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A “HELP” sign made from palm tree leaves saved three sailors stranded on a tiny Pacific atoll for more than a week, after the U.S. Coast Guard spotted it from the sky. The three men were found Tuesday evening on the minute Pikelot Atoll, which is part of the Federated States of Micronesia. They had […]
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — A special sign unveiling is scheduled in Charles Town Friday honoring the first Black woman to become a licensed horse trainer. Sylvia Rideoutt Bishop, who was born in Charles Town in 1920, had a pony as a little girl, according to her daughter, LaVerne Bishop. Her love for horses was sealed […]
CNN — A US Navy and Coast Guard operation on Tuesday rescued three mariners stranded on a tiny Pacific Ocean islet for more than a week after the trio spelled out “HELP” using palm fronds laid on a white-sand beach. The mission also unexpectedly turned into a family reunion.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer inflation in the United States cooled last month yet remained elevated in the latest sign that the pandemic-fueled price surge is only gradually and fitfully coming under control. Tuesday’s report from the Labor Department showed that the consumer price index rose 0 . . .
More than 800 officials in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union released a public letter of dissent on Friday against their governments’ support of Israel in its war in Gaza. The letter is the first instance of officials in . . .
JACKSON, Miss. — The mother of a 10-year-old Black child who was sentenced by a Mississippi judge to three months of probation and a book report for urinating in public has refused to sign his probation agreement and has asked for the charge against her son to be dismissed, the family’s attorney announced Tuesday. Latonya […]
FILE PHOTO: A Houthi fighter stands on the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released Nov. 20, 2023. Photo shared by Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels show no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, the top commander of U.S. naval […]
JACKSON, Miss. — The mother of a 10-year-old Black child who was sentenced by a Mississippi judge to three months of probation and a book report for urinating in public has refused to sign his probation agreement and has asked for the charge against her son to be dismissed, the family’s attorney announced Tuesday. Latonya […]
Retail spending on Black Friday and Cyber Monday shattered last year’s totals despite many consumer sentiment surveys that say people are worried about the economy. Consumers spent $38 billion from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday, up 7.8 percent annually, said Adobe Analytics. Even adjusted for inflation, Adobe said growth was “driven by net-new . . .
Swedish and NATO flags are seen printed on paper this illustration taken April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights STOCKHOLM, Dec 5 (Reuters . . .