 29, 2023, 5:37 PM A New Hampshire woman and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to a faith-based humanitarian organization where the mother works as a nurse. Alix Dorsainvil and her child were kidnapped Thursday […]
Ukraine moves official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25, denouncing Russian-imposed traditions
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday signed a law moving the official Christmas Day holiday to Dec. 25 from Jan. 7, the day when the Russian Orthodox Church observes it. The explanatory note attached to the law said its goal is to “abandon the Russian heritage,” including […]
Wagner mercenaries in Belarus move closer to the Polish border, Poland’s prime minister says
The Polish prime minister says that over 100 mercenaries belonging to the Russian-linked Wagner group in Belarus have moved close to the border with Poland ByThe Associated Press July 29, 2023, 1:02 PM FILE – In this grab taken from video released by Belarus’ Defense Ministry on Thursday, July 20, […]
Sheriff’s recruit dies 8 months after being struck by wrong-way driver while jogging
Alejandro Martinez succumbed to his injuries on Friday. July 29, 2023, 2:25 PM A sheriff’s recruit who was gravely injured after a wrong-way driver plowed his SUV into a group of dozens of recruits out for a run in Los Angeles County has died eight months after the crash, authorities […]
‘The Few, the Proud’ aren’t so few: Marines recruiting surges while other services struggle
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Not long ago, Marine Col. Jennifer Nash, a combat engineer with war deployments under her belt, made a vow to fellow officers as they headed to a dinner in Atlanta: She would get two new recruiting contacts by the end of the evening. She admits recruiting […]
Historically Black fraternity drops Florida for convention because of DeSantis policies
ORLANDO, Fla. — The oldest historically Black collegiate fraternity in the U.S. says it is relocating a planned convention in two years from Florida because of what it described as Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ administration’s “harmful, racist and insensitive” policies towards African Americans. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity said this week that […]