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Severe-weather season has begun across the Plains, and forecasters are predicting four days of severe weather that could include tornadoes and large hail. The area of risk extends from South Dakota to southern Texas beginning on Thursday and shifts east through Sunday. Cities such as Oklahoma City, Kansas City and Dallas could experience severe storms […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a press conference call to push for the passage of his Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, which the U.S. Senate has begun voting on. Brown was joined on the call by Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn. Brown’s FEND Off Fentanyl Act […]
Stanley Black & Decker, the world’s largest toolmaker, is closing up shop at two of its U.S. plants in a move expected to leave hundreds of employees without jobs as it transforms its manufacturing and distribution network. The closings of its facility in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and manufacturing plant in
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The U.S. government this week began airlifting stranded Americans out of the Haitian capital, as the gang violence racking this city showed no signs of abating and an already dire humanitarian crisis worsened. It is uncertain how long the airlifts will last.
The United States embassy in Haiti began evacuating some of its personnel on Sunday due to escalating gang violence. “The U.S. Embassy in Haiti remains open. Heightened gang violence in the neighborhood near U.S. embassy compounds and near the airport led to the State Department’s decision to arrange for the departure of additional embassy personnel. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in U.S. stores later this month, allowing American women and teens to purchase contraceptive medication as easily as they buy aspirin. Manufacturer Perrigo said Monday it has begun shipping the medication, Opill, to major retailers and pharmacies. A one-month supply will cost about […]
LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange’s lawyers will begin their final U.K. legal challenge on Tuesday to stop the WikiLeaks founder from being sent to the United States to face spying charges. The 52-year-old has been
The Maryland supreme court heard arguments on Monday from a group of organizers attempting to halt the sale of a local apartment complex that sits on top of a historic African American burial ground. Members of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC) packed the court in Annapolis on Monday, where justices heard testimony about
(ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images) Thanksgiving – and, more specifically, Black Friday – is the semiofficial start of the holiday shopping season in the United States. And if history is any guide, a lot of this year’s holiday shopping will be done online, and not just on Cyber Monday. Like retail sales generally, online shopping reliably surges in the fourth […]
Mayor Brandon Johnson looks on as Grace and Peace Church Pastor John Zayas speaks about efforts to help shelter the 1,250 migrants sleeping at Chicago police stations and at O’Hare International Airport on Nov. 28, 2023. (Heather Cherone / WTTW News) Mayor Brandon Johnson celebrated on Tuesday a renewed effort by 17 Chicago churches to […]