Pedestrians view the holiday windows at a store in New York on Dec. 2, 2021. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images High inflation and rising interest rates mean holiday shoppers who turned to credit cards and other methods of borrowing are left with bigger balances this year. Slightly more than a third, or 35%, … Read more
RJ Young FOX Sports College Football Analyst When TCU coach Sonny Dykes called Joe Gillespie and offered him his first opportunity to coordinate a defense at the Power 5 level, you might think Gillespie felt he’d been given a gift. It would be an hour’s drive from his hometown of Stephenville, Texas, after all, giving … Read more
PEWAUKEE — A plane carrying dozens of dogs made an emergency landing at Western Lakes Golf Course in Pewaukee on Tuesday. The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement deputies responded around 9 a.m. to the golf course. The plane received “significant” damage and stopped at the third hole of the course. “This was … Read more
Pakistan Railways spokesperson said the special train carrying Sikh pilgrims was on its way to Nankana Sahib from Karachi when nine of its bogies derailed Pakistan Railways spokesperson said the special train carrying Sikh pilgrims was on its way to Nankana Sahib from Karachi when nine of its bogies derailed Nine coaches of the Nankana … Read more
A blast hit a bus carrying Taliban administration employees in the Afghan capital on Wednesday morning, police said, injuring seven people. “Due to a blast on a mini bus from the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, seven have been injured,” said Khalid Zadran, Kabul’s police spokesperson, adding the explosion was caused by a roadside … Read more
Unknown armed men attacked a vehicle carrying medical personnel of a Taliban military unit Unknown armed men attacked a vehicle carrying medical personnel of a Taliban military unit An attack on a vehicle in western Afghanistan killed five medical personnel employed by Taliban security forces on Thursday, a defence ministry spokesperson said. “This morning, unknown … Read more
Ferry and boat tragedies are common in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands Ferry and boat tragedies are common in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands A passenger boat carrying 240 people caught fire on Monday off southern Indonesia, killing 14, rescue officials said. The KM Express Cantika 77 was headed … Read more
CNN — The Treasury Department’s inspector general is examining Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flights carrying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, including whether the Sunshine State improperly used Covid relief funds to transfer the migrants, according to a letter provided to Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey. Last month, DeSantis claimed credit for a pair of flights carrying migrants … Read more
The Japanese space agency said a rocket carrying eight satellites failed just after liftoff Wednesday and had to be aborted by a self-destruction command, in the country’s first failed rocket launch in nearly 20 years. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said its Epsilon-6 rocket experienced an unidentified “abnormality” and its flight had to be aborted … Read more
Tankers of Russian oil sailing through the Danish straits will be more likely to crash and spill their cargoes if they transit the shallow treacherous waters without the specialist pilots usually provided to vessels in the channel, Denmark’s maritime authority has warned. The narrow stretch of water between Denmark and Sweden at the mouth of … Read more