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Month: May 2023

Texas firefighter stabbed while fighting blazes along interstate

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a Texas firefighter was stabbed in the thigh by a man accused of starting the multiple fires firefighters were putting out along Interstate 35 in Austin. Austin Fire Department shift commander Eddie Martinez told the Austin American-Statesman that the injuries sustained by the firefighter early Monday morning weren’t life-threatening.

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UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A United Nations official says Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N. agencies are facing challenges to feed them. U.N. special rapporteur Olivier De Schutter spoke Monday in Dhaka after visiting the camps sheltering the refugees from Myanmar. He said the international

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Poland imposes sanctions on 365 Belarusians over ‘draconian’ verdict against journalist

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has imposed sanctions on 365 Belarusian citizens and frozen the financial assets of other entities and people associated with Russian capital. Poland’s Interior Ministry said Monday that it was imposing the sanctions in reaction go a “draconian” verdict against a journalist. The 365 Belarusians will be barred from entering Europe’s

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Gov. Whitmer orders flags to be lowered to half-staff this Memorial Day to honor fallen service members

By WXYZ Staff Click here for updates on this story     MICHIGAN (WXYZ) — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered that flags be lowered to half-staff to honor fallen service members this Memorial Day. The order applies to U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and with all public buildings and grounds across the

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