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Month: January 2024

Ukraine unleashes more drones and missiles at Russian areas as part of its new year strategy

By The Associated Press Russian air defenses downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in occupied Crimea and southern Russia on Friday, officials said, as Kyiv pressed its strategy of targeting the Moscow-annexed peninsula and taking the 22-month war well beyond Ukraine’s borders. Air raid sirens wailed in Sevastopol, the largest city in Crimea, and traffic was

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Snow Report: January 5th

There is some new snow to report in many local resorts! Also, ahead in the forecast we expect a period of wintry weather starting with consecutive rounds of snowfall, the stronger of the two systems looks to be headed our way later tonight into Saturday. A Winter Weather Advisory is going into effect tonight at

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Sri Lanka declares moratorium on research ships for a year amid Indian concerns over Chinese vessels

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has declared a moratorium on foreign research ships entering its waters for a year amid concerns from India over Chinese research vessels docking in its neighborhood. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said that the moratorium relates to all countries and give local researchers time

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Iowa school shooter is believed to have posted an ominous TikTok video before killing a 6th grader and wounding 5 people

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Moments before a 17-year-old unleashed gunfire at Iowa’s Perry High School, killing a sixth grader and wounding five other people, the student is believed to have posted a foreboding TikTok video. On the morning shooter Dylan Butler opened fire, a TikTok post believed to

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McDonald’s CEO said it’s experiencing ‘meaningful business impact’ across the Middle East

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — McDonald’s said that it’s experiencing “meaningful business impact” in the Middle East because of the war between Israel and Hamas, joining Starbucks in issuing public statements trying to squash misconceptions and boycotts affecting the brands. In a letter posted on LinkedIn, McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said that

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PepsiCo products are being pulled from some Carrefour grocery stores in Europe over price hikes

By SYLVIE CORBET and DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Global supermarket chain Carrefour will stop selling PepsiCo products in its stores in France, Belgium, Spain and Italy over price increases for popular items like Lay’s potato chips, Quaker Oats, Lipton Iced Tea and its namesake soda. The French grocery chain said it pulled

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