Year: 2024

The Israel Defense Forces opened fire Thursday at “suspects” in southern Lebanon that allegedly violated the terms of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah.  IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote on X that “in the past hour, a number of suspects were observed arriving, some of them in vehicles, to several areas in southern…

President Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to lower its draft age to conscript 18-year-olds to keep pace with Russia’s growing military nearly three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion. A senior Biden administration official told The Associated Press Wednesday that “the pure math” of Ukraine’s situation calls for lowering the draft age from the current age…

Russia launched another “massive” attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, knocking out power for more than a million households, according to Ukranian officials. Thursday’s attack, which involved more than 200 missiles and drones, marks the second on Ukraine’s power grid in less than two weeks. Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on Facebook that “attacks…

The focus of Thanksgiving may seem pretty simple — cooking, eating and giving thanks — but the specific choices made throughout the day can have an impact on your overall health. From choice of food to stress levels, there are many aspects of the holiday that can affect physical and mental well-being. Several wellness experts…

Four dolphins were found dead on a Mississippi beach over the weekend, according to a Facebook post by the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS). The dolphins, identified as Pantropical Spotted Dolphins, died after becoming stranded in the sand on Petit Bois Island. The species is rarely seen in Mississippi waters and usually inhabits deeper…

When President Abraham Lincoln first proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday, little did he know he was spelling the beginning of the end to the prominence of the original patriotic celebration held during the last week of November: Evacuation Day. In November 1863, Lincoln issued an order thanking God for harvest blessings, and by the 1940s,…

As the holiday season begins, residents of western North Carolina who lost everything during Hurricane Helene want their fellow Americans to keep them in mind. Some people in hard-hit areas like Swannanoa and Burnsville, or in hard-to-reach places nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, are still living in tents or RVs where their homes once stood. …

A California man who was reported missing in 1999 is finally reuniting with his family after his sister recognized his picture printed in a USA Today article in April of this year, the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office announced on Facebook. LCSO received a call from the woman who told sheriff’s deputy Derek Kennemore she had…

During his storied coaching career, Nick Saban rarely shied away from an opportunity to express his thoughts about a topic related to college football. During his latest appearance on the “Pat McAfee Show,” the seven-time national championship winning coach discussed some of the potential drawbacks of the new 12-team College Football Playoff format.  Under the…

A stowaway allegedly sneaked onto a Delta Air Lines flight that departed John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City Tuesday and wasn’t noticed until the aircraft was close to touching down in Paris, WABC-TV reported.  The woman boarded Delta Flight 264 just before 11 p.m. Tuesday.  She was caught after a flight attendant…