A recruiting ad for Ukraine’s military forces is seen during a partial electricity blackout in the center of Kyiv on June 22, 2024, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images/TNS) (Tribune News Service) — Russia attacked energy transmission facilities in the north and center of Ukraine with drones overnight, causing temporary power cuts
By mid-April, I had lost count of the number of times my RTI request had been kicked around like a football. Then, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), where it reached four times from different departments, sent identical replies that are weirdly funny, to say the least. First, CBEC said, all information about
Rosie Romero Special to the Arizona Daily Star Question: My insurance rates keep increasing and I don’t have any claims. Why is this happening? Answer: We have heard stories about or experienced first-hand, rising homeowners insurance rates. Rosie on the House certified partner Clay Janson, agency principal with Phocus Insurance Services, discusses the causes of
MERRIFIELD– What better way to make use of a dying tree than giving it new life as an art piece? Peter Bachman and Janet Rice made a stunning addition to their property by hiring Nick Kelley to carve what they’ve been told is one of Crow Wing County’s oldest white pines into a larger-than-life Viking
“If we miss it by a couple of years, which is probably what will happen, the goals are still worthy,” says Gov. Hochul in response to official notice that New York won’t meet its 2030 green-energy goals. She’s whistling in the wind: The state is decades from meeting the goals. It’s simply burning billions, slamming
The trail along South Fooses Creek in Salida. Courtesy of Flickr This month a long-planned removal of the 218-foot earth and rock-fill hydroelectric dam at Fooses Reservoir near Salida will begin. Xcel Energy, which owns the dam known as Salida Unit No. 1, made the announcement on Wednesday. “Xcel Energy is decommissioning their dam and
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Injectable weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro are skyrocketing in popularity, but they aren’t cheap and insurance often won’t cover the cost. However, there are ways to get covered by insurance, as long as people meet certain requirements, like having a high body mass index of 27 to 29. Affordable weight
Lake Metroparks officials recently voted to advance plans for a new park along the Grand River, while state legislators committed financial support to expand a new trail along Lake Erie. The Lake Metroparks Park Board voted last week to accept a bid to pave an entrance and parking lot at Hemlock Ridge Park, an upcoming
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m an auto claims insurance adjuster, and occasionally take calls from customers whose loved ones have been killed in an accident. While I can almost always assist with their insurance needs, I don’t know how to end the call. It feels wrong and insensitive to end the call the way I normally
Washington, DC, July 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The following is a statement from Thurgood Marshall College Fund(TMCF) President & CEO Dr. Harry L. Williams: Today we mourn the loss of a longtime supporter of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), TMCF and Black Americans in general, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Her more than 30