HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Hone increased to a Category 1 hurricane while continuing its steady approach toward Hawaii late Saturday, forecasters said. Hone (pronounced hoe-NEH) had top winds of 75 mph (120 kph), according to an 11 p.m. advisory by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu. The minimum threshold for a hurricane is
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kolb, a retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “excellent leader” who adroitly guided the enlisted troops in his field artillery battalion. But Kolb was stunned by what he saw when Walz left the military and entered politics. Walz retired from the National Guard in 2005
The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court. On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, which say their planned merger will help them compete against rivals like Costco. On the other side are antitrust regulators from the Federal Trade Commission, who say the merger would eliminate competition and
BEIJING (AP) — China’s coast guard said Sunday it took action against a Philippine vessel that ignored warnings and caused a light collision with its vessel in the disputed South China Sea, where confrontations between the two sides have increased. Gan Yu, the coast guard spokesperson, said in a statement that the Philippine vessel entered
PARIS (AP) — The founder and CEO of the popular encrypted messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport, French media reported Sunday. Pavel Durov was detained at the Paris Le Bourget airport on Saturday evening after landing in France from Azerbaijan, according to broadcasters LCI and TF1. Investigators from the National Anti-Fraud Office
“Uz rizik da budem optužen za ‘papizam’ i slične grehe, uz puno uvažavanje argumenata onih koji se tome načelno protive, uveren sam da bi nam poseta pape Franje Srbiji, pod uslovom da bude susretno i dobro pripremljena, donela više koristi nego štete, posebno na međunarodnom planu”, rekao je u intervju za današnji list “Politika” Tanasković
Film i TV | Izvor: Beta | 24.08.2024 | access_time 22:40 Pedesetdeveti “Filmski susreti” – festival glumačkih ostvarenja domaćeg igranog filma, svečano su otvoreni večeras na Letnjoj pozornici u niškoj Tvrđavi. “Filmski susreti” su po tradiciji otvoreni predajom ključeva Tvrđave koje je večeras gradonačelnik Dragoslav Pavlović uručio predsednici žirija, glumici Danici Maksimović. Tradicionalno, tokom svečanog
Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Sunday launched their heaviest exchange of fire after months of strikes and counterstrikes, raising fears of an all-out war that could potentially draw in the United States, Iran and militant groups across the region. By mid-morning, it appeared the exchange of fire had ended, with both sides saying they had
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Five people died in Ukrainian shelling in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, officials said Sunday, while Russian forces struck a hotel in eastern Ukraine, leaving one journalist missing and two others injured. Twelve other people were wounded in the Russian village of Rakitone, 38 kilometers (23 miles) from the Ukrainian border
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh on Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding safe return to Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The refugees gathered in an open field at Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar district carrying banners and festoons
