An ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after U.S. authorities determined it was looted years ago, Egyptian officials said Monday. The repatriation is part of Egyptian government efforts to stop the trafficking of its stolen antiquities. In 2021, authorities in Cairo succeeded in getting…
SHIRLEY, NY — Gunshots were fired into a home in Shirley early Sunday morning, Suffolk police said. The shots were fired into the Sleepy Hollow Drive home just after midnight and the shooter fled from the scene, according to police. No one was injured in the shooting. Find out what's happening in Shirley-Masticwith free, real-time…
Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Thursday in a pre-dawn operation that set off gunfights and roadblocks across the western state’s capital. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Army and National Guard…
The battle for conflict-battered Soledar in eastern Ukraine is one of the most ferocious of Russia’s nearly year-long campaign, with Moscow desperate for a win and Kyiv determined to hold ground. Here’s what you need to know about Soledar and why the battle for this small industrial city matters: Location, location, location Soledar is a…
BEAUMONT, CA — Law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty throughout Riverside County will be honored later this month in a ceremony that’s expected to draw representatives from local, state and federal agencies, with an open invitation to the public to attend. The 40th Riverside County Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony is…
DOBBS FERRY, NY — Several Hudson Valley hospitals received top grades in protecting patient safety, even as the average risk of contracting deadly infections remained elevated nationwide after spiking to a five-year high during the pandemic, according to the spring 2023 hospital safety grades released Wednesday by The Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit health care…
Rome — Cardinal George Pell, a onetime financial adviser to Pope Francis who spent 404 days in solitary confinement in his native Australia before his child sex abuse convictions were overturned, has died at age 81. He was a divisive figure. He lived to see Vatican rivals charged with financial crimes after he worked to…
Click:sheet metal screws The next few months are crucial to the success of any Ukrainian counteroffensive in the spring, according to the top officials at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday said there is “a window of opportunity” ahead of the spring to get Ukraine the capabilities they need to go on the…
SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — Our latest periodic excursion into town history brings us back to a wonderful picture book called Images of America: South Windsor, compiled in 2017 by Claire Lobdell for the Wood Memorial Library & Museum. The book, containing 128 pages of fascinating photos from the town’s history, is available for purchase at…
Les pluies massives des 16 et 17 mai en Italie ont causé de fortes inondations dans les régions nord-est du pays. Une vingtaine de cours d’eau ont quitté leur lit, et jeudi 18 mai, des opérations d’évacuation de sinistrés étaient encore en cours. Les dégâts humains et matériels sont très lourds pour cette région phare…
