WASHINGTON (AP) — Short on support at home and allies abroad, President Barack Obama unexpectedly stepped back from a missile attack against Syria on Saturday and instead asked Congress to support a strike punishing Bashar Assad’s regime for the alleged use of chemical weapons. With Navy ships on standby in the Mediterranean Sea ready to […]
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Obama edges toward strike on Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing “limited and narrow” action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad’s government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at least 1,429 people — far more than previous estimates — including more than 400 children. No […]
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Lightning strike starts fire at chicken coop
JAY — A lightning strike caused a fire at a chicken barn Monday night at 296 Old Jay Hill Road, Mike Booker, Jay Fire-Rescue assistant chief, said Tuesday. “You can see where it hit the back of the building” and caught the back of the shed-type coop on fire, he said of the lightning. All […]