Harrison Jozefowicz quit his job as a Chicago police officer and headed overseas soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. An Army veteran, he said he couldn’t help but join American volunteers seeking to help Ukrainians in their fight. Jozefowicz now heads a group called Task Force Yankee, which he said has placed more than 190 volunteers […]
Retired Adm. James Stavridis, former NATO supreme allied commander for Europe, claims that the Russian military’s “amazing incompetence” in Ukraine has resulted in a loss of generals and other top officers that is unprecedented in modern history. “In modern history, there is no situation comparable in terms of the deaths of generals … Here, on […]
Headliner Carrie Underwood and special guest Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses perform at Stagecoach country music festival in Indio, Calif., on Saturday, April 30, 2022. County superstar Carrie Underwood is no stranger to the Stagecoach country music festival Mane Stage, and she had a warm homecoming on Saturday night. Underwood came out packing a […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Naomi Judd, whose family harmonies with daughter Wynonna turned them into the Grammy-winning country stars The Judds, has died. She was 76. Her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, announced her death on Saturday in a statement provided to The Associated Press. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother […]
A Delta Air Lines plane on final approach for landing in New York.Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images A first-class Delta passenger is accused of hurling homophobic abuse and assaulting a flight attendant. The passenger, said a criminal complaint, became angry after being refused an alcoholic drink. The passenger told FBI agents that his self-professed “homophobia” […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s state gas giant said Friday it was gradually restoring the flow of natural gas to municipalities that lost it after a Russian company halted supplies when Warsaw slapped it with sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The supply cut was a separate development from Russia’s decision earlier this week to […]
“American Idol” winner Laine Hardy said Thursday that he is cooperating with Louisiana State University police after a “sensitive” allegation was made against him. In social media posts, Hardy said he “received a warrant” because of the allegation but did not provide additional details. A spokesman for LSU confirmed there was an “active investigation” with […]
A new book reveals the extent to which the White House was essentially an arm of Donald Trump’s political campaign, even at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the upcoming book “This Will Not Pass” by New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns, Trump kept a room next to the Oval […]
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp.Reuters Johnny Depp’s security guard Starling Jenkins testified in the actor’s defamation trial Thursday. Jenkins said Amber Heard admitted to throwing Depp’s phone out the window during a fight in 2016. Jenkins said he recovered Depp’s phone from a homeless man whom he rewarded with $420. Amber Heard threw Johnny Depp’s […]
ROME (AP) — With a round of “Happy Birthday” in Italian and English, the U.S. Army toasted an Italian woman with a birthday cake Thursday to replace the one that U.S. soldiers ate as they entered her hometown during one of the final battles of World War II. Meri Mion, who turns 90 on Friday, […]