ISTANBULAn explosion at an ammunition factory in northwest Turkey left at least 12 dead and five injured Tuesday morning. The blast occurred in Balikesir Province, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. The factory is in a rural area away from population centers. Balikesir Governor Ismail Ustaoglu said the explosion collapsed the capsule production building and […]

Last Friday, a dispute settlement panel convened under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement ruled in favor of the U.S. on two Mexican measures blocking imports of genetically modified corn. The U.S. won all its legal claims. Mexico sought to get the panel to forgive any transgressions by invoking three exceptions, but none of them worked. As U.S....

AUGUSTA The 2025 Maine Agricultural Trades Show is set to return to the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Sunday through Tuesday, Jan. 14-16, 2025. With free admission, this event is open to the public and provides a platform for learning, networking and hands-on experiences. Doors open daily at 9 a.m. Hosted by the […]

A high-speed rail project in California is running out of time to get funding approval before Donald Trump returns to the White House.

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The newly fielded Chinese DF-27 ballistic missile can conduct both conventional and nuclear attacks, the Pentagon said.

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, HawaiiLava began bubbling Monday through the crust of one of the worlds most active volcanoesKilauea, on Hawaiis Big Island. The eruption was confined to the volcanos summit caldera, in a remote, closed area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory reported. Increased earthquake activity began at about 2 a.m. […]

“It Ends With Us” actor Brandon Sklenar has supported his co-star Blake Lively after she accused their fellow actor and director Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and a smear campaign. “For the love of God read this,” Sklenar wrote on his Instagram story on Wednesday, while posting Lively’s sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni and Wayfarer […]

It Ends With Us actor Brandon Sklenar called for people to read co-star Blake Lively’s complaint against filmmaker/star Justin Baldoni amid the continuing fallout that began Friday following the document’s filing, which has additionally embroiled Hollywood’s crisis PR machine regarding allegations of the director’s sexual harassment and a burying smear campaign. Sklenar, wh...

Sony has been silent over the days since Blake Lively filed sexual harassment and retaliation claims against her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni, but now the movie’s distributor is speaking out as more and more of Hollywood offers support for the Gossip Girl alum “We have previously expressed our support for […]

Otis Williams’ nickname is “Oak,.” Given that the 83-year-old singer is still a member of the Temptations, 64 years after the group’s founding, it’s not to figure where that came from. He’s been the sole original member in the group since the early ’90s, in fact, and is still on the road and in the […]

The San Francisco Giants appear to be favorites to land ace Corbin Burnes. Can the Los Angeles Dodgers find a way to steal the hurler from their rival?

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing roughly 160,000 actors in Hollywood, is voicing its support of Blake Lively after she filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, her co-star and director on “It Ends With Us.” These are startling and troubling allegations. Employees have every right to raise issues of concern or to file complaints. Retaliation […]

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted again at the summit, marking the third eruption of 2024 as volcanic smog threatens communities.

When Ronny Chieng was writing the material for his new Netflix special Love to Hate It back in 2023, he included a few now prescient jokes about the MAGA movement. But back then, the idea that Donald Trump would somehow return to the White House wasnt on anyones minds so much so that he […]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a pilot project that would allow a company to build a small road made out of a radioactive fertilizer byproduct drawing environmentalist ire. The Biden administration's approval allows Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC to construct a road made of phosphogypsum on its property in New Wales, Fla. Phosphogypsum contains...

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan will leave the Biden administration at the end of this year about a month before the presidency changes hands. While Regan could serve until Trumps inauguration, he notified staff on Friday that he will leave a few weeks early. Today, I am writing to let you know...

In an effort to support American wood processing facilities and reduce the risk of forest wildfires on public lands, the USDA announced on Monday a new program that will make $220 million avail...