About 8,300 wreaths will be laid by veterans, active-duty military members and volunteers. A ceremony and wreath placement will be held in Bath National Cemetery at the Bath VA Medical Center on Saturday, in coordination with National Wreaths Across America Day. [Full Article...]
The bomber, disguised as a policeman, blew himself up at the General Kaahiye Police Academy. But the state-run Somali National News Agency says the man was wearing a track suit and emerged from residential areas near the academy before detonating his explosive vest. [Full Article...]
As McCain began to get emotional, Biden made his way over to her, grabbing her hand and reminding her of her father's courage and, in particular, how her father helped Beau. Sen. McCain also took to Twitter to thank Biden for setting an example of strength. "One of the things that gave Beau courage - my word - was John", Biden said, referring to Meghan's father. [Full Article...]
A slippery start with a few flurries this morning. Add in winds from the west gusting to near 35 miles per hour, and you've got wind chills mainly in the teens and 20s. By Friday night, rain showers move into the area with periods of gusty winds. Lows in the lower teens. This could also mean more rain and snow near the end of this month into January. [Full Article...]
May lost by a close margin of 309-305 votes. European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Wednesday there will be "no turning back" for Britain on commitments made during an initial divorce deal between the two, after his United Kingdom counterpart insisted it was merely a "statement of intent". [Full Article...]
Mr Tillerson spoke on Tuesday to the USA diplomatic corps at a town hall meeting amid low morale and widespread concerns about his planned overhaul of the State Department. And so we continue to indicate to them, we need a period of quiet . "We can only do our part of this", he said. "We have a strong military presence standing behind us", Tillerson said of his diplomatic efforts. [Full Article...]
She demanded that the entire White House staff resign if they do not call on Trump to remove the tweet . "Hi, this is President Donald Trump and I need Alabama to go vote for Roy Moore", the recording began. "It's fundamental accountability. that's what it boils down to", he said. "Do the right thing". Wyden joined Merkley, his fellow Oregonian, on Monday in issuing a call for Trump to resi... [Full Article...]
A Winter Weather Advisory and a Wind Advisory are in effect for Ashe and Watauga County Tuesday. Following a heavy coating of snow last night and early this morning, we brace for the next wave of snowfall, this time coming off of Lake Ontario. [Full Article...]
Get Me Out Of Here! stars all appeared to be in high spirits, with jungle queen Toff grinning at the paps as she wheeled her luggage through the terminal. 'I thought I would have to leave. Medic Bob just said, "Come on Toff, it's hit you first because you're the smallest". 'It's a medical problem and I've been on strong tablets for six months trying to get rid of them. [Full Article...]
Early reports suggest that Secondus may have won with over 2000 votes against his closest rival, Tunde Adeniran, who became a rallying point for the Southwest zone after other contestants namely Bode George, Jimi Agbaje, Gbenga Daniel, Rashidi Ladoja and Olusegun Aderemi withdrew from the race. [Full Article...]
Sanders continued, contending again that she wasn't finished: "You can not say that it's an honest mistake when you're purposefully putting out information that you know to be false or when you're taking information that hasn't been validated, that hasn't been offered any credibility and that has been continually denied by a number of people including people with direct knowledge of an instance". [Full Article...]
The protesters gathered hundreds of yards away from the embassy on Sunday, where they burned an effigy of Trump, U.S. and Israeli flags, as well as piles of garbage, sending plumes of smoke into the air. foreign policy had previously stipulated, along with most of the rest of the world's governments and two United Nations resolutions, that control of Jerusalem should be decided as part of negoti... [Full Article...]
Experts say sending people to Mars , which lies an average of 140 million miles (225 million kilometres) from Earth, would require a massive cash investment and huge technical development. Earlier this year, China said it was making initial preparations to send crewed missions to the Moon. Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon - on July 20, 1969. [Full Article...]
President Donald Trump's recent Jerusalem declaration. It is the second tunnel discovered within a month. The last tunnel, which was attributed to the Islamic Jihad, was discovered in October and detonated too, as the military continue operating along the border, always searching for tunnels. [Full Article...]
The snub over the US' recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital came after Egypt's Coptic Church on Saturday also cancelled an upcoming meeting with Pence in protest against Washington's move on Jerusalem. Two Palestinians were killed in the latest Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, that injured another 25 Palestinians. Lebanese President Michel Aoun last week called the ... [Full Article...]
The Journal reported that Bader was the nominal buyer, but said MBS was identified in U.S. intelligence reports as the true owner. A Leonardo Da Vinci painting that sold for a record $450 million at auction is heading to the new Louvre in Abu Dhabi, according to the museum. [Full Article...]
A senior Palestinian official says the Palestinians will not meet with Vice President Mike Pence during his upcoming visit to the region because of the USA recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital . Pro-Palestinian demonstrators also gathered in the centre of Paris Saturday to protest against the upcoming visit of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. It is in conflict with the United Nations re... [Full Article...]
The Indian government had raised concern over the safety Kulbhushan's family members during their visit to Pakistan and had appealed to the country's authorities to allow a diplomat to accompany them. "RAW agent Commander Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav was tried by FGCM under section 59 of Pakistan Army Act (PAA) 1952 and Section 3 of official Secret Act of 1923". [Full Article...]
Lee Eisenman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute , told Co.Design that the complexity of purple fits the current state of the world that we live in. But hey, it is a pretty universally flattering hue, so go ahead and get it. No word of politics in Pantone's 2018 selection, however. "We wanted to pick something that brings hope and an uplifting message". [Full Article...]
Singapore Airlines has changed some of its flight routes between Asia and the U.S.in response to North Korea's missile tests, CNNMoney reported. "There are no current routes that fly through a unsafe zone", said an Asiana Airlines official. [Full Article...]