Month: October 2024
Russian jet comes within 50 feet of US fighter off coast of Alaska
An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flies over the Joint Pacific-Alaska Range Complex, Alaska, during exercise Red Flag-Alaska 24-1, April 26, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo [Read More…]
Vandals destroy viewfinder for colorblind visitors allowing them to see fall foliage at national park
NPS (NEW YORK) — Vandals have destroyed a specialized viewfinder that allowed colorblind visitors to see the vibrant fall foliage in Tennessee, officials said. The incident took place sometime during the night on Sept. 21 [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: IDF claims Hezbollah was planning ‘invasion’ of Israel
Smoke billows after an Israeli strike near the southern Lebanese village of Al-Mahmoudiye on September 24, 2024. (RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Israeli troops are now active in southern Lebanon in what [Read More…]
Hezbollah’s leadership ‘nearly decimated,’ national security spokesperson Kirby says
ABC News White House National Security spokesman John Kirby said on ABC News’ “This Week” that Hezbollah’s command structure has been “nearly decimated” and that thousands of the terrorist group’s drones and missiles have been [Read More…]
Advancing Biorenewables Research
The Illinois Corn Marketing Board utilizes corn checkoff dollars to support the work of the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center. In this Managing for Profit, Daniel Mahoney, president of Southern Illinois University, which houses [Read More…]
A mild to unseasonably warm, largely dry pattern ahead for most of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, with areas from the Pacific Coast to the High Plains having the greatest likelihood of experiencing warm weather. Meanwhile, near- or [Read More…]