Day: March 21, 2024

Russia launches dozens of missiles at Kyiv in first attack in 44 days, leaving 12 people, 1 child injured

11:55 am March 21, 2024

Russia fired 31 ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv before dawn Thursday in the first attack on the Ukrainian capital in 44 days, officials said. Air defenses shot down all the incoming missiles, though 13 people including a child were injured by falling wreckage, they said. Residents of Kyiv were woken up by loud explosions […]

WWII Ghost Army who duped Nazis in secret mission will receive Congressional Gold Medal

11:46 am March 21, 2024

For decades, their mission during World War II was a secret. With inflatable tanks, trucks and planes, combined with sound effects, radio trickery, costume uniforms and acting, the American military units that became known as the Ghost Army helped outwit the enemy. Now, they are being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Three of the seven […]

Pearl Harbor survivor, 1 of the last remaining, dies at 102

11:44 am March 21, 2024

Richard C. “Dick” Higgins, one of the few remaining survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died, a family member said Wednesday. He was 102. Higgins died at home in Bend, Oregon, on Tuesday of natural causes, granddaughter Angela Norton said. Higgins was a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based […]

US citizens’ flight out of Haiti chartered by DeSantis touches down in Florida

11:43 am March 21, 2024

A flight chartered by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis transporting U.S. citizens out of Haiti has touched down in the United States. The rescue flight landed in Orlando, Florida, late on Wednesday, bringing home 14 passengers who were stranded on the island amid increasing violence. “We are willing to dedicate the resources, we understand this is […]

Schumer refuses Netanyahu request to speak to Democrats

11:14 am March 21, 2024

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday refused a request from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak with Senate Democrats. Netanyahu met with Senate Republicans in a closed-door virtual meeting on Wednesday. But a Schumer spokesperson said there would be no such meeting with Democrats and that any discussions with the Israeli leader […]