How the Boar’s Head plant closure could wreck this tiny Virginia town

JARRATT, Va. — Raheem Bittle needed a job straight out of high school and knew just where to go in this tiny rural town in Southside Virginia: Boar’s Head. “I had a son on the way and I went there to support them,” said Bittle, 27, who started eight years ago at $500 to $600 Continue reading

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites ‘blocking’ view of the universe

Lead author Cees Bassa said it was like comparing the “faintest stars visible to the naked eye and the brightness of the full Moon.” “Since SpaceX is launching about 40 second-generation Starlink satellites every week, this problem is becoming increasingly worse,” he added. Robert Massey, Deputy Executive Director of the Royal Astronomical Society in the Continue reading

Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Hadley Duvall says in voiceover that she’s never slept a full night in her life — her stepfather first Continue reading

Hezbollah pagers that exploded were made in Hungary, Taiwanese company says

Hundreds of pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria in an apparent operation targeting members of Hezbollah bore the brand of a Taiwanese company, though the firm’s chair told reporters Wednesday that another company in Budapest manufactured the devices. Near-simultaneous detonations of pagers used by members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group killed at least Continue reading

Police shift focus in search for Kentucky highway shooting suspect: ‘Boots on the ground’

Police shift focus in search for Kentucky highway shooting suspect: ‘Boots on the ground’ On Tuesday, law enforcement officials scaled back on their search to focus on increasing their presence in nearby residential areas. Show Caption Hide Caption London, Kentucky shooting update: Search for Joseph Couch continues Kentucky State Police Trooper Scottie Pennington updates the Continue reading

Florida sheriff posts mug shot of 11-year-old charged in fake school shooting threat

Florida sheriff posts mug shot of 11-year-old charged in fake school shooting threat “Since parents, you don’t want to raise your kids, I’m going to start raising them,” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said at a news conference last week. The suspected Georgia high school shooter was investigated for online threats last year, but he Continue reading

Police shift focus in search for Kentucky highway shooting suspect: ‘Boots on the ground’

Police shift focus in search for Kentucky highway shooting suspect: ‘Boots on the ground’ On Tuesday, law enforcement officials scaled back on their search to focus on increasing their presence in nearby residential areas. Show Caption Hide Caption London, Kentucky shooting update: Search for Joseph Couch continues Kentucky State Police Trooper Scottie Pennington updates the Continue reading

Ex-agent explains why protecting Trump is such a unique challenge

Trump’s public profile has posed a unique security and funding challenge for the Secret Service, a former agent told BBC News. “It’s dialled up,” said Paul Eckloff, a Secret Service agent of 20 years who protected Trump during his presidency. “The amount of time he spends outside, the exuberance of his fan base, the number Continue reading

Economy, Gaza, and political civility: 5 takeaways from Kamala Harris’ interview with NABJ

Economy, Gaza, and political civility: 5 takeaways from Kamala Harris’ interview with NABJ Show Caption Hide Caption Harris checked on Trump following a second assassination attempt Vice president Kamala Harris says she called to check on Donald Trump after the second attempt on his life. Trying to assuage criticism over her lack of interviews, Vice Continue reading