A U.S. official said it’s not clear that there were actually Ukrainian POWs aboard the aircraft that crashed.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inNation & World
San Diegans cry, hug outside damaged homes after stunning flash floods in normally balmy city
Flash floods that raged through parts of San Diego were spawned by a torrential storm that produced the city’s fourth-wettest day on record.
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Heavy fighting in Gaza’s second-largest city leaves hundreds of patients stranded in main hospital
In all, some 1.7 million people have been displaced within Gaza.
Posted inBusiness
Americans’ economic outlook brightens as inflation slows, wages outpace prices
Economists say consumers appear to be responding to steadily slower inflation, higher incomes, lower gas prices and a rising stock market.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscar nominees; Gerwig passed over for best director
Christopher Nolan’s biopic leads with 13 nominations.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Could Georgia’s Fani Willis be removed from prosecuting Donald Trump?
The district attorney is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions in Georgia’s 2020 election interference case.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive
Twenty percent of survivors are older than 90.
Posted inNation & World
21 Israeli troops killed in deadliest attack on military since Gaza offensive began
At least 217 soldiers have been killed since the ground offensive began in late October, according to the military.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Business owners thought they would never reopen after Maine’s deadliest shooting. Then support grew.
Just-In-Time Recreation and Schemengees Bar & Grille owners spoke about their businesses, the Oct. 25 shooting, and how their thinking shifted after support began to build.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Politics
Nikki Haley vows to stay in primary race as Trump seeks commanding victory in New Hampshire
Trump could become the first Republican presidential candidate to win open races in Iowa and New Hampshire since both states began leading the election calendar in 1976.