NEW YORK (AP) — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why?Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every-four-year phenomenon that adds a 29th day to February. BY THE NUMBERSThe math is mind-boggling in
FRITCH, Texas. (AP) — The small town of Fritch is again picking through the rubble of a Texas wildfire, a decade after another destructive blaze burned hundreds of homes and left deep scars in the Panhandle community.Residents in and around Fritch and other rural towns fled for safety Tuesday afternoon as high winds whipped the
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark has another career record on her astounding resume: the most points by any major college women’s player to ever take the court.For Hawkeyes coach Lisa Bluder and her peers, this one matters the most.Iowa’s superstar guard scored 33 points to lead the sixth-ranked Hawkeyes to a 108-60 romp of Minnesota
Russian pro-democracy activists in Serbia say at least a dozen recently faced entry bans or had their residency permits revoked on grounds that they pose a threat to Serbia’s security. (Feb.26) Russian pro-democracy activists in Serbia say at least a dozen recently faced entry bans or had their residency permits revoked on grounds that they
Here’s the latest for Tuesday December 26th: Biden orders strike on Iranian-backed militia groups; Egypt has plan to end Mideast war; Deadly Israeli airstrike in Gaza; Militants in Gaza fire rockets at Israel; Election protests in Serbia. Here’s the latest for Tuesday December 26th: Biden orders strike on Iranian-backed militia groups; Egypt has plan to
Police in Serbia have fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s city council building. A crowd was outside Belgrade city hall on Sunday to protest what election observers said were widespread vote irregularities during a general election a week ago. Shielded riot police barricaded themselves inside Belgrade’s city hall
Police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s city council building Sunday in protest of what election observers said were widespread vote irregularities during a general election last weekend. (Dec. 24) Police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital’s
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ROGACA, Serbia (AP) — When Elena Koposova signed an open letter against Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she didn’t expect a backlash in her newly adopted home state of Serbia. After all, Serbia is formally seeking to join the European Union while adopting all the democratic values that go along with the membership, she thought.
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.The Illinois Courts Commission removed Adams County Judge Robert Adrian from the bench Friday after it held
