Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California this week. Relentless winds and rain also triggered widespread debris flows and left homes halfway filled with mud. Rains were expected to ease Friday afternoon but there's still a…
The proposed acquisition of Norfolk Southern Corp. by Union Pacific Corp. could lead to job losses in one community in this area. But that’s to be expected when one large company acquires another. Redundancies occur, and small communities far from…
In the landscape of American news, few phrases capture the public imagination quite like “Florida Man.” Those two words have become synonymous with oddball behavior, outrageous antics, and headlines so absurd they seem pulled from a fever dream.
A Powerball ticket purchased at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot just before Christmas. The winning numbers were announced on Christmas Eve, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. The winning…
Pope Leo XIV, during his first Christmas Day message, has urged the faithful to shed indifference toward those who are suffering. The first U.S. pontiff highlighted the suffering in Gaza, Yemen, and that of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea and…
Southern California is bracing for another powerful storm system that could cause more flooding and mudslides. Heavy rain and gusty winds were blamed for at least two deaths on Christmas Eve. Forecasters say the region could see its wettest Christmas…
DEAR ABBY: While attending a friend’s family barbecue, “Willa,” a young mother of four, drank too much and became ill. Drugs may have been involved. Understandably, the three older children became very concerned about their mom’s condition. Willa’s partner, “Ian,”…
PASAY CITY, Philippines, Dec. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SM Investments Corporation (SM Investments), the parent company of the SM group, has been certified as a Great Place to Work for 2025 by the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place…
Caliway has completed submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a Phase 2 clinical study of CBL-514 for weight management (CBL-0201WR Phase 2).The study will evaluate CBL-514 in combination with…
In conjunction with the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association, the Putnam County Animal Shelter participated in the Multi-Shelter Adoption Event on Saturday, Dec 13, 2025, as pet lovers visited dogs at Valley Park -- several of them taking home a new family…
