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Marshall County Sheriff’s Office Is Searching For 41-year-old Wesley Augustine Of Gilbertsville.
MARSHALL COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The Marshall County Sheriff's Department is searching for a man who was spotted on I-24 near the 28-mile marker. Police responded to the scene and spotted a...
Chinese spy balloon used US internet provider.
UNITED STATES (NewsFirst) --- According to a US official, US intelligence agencies discovered in early 2023 that a Chinese surveillance satellite that passed through the US was using a US internet...
Marion, Illinois City Employee Dies in Accident
MARION, ILLINOIS (NewsFirst) - The city of Marion issued a press release on December 29, stating that an accident took place at the Marion Street Department on South Van Buren Street. The accident...
Carbondale Police Remind Residents About Holiday Safety.
CARBONDALE POLICE (NewsFirst) --- ***5 Tips for New Year's Eve Safety*** Staying Safe When It’s Time to Celebrate New Year’s Eve is an occasion to celebrate, and the last thing you want is a health...
MODOT Work Zone Today New Madrid County
SIKESTON—U.S. Route 61 in New Madrid County will be reduced as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. This section of roadway is located between Mill...
Clemson hopes to continue late-season turnaround against Kentucky in the Gator Bowl
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Clemson was at a crossroads in late October, its season on the verge of unraveling following consecutive one-score losses to Miami and North...
The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxins lurked, documents show
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A large pool of dark liquid festering on the floor. No fresh air. Computer displays that would overheat and ooze out a fishy-smelling gel that...
Maui’s economy needs tourists. Can they visit without compounding wildfire trauma?
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The restaurant where Katie Austin was a server burned in the wildfire that devastated Hawaii's historic town of Lahaina this summer. Two...
Russian poet receives 7-year prison sentence for reciting verses against war in Ukraine
A Russian poet was given a 7-year prison sentence Thursday for reciting verses against Russia's war in Ukraine, a tough punishment that comes during a relentless Kremlin crackdown on...
An American-Canadian-Israeli woman previously believed to be held hostage in Gaza is declared dead
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli kibbutz hard-hit by Hamas' assault on southern Israel announced on Thursday the death of Judih Weinstein — an...
Missouri school board to reinstate Black history classes with new curriculum.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Students at a suburban St. Louis school district can continue to take elective Black history courses, school leaders announced Thursday in a reversal of a vote last week by the...
Huge surf pounds West Coast and Hawaii, flooding some low-lying areas
By JOHN ANTCZAK and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful surf rolled onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii on Thursday as a big swell generated by the stormy...
As Gaza war grinds on, tensions soar along Israel’s volatile northern border with Lebanon
By TIA GOLDENBERG and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli officials are stepping up threats against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, warning that Israel is running out...
North Korea’s new reactor at nuclear site likely to be formally operational next summer, Seoul says
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A light-water reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear complex will likely be formally operational by next summer, South Korea’s defense...
World population up 75 million this year, standing at 8 billion on Jan. 1
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year's Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released...
Venezuela will hold military exercises off its shores as a British warship heads to Guyana
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro ordered Venezuela’s armed forces to conduct defensive exercises in the Eastern Caribbean after the United Kingdom...
US military space plane blasts off on another secretive mission expected to last years
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer The U.S. military's X-37B space plane blasted off Thursday on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a couple of years. Like previous missions,...
Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states’ authority to block former president
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential...
Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president?
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — First, Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn't eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine's...
A frantic push to safeguard the Paris Olympics promises thousands of jobs and new starts after riots
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — With a name that doesn’t ring old-school French like Jean, Pierre or Jacques, and a home address in a tough suburb of Paris where riots flared, Salah...
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