Monthly Archives: <span>April 2023</span>

The US Leads the World in Weather Catastrophes. Here’s Why

The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather. Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier, more varied and frequent extreme weather than anywhere on the planet, several experts said. Two oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, …

2 Charged with Cutting Wires; 40,000 Lose Internet Service

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut police have charged two people with cutting more than 2,000 fiber optic cables, leaving over 40,000 homes and businesses without internet service in the southwestern part of the state. Norwalk police said they arrested Asheville, …

Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan Headed to Federal Appeals Court

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for several insurance companies are appealing a federal judge’s decision to uphold the confirmation of a $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan for the Boy Scouts of America. In an emergency motion filed Friday, attorneys for …

US Midwest, South Reel from Pack of Tornadoes that Killed 26

WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Residents across a wide swath of the South and Midwest on Sunday raced to assess the destruction wreaked by storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes and killed at least 26 people in small towns and …

14 Workers Dead After Sudan Gold Mine Collapse

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — At least 14 workers are dead after a gold mine collapsed in northern Sudan, mining authorities said Friday. The fatal collapse happened after one of the hillsides that surround the Jebel Al-Ahmar gold mine — situated …