You’ll need a full hand of fingers to count how many planets you’ll be able to see Tuesday night. Just after sunset, sky watchers will have the opportunity to see Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury and Uranus form an arch stretching … Read More
Fire leaves 39 dead and dozens more injured at Mexican migration center mere feet from US border
At least 39 people are dead and dozens more are injured after a fire broke out at a migration center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, mere feet from the U.S. border. The fire erupted Monday night at a migrant detention center … Read More
North Korea fires two missiles as U.S. aircraft carrier arrives
March 27 (UPI) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea between Korea and Japan on Monday, Seoul defense officials said, hours before the nuclear-powered USS Nimitz aircraft carrier conducted exercises with the South Korean navy. The … Read More
Netanyahu suspends judicial reform: I will not lead Israel to civil war
President Herzog called on the government to freeze the legislation on Monday morning • Smotrich and Ben-Gvir expected to attend counter protests. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday evening that he was temporarily freezing the bill that would alter … Read More
Taiwan told to ‘pack up and leave’ Honduras after ties severed
TEGUCIGALPA, March 27 (Reuters) – Taiwan must vacate its embassy in Honduras within 30 days, a senior Honduran official said on Monday, after President Xiomara Castro severed ties with Taiwan in favor of China in a bid for more investment … Read More
Strike over pay paralyzes rail, air travel in Germany
BERLIN — Trains, planes and public transit systems stood still across much of Germany on Monday as labor unions called a major one-day strike over salaries in an effort to win inflation-busting raises for their members. The 24-hour walkout – … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – March 24, 2023
Greetings from Tyler, Is there something else that could go wrong? If there is, don’t tell me. Iran is feeling strong enough to attack Americans in eastern Syria. There have been retaliatory air strikes since the military figured out that … Read More
US launches Syria strikes after contractor killed, 5 troops wounded
The U.S. launched retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-linked sites in eastern Syria Thursday after a suicide drone attack killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five troops and another contractor at a U.S. base there. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the airstrikes … Read More
Utah sets curfew for social media use by kids in major crackdown
Utah became the first state in the nation to impose a curfew on social media access for children and teens as part of sweeping reforms amid the dangers posed by harmful content on TikTok and other platforms. Republican Gov. Spencer … Read More
King Charles III’s state visit to France postponed as pension protests rage on
March 24 (UPI) — A state visit to France by Britain’s King Charles III has been postponed after nationwide protests against government changes to pensions that brought more than a million people onto the streets spiraled into violence, the Elysee … Read More