Two dozen children were slain Thursday as they napped at a day care center in Thailand.
Deb Hardy
Staff Writer
Posted inNation & World
North Korea adds to barrage with 2 ballistic missiles
Unlike with previous launches, Kim Jong Un’s regime has mostly refrained from trumpeting the missiles along with the usual creative vitriol directed at the U.S. and its allies.
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Posted inNation & World
Some Ukrainians voice mixed reactions to Nobel prize winners
The Nobel Peace Prize, announced Friday, went to human rights campaigners from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
Posted inNation & World
Tropical Storm Julia strengthens as it heads for Nicaragua
Authorities were preparing for a possible hurricane on Colombian islands and in Nicaragua.
Posted inNew England
Vermont town employee quietly lowered fluoride in water for years
Residents of Richmond, Vt., learned last month that one official in their water department quietly lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago.
Posted inNation & World
‘I love you, mommy’: 4-year-old Thai day care victim mourned
At least 24 of the 36 victims of Thursday’s massacre at a day care center in Thailand were children, mostly preschoolers.
Posted inBusiness, Sports
Fan who caught Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run offered $2 million for ball
The owner of a sports memorabilia auction house says the fan has not yet responded to his offer.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Ian deals blow to Florida’s teetering insurance sector
Even before last week’s hurricane, Florida’s home insurance market was dealing with billions of dollars in losses from a string of natural disasters, rampant litigation and increasing fraud.
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
Can Biden save democracy one U.S. factory job at a time?
President Biden has staked his presidency on what he has called ‘a historic manufacturing boom,’ hoping to succeed where past presidents, governors and hordes of other politicians have struggled for a half-century.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
WTO predicts trade growth to slow next year amid crises
In 2023, the prediction is for global trade volumes to grow just 1%, down from the 3.4% expected previously.