MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Countries on Africa’s east coast are increasingly turning to climate funding initiatives to boost livelihoods of oceanside communities, aid biodiversity and take climate action.
TOKYO (AP) — Assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was perhaps the most divisive leader in recent Japanese history, infuriating liberals with his revisionist views of history and his dreams of military expansion. He was also the longest serving and, by many estimations, the most influential.
As growth and new developments continue across Texoma, many cities are looking to ensure they have the infrastructure and facilities to meet future demands. For Denison, this includes ensuring facility needs are met for current needs and those in years to come.
During this stretch of intense summer heat, the chickadees have located the ant moat above the hummingbird feeders. Few hummingbirds have sampled the nectar source, but the chickadees love drinking and bathing in the ant moat. About three inches deep by four inches across, the first bird repeatedly dips in its bill to take several sips. It then drops its head deeper into the water and throws the water over its back. Soon the bird semi-submerges several times, climbing in and out of the moat, before flying to a branch to preen and arrange feathers. Another chickadee arrives and the splashing commences. Up to four may take minibaths, one after another. After the chickadees have completed their ablutions, the moat may have an inch of water left inside. The passion flower vines climb
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday named Colette Peters, the director of Oregon’s prison system, to run the federal Bureau of Prisons, turning to a reform-minded outsider as it seeks to rebuild the beleaguered agency.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard libel trial, which generated intense interest for two months earlier this year as a livestreamed, no-holdsbarred soap opera featuring one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, is not fading away quietly.
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston police officer who was beaten more than 25 years ago by colleagues who mistook him for a suspect in a fatal shooting will be the new leader of the city’s police department, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Wednesday.
WASHINGTON – David Yager, 29, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas to violating a detainee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division; U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston for the Eastern District of Texas; Assistant Director Luis Quesada of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division; and Special Agent in Charge Matthew DeSarno of the FBI Dallas Field Division made the announcement.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is continuing in its conservation appeal for Texas residents. The group that monitors energy use and reliability for much of Texas asked state residents to conserve energy between the hours of 2-8 p.m. Monday and again on Wednesday.
A contentious new development will need to return to Denison Planning and Zoning due to a technical error made by the city of Denison. In a unanimous vote Monday night, the Denison City Council voted to reconsider a conditional-use permit for a new aggregate sales yard after it was determined that some nearby residents were not given proper notification.