1/4 Damage is seen around the Woodward County Courthouse in Oklahoma after a tornado roared through April 9, 1947. File Photo courtesy of the National Weather Service April 9 (UPI) — On this date in history: In 1413, Henry V was crowned king of England. In 1816, the first all-black U.S. religious denomination, the AME …
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The United States has the largest railway network in the world. Beginning in the early 1800s, the laying of train tracks became a symbol of America’s economic and territorial expansion. Today, almost 2 billion tons of goods travel on American trains every year and millions of Americans use Amtrak to get around the country. All …
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international organization formed to identify the dead and missing from the 1990s Balkan conflicts is preparing to send a team of forensics experts to Ukraine as the death toll mounts more than six weeks into the war caused by Russia’s invasion. Authorities in Kyiv have reached out to the …
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The United States has the largest railway network in the world. Beginning in the early 1800s, the laying of train tracks became a symbol of America’s economic and territorial expansion. Today, almost 2 billion tons of goods travel on American trains every year and millions of Americans use Amtrak to get around the country. All …
The Electric Vehicle Revolution Is Coming for Trains Read More »
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international organization formed to identify the dead and missing from the 1990s Balkan conflicts is preparing to send a team of forensics experts to Ukraine as the death toll mounts more than six weeks into the war caused by Russia’s invasion. Authorities in Kyiv have reached out to the …
Experts set to travel to Ukraine to identify the war’s dead Read More »
“Baseball’s back, baby,” screamed a fan going down the stairs at the Addison Red Line station, provoking a joyful chant from the crowd headed to Wrigley Field just before noon Thursday. It was a sea of blue and red as fans flooded Wrigleyville bundled up in their Chicago Cubs gear. After a contentious 99-day Major …
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of two men accused of impersonating federal agents and giving actual Secret Service agents gifts and free apartments in Washington has claimed to have ties to Pakistani intelligence and had visas showing travel to Pakistan and Iran, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The men, Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 35, were …
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Pull up a seat and stay awhile in charming Hendersonville, NC In the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, good food and warm hospitality are traditions locals hold dear and graciously extend to visitors. No place shows off those Southern hallmarks better than the small town of Hendersonville. A vibrant downtown — anchored by a …
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international organization formed to identify the dead and missing from the 1990s Balkan conflicts is preparing to send a team of forensics experts to Ukraine as the death toll mounts more than six weeks into the war caused by Russia’s invasion. Authorities in Kyiv have reached out to the …
Experts set to travel to Ukraine to identify the war’s dead Read More »
“Baseball’s back, baby,” screamed a fan going down the stairs at the Addison Red Line station, provoking a joyful chant from the crowd headed to Wrigley Field just before noon Thursday. It was a sea of blue and red as fans flooded Wrigleyville bundled up in their Chicago Cubs gear. After a contentious 99-day Major …