LONDON – Former Iranian captive Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said Monday that brushing her young daughter’s hair was one of her greatest joys upon returning home after almost six years of detention, and appealed for all of Iran’s remaining hostages to be reunited with their families as well.
ASBURY PARK, N.J. – A wave of new electric vehicle charging stations across the country is coming as interest in alternatives to gasoline-powered vehicles is on the rise and could heighten further due to a global spike in gasoline prices.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – China’s ambassador to Sri Lanka said Monday it is considering a request for $2.5 billion in assistance to help the island nation through a debt and foreign currency crisis. Qi Zhenhong said Beijing is studying the Sri Lankan government’s appeal for a $1 billion loan and $1.5 billion credit line.
Oklahoma’s spring turkey hunting season is coming up soon, but Pottawatomie County Game Warden Mike France wants to make sure hunters are aware of the new bag limit — just one per person statewide.
In January, Minneapolis Public Schools students stayed home for two weeks as the omicron COVID-19 variant surged and schools shuttered. This month, schools have closed for another two weeks, and counting, because of a teacher strike.
During Monday’s regular meeting, the Pottawatomie County Board of County Commissioners voted to remove both public comments and commissioners comments from future public meeting agendas. According to a brief letter from District Attorney Allan Grubb, he requested that county commissioners remove public comments and commissioners comments from future meetings.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Russia’s war in Ukraine could mean changes for Ed Kessel’s farm along a quiet stretch of western North Dakota. Worldwide, farmers like Kessel are weighing whether to change their planting patterns and grow more wheat this spring as the war has choked off or thrown into question grain supplies from a region known as “the breadbasket of the world.” Ukraine and Russia account for a third of global wheat and barley exports, which countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa rely on to feed millions of people who subsist on subsidized bread and bargain noodles.
The Board of Directors for Avedis Foundation has appointed local attorney Michael P. Warwick as the foundation’s board president.
NEW YORK – Donald Trump’s lawyers say a New York judge abused his discretion with a decision last month requiring the former president to answer questions under oath in a civil investigation into his business practices.
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