Southwest Florida schools preemptively closed ahead of Hurricane Ian to prepare for the destruction they knew was coming. More than two weeks after the Category 4 hurricane hit the coast, those schools remain closed as families and school districts recover from one of the state's worst natural disasters. It's the...
Prosecutors are seeking Steve Bannon, Trump’s former adviser, to serve a six-month prison sentence
Federal prosecutors want Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, to receive a six-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress, according to a recommendation filed Monday. In addition to serving time, the government wants him to pay $200,000 in fines. “For his sustained and bad faith contempt of...
EEUU: Hearing aids can now be purchased without a prescription
This Monday, for the first time, adults with mild to moderate hearing loss in the US will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription. Those under the age of 18 or those with severe hearing loss will still need a prescription. The FDA announced the long-awaited rule change...
Russia’s partial mobilization ends in Moscow and the city’s military recruitment offices will close this Monday, says the mayor
The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, announced the end of the partial mobilization in the city and the closure of the military recruitment offices at 2:00 p.m. local time on Monday, according to the statement published on the Internet. "According to information from the Moscow military commissar, the partial mobilization...
A military plane crashes in a residential area in Russia
A Russian SU-34 fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the city of Yeysk on Monday, Russian state media TASS reported. It is unclear how many people were on the fighter. According to testimony TASS received from an eyewitness, firefighters and ambulances have arrived at the scene. "A plane...
Two Palestinians wounded by Israeli troops in West Bank raid
Two Palestinian men were critically injured by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, the latest incident in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Israeli military were conducting an arrest raid in the village of Yamun,...
China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia
Russian ally Serbia took the delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system in a veiled operation this weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms buildup in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten the fragile peace in the region. Media and military experts said Sunday...
Shanghai bankers and traders hunker down as lockdown intensifies
Bankers and traders are hunkering down in offices in Shanghai, sleeping on camping beds and living off instant noodles or boxed meals to keep China's financial centre running amid a longer-than-expected lockdown against COVID-19. While the wheels of Shanghai's financial markets are mostly still turning, there are signs that the...
Residents clear trees, assess damage from southern storms
Southerners were clearing trees from roads and buildings as weather forecasters planned to survey damage from several possible tornadoes in Georgia and South Carolina, but said that effort could be interrupted by the potential for more storms Wednesday. Tuesday’s storms killed at least two people — one in Texas and...