World May 08 UAE reports Iranian drone and missile attack after U.S. says it traded fire with Tehran The UAE Defense Ministry said three people were wounded after air defenses engaged two ballistic missiles and three drones launched by Iran.
World May 07 Iran creates new agency to control shipping in Strait of Hormuz while reviewing peace deal with U.S. Late in the day, Iranian state media said the country’s armed forces exchanged fire with “the enemy” on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
World May 07 U.S. military says it responded to Iranian attacks on Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces intercepted “unprovoked Iranian attacks” and responded with self-defense strikes.
Nation Apr 24 Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes An unusually large number of wildfires are burning this spring across the Southeast, where scientists the threat of fire has been amplified by a combination of drought, gusty winds, climate change and dead trees still littering some forest nearly two…
Nation Apr 23 Southern U.S. wildfires force hundreds of residents to flee Blustery winds also are helping ignite and expand the fires in Georgia and Florida that have blanketed parts of several states in smoke, leading to air quality warnings Thursday in cities far from the blazes.
Nation Apr 22 Wildfires destroy nearly 50 homes in Georgia as blazes grow in Florida Some of the biggest blazes were along Georgia’s coast and between and around Jacksonville, Florida, a state that is facing one of its worst fire seasons in decades.
Politics Feb 20 Cherished teacher Linda Davis mourned after deadly crash with driver fleeing ICE Principal Alonna McMullen says it was heartbreaking telling 5 and 6 year old students in Linda Davis' special needs classes of her death.
Nation Jan 30 Tens of thousands enter 6th day of power outage as Carolinas and Virginia prep for a winter storm Experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee trapped at home without power in subfreezing temperatures.
Nation Jan 29 Crews race to restore power and open roads as the South braces for another dangerous cold snap Hundreds of National Guard troops in ice-stricken Mississippi and Tennessee mobilized Thursday to clear debris and assist people stranded in cars or stuck at homes still without electricity as the Southern states raced to recover from a crippling winter storm…
Nation Jan 28 Mississippi sends 135 snowplows to help clear ice and snow from traffic-clogged highways Mississippi officials sent National Guard troops, tow trucks and 135 snowplows Wednesday to clear snow and ice from two interstate highways where massive traffic jams began piling up a day earlier on the frozen, slippery roadways.