Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95
Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He ...
What to know about Sean Duffy, Trump’s choice to become transportation secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Sean Duffy to become transportation secretary in his new administration, positioning him to oversee a complex system that includes ...
Numerous children injured by a vehicle at a school gate in central China
Numerous children were injured by a vehicle at the gate of an elementary school in central China’s Hunan province on Tuesday morning, reports said. Students were arriving for ...
Russia vetoes UN resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in the war between Sudan’s rival forces
Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Monday calling for an immediate cease-fire in the war between Sudan’s military and paramilitary forces and delivery of humanitarian aid ...
Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
A judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy. Teton County ...
45 prominent activists will be sentenced in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
Dozens of prominent activists will be sentenced Tuesday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case, facing up to life in prison under a sweeping law imposed by Beijing ...
Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, master of modern free verse, has died at 92
Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died. He was 92. Tanikawa, who translated ...
Basketball changed life plan for one Rockford player
College coaches are constantly recruiting players to join their team, but high school coaches are often recruiting students from their own schools to play too. For Rockford High School basketball ...
Pirates ace Paul Skenes wins NL Rookie of Year award over Jackson Merrill and Jackson Chourio
Hard-throwing Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes beat San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio for the National League Rookie of the Year Award ...
SWAC suspends 16 players from Jackson State-Alabama State melee, fines both schools
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has issued one-game suspensions to a total of 16 Jackson State and Alabama State players over a postgame altercation and fined both ...
Jackson County murder investigation underway
Jackson County sheriff’s deputies and FDLE crime scene technicians are still collecting evidence in a weekend murder investigation. A judge ordered ...
Bay County Commissioner retires after 20 years of service
Bill Dozier closed out 20 years as Bay County Commissioner on Monday. Since 2004, he’s represented District Three which covers most of Panama City, including ...