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Month: June 2024

Two veterans get free homes in Marshall

By Brittany Breeding Click here for updates on this story     MARSHALL, Texas (KTBS) — Two veterans are being honored for the sacrifices they gave for their country. They’re being given homes for free. There was a celebration in Marshall, Texas, Wednesday morning as one of the veterans got his home. Marine veteran Joseph Hammers and

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And then there was one: Mark Rutte. Romania’s president withdraws from the race for NATO chief

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Romania’s president has withdrawn from the race to become NATO’s next secretary general. It leaves outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte all but certain to head the world’s biggest military organization from October. President Klaus Iohannis’s office said in a statement Thursday that Romania’s security council has

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“Solo los piratas hacen esto”: Filipinas acusa a China de utilizar armas blancas en una importante escalada en el mar de China Meridional

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Filipinas acusó a la Guardia Costera de China de lanzar un “asalto brutal” con armas blancas durante un enfrentamiento en el mar de China Meridional a principios de esta semana, una escalada importante en una disputa que amenaza con arrastrar a Estados Unidos a otro conflicto global. Las imágenes publicadas

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Detroit coalition urges state lawmakers to ban flavored tobacco and hold retailers accountable

By Andres Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Metro Detroit group is demanding state lawmakers pass a package of bills that would overhaul tobacco use in Michigan, including banning the sale of all flavored tobacco products. The Detroit Wayne-Oakland Tobacco-Free Coalition, comprised of elected officials, DPSCD board members,

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3 more victims from Rochester Hills splash pad shooting released from hospital, sheriff’s office says

By Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — Three more victims from the shooting at a splash pad in the Detroit suburb of Rochester Hills have been released from the hospital, officials said. On Wednesday, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office announced that three victims, a 4-year-old boy, a 42-year-old

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Stonehenge not visibly damaged by protest paint. It’s clean and ready to rock the solstice.

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Stonehenge monuments that have stood for thousands of years appear unscathed after climate protesters were arrested for spraying orange paint on them, an official said Thursday. Workers cleaned the stones and the roughly 4,500-year-old monument was visibly undamaged, said Nick Merriman, the chief executive of English Heritage.

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So long plastic air pillows: Amazon shifting to recycled paper filling for packages in North America

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Amazon is shifting from the plastic air pillows used for packaging in North America to recycled paper because it’s more environmentally sound, and it says paper just works better. The company said Thursday that it’s already replaced 95% of the plastic air pillows with paper filler in North America

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Young heiress distributes millions to organizations that help improve Austrian society

BERLIN (AP) — A young German-Austrian heiress has realized her plan to redistribute almost all of her assets to organizations that are devoted to protecting the climate, improving education and health care, or supporting gender equality among other issues. Marlene Engelhorn, 31, had asked a group representing 50 diverse citizens in Austria earlier this year

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