Russian forces hit troops of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade with an Iskander-M missile on Friday, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a social media post late Saturday.
Nation / World
National and world news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inNation / World, News
Woman and 3 children are killed by an Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon, local officials say
Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants and their allies have been clashing for almost a month along the border since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
advertisement
Posted inNation / World, News
U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes
The agency’s decision to grant the petition last week is the start of a long regulatory process that could see the chemical banned.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation / World, News, Uncategorized
Matthew Perry’s funeral attended by ‘Friends’ co-stars and close family
Also on Friday, the Matthew Perry Foundation was launched to help those struggling with addiction, as the beloved actor had.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Nation / World
‘We know what it’s like to lose a piece of our soul.’ Biden, first lady visit Lewiston to honor victims of Oct. 25 shootings
Biden arrived in a helicopter at Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport shortly before 3 p.m., and left Maine just before 7 p.m.
Posted inNation / World, News
Over 100 dead as strong quake rocks northwestern Nepal, toll expected to rise
Authorities said the death toll was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off with many places.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation / World, News
Yuri Temirkanov, world-renowned conductor in both Russia and U.S., dies at 84
He rebuilt the St. Petersburg Philharmonic after the collapse of communism and later led the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, News, Politics
Ady Barkan, activist who fought for universal health care in America, dies at 39
After being diagnosed with the degenerative and ultimately terminal disease ALS, he transformed himself into a symbol for health reform.
Posted inNation / World, News
Officer who shot Breonna Taylor says fellow officer fired ‘haphazardly’ into apartment during raid
Myles Cosgrove was one of the officers at Taylor’s apartment door as it was breached during the 2020 raid. Taylor’s killing, along with George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minnesota police.
Posted inNation / World, Uncategorized
Israel deports thousands of Palestinian workers back to Gaza’s war zone
Late Thursday, Israel announced it was revoking the workers’ permits and would deport them.