1. The Peace Corps, which partners with communities abroad to develop sustainable solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges, was officially established March 1, 1961.
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ATLANTA — A dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice was sweeping through parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, knocking out power, felling trees and fences and coating roads with a treacherous frigid glaze.
SEBRING – Judges and prosecutors in Highlands County are reacting to a Thursday Florida Supreme Court ruling that overturned a first-degree murder conviction because a witness could not see a defendant during online testimony.
SEBRING — It is not unusual for a judge to reject a defendant’s motion to have his charges dismissed.
SEBRING — Florida’s orange harvest forecast dropped by another 1.5 million boxes Wednesday.
SEBRING — The multi-story residential project proposed for the former downtown Sebring SunTrust property received initial approval from the Community Redevelopment Agency Board.
SEBRING — With the U.S. Department of Agriculture still reducing the predicted outcomes for the Florida citrus harvest, confirmation has come out of Tallahassee of impacts to the state’s vegetable industry.
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — When it comes to clearing their surroundings of trash, this couple has it in the bag — and bucket, and recycling and trash receptacles — from Thailand to Hawaii to Brevard County.
FORT MYERS — A gift of a lifetime left a Fort Myers family stunned and full of gratitude.
COLLEYVILLE, Texas — Authorities on Sunday identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the building, ending a tense standoff that President Joe Biden called “an act of terror.”
NEW YORK — A Bronx community gathered Sunday to pay its final respects to perished loved ones, a week after a fire filled a high-rise apartment building with thick, suffocating smoke that killed 17 people, including eight children.
COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too, leading to new restrictions on family visits and a renewed push to get more residents and staff members vaccinated and boosted.
BEIRUT — Internet services were disrupted in Lebanon on Sunday because of diesel shortages, according to the state provider, adding another essential service to the list of casualties of the country’s snowballing economic crisis.
TEL AVIV, Israel — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is negotiating a plea deal in his corruption case, a person involved in the talks said Sunday.
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine said Sunday that Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced its government websites and alleged that Russia is engaged in an increasing “hybrid war” against its neighbor.
BEIJING — The Chinese city of Xi’an has gradually begun lifting restrictions after over three weeks of lockdown, as authorities sought to stamp out a local outbreak before the Beijing Winter Olympic Games are due to start.
LAKE PLACID — A new take-out Caribbean Style restaurant will be opening on the circle in Lake Placid. The official opening will be 2-2-22, at 11 a.m. It will be named ‘Mama’s Place’ and is at 300 W. Interlake Blvd., across the street from DeVane Park. Formerly, the building housed a snow con…
With COVID-19 numbers at a pandemic high throughout the United States, Florida and Highlands County followed suit, with both showing all-time records for the number of new cases in a week. Highlands County had 1,519 new cases for the seven-day period of Jan. 7-13, an average of 217 new cases…
SANTA FE, N.M. — Alec Baldwin has surrendered his cellphone to authorities as part of the investigation into a fatal shooting on a New Mexico film set last fall, a law enforcement official said.
ST. PETERSBURG — Donna Durham spent her life in motion. A career truck driver, she found herself craving the open road when she retired, and missed camaraderie with others.
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Some 600 migrants hoping to reach the United States set off in a caravan Saturday from the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan — The mass protests in Kazakhstan began peacefully over the New Year’s weekend, with marchers denouncing a sharp rise in fuel prices. They spread quickly from the western part of the Central Asian nation to more populous areas, eventually reaching its largest city of Almaty.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of freedom, justice and equality for everyone lives on in the hearts of many as we celebrate his efforts for unity on MLK Day on Monday.
SEBRING — The coronavirus continues to touch every aspect of our lives, including celebrations. While several events have been canceled because of COVID-19, a parade to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place at noon on Monday in Sebring. Gospel singer Andrea Mathis will be singing …
ORLANDO — A federal judge sharply criticized an attorney for the University of Florida on Friday during a hearing on whether six faculty members’ free speech rights were infringed upon after the lawyer accused some of the professors of having no standing to make their cases because they had …
WEST PALM BEACH — A young Florida man convicted of killing a 13-year-old friend during a sleepover five years ago apologized at his sentencing and denounced a militant Islamic group that his lawyers claimed influenced his thinking. The judge sentenced him to life in prison.
NEW ORLEANS — Family and friends gathered at the National WWII Museum on Saturday to remember Lawrence Brooks, who was the oldest surviving World War II veteran until his death on Jan. 5 at age 112.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Striking a tone of bipartisanship and optimism, Virginia’s new Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, pledged to “restore trust in government and to restore power to the people” as he was sworn in to office Saturday in Richmond.
PHOENIX — As the nation prepares to mark the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some members of his family are spending it in conservative-leaning Arizona to mobilize support for languishing federal voting rights legislation.
Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it won’t be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world.
PASSAIC, N.J. — A dramatic fire near a chemical plant burned through the night and into Saturday in northern New Jersey but led to no evacuation orders or serious injuries — just heavy smoke that was seen and smelled in nearby New York City.
HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has found no probable cause to support a charge a Houston mother faces after being accused of placing her 13-year-old son in the trunk of her car in an attempt to isolate him after he tested positive for COVID-19.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A young Florida man convicted of killing a 13-year-old friend during a sleepover five years ago apologized at his sentencing and denounced a militant Islamic group that his lawyers claimed influenced his thinking. The judge sentenced him to life in prison.
Vanessa Akinniyi was stuck in denial about diabetes until a care manager from her health insurer coaxed her out.
Beginning Monday, Jan. 24, Sebring Parkway northbound lanes will be closed from DeSoto Road to Youth Care Lane and the intersection at Youth Care Lane will be closed for reconstruction. Work is expected to last up to 4 weeks.
TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers appear to be speeding toward extending COVID-19 legal protections for hospitals, nursing homes and other health-care providers as the pandemic enters its third year.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday.
TALLAHASSEE — New congressional and legislative district lines were advanced to the Senate floor on Thursday despite some criticism that more needs to be done to address majority-minority districts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has determined a Russian effort is underway to create a pretext for its troops to potentially further invade Ukraine, and Moscow has already prepositioned operatives to conduct “a false-flag operation” in eastern Ukraine, a U.S. official said Friday.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — State and federal authorities announced Thursday that they arrested and charged more than two dozen people for taking part in a multistate shoplifting ring that made off with more than $10 million in stolen goods over the past few years, most of which was over-the-counter…
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio investigators have found the cremated remains of 89 people stored in boxes and bags at an abandoned church in Akron, authorities said.
NEW YORK (AP) — Three women are facing federal charges of attacking an airline security worker who tried to block them from boarding a flight at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport in September because of what prosecutors say was problematic behavior, including a refusal to wear a face mask p…
Earth simmered to the sixth hottest year on record in 2021, according to several newly released temperature measurements.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday strongly reaffirmed its demand that NATO doesn’t expand eastward despite the rejection of that by the military alliance amid a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine.
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- Julius Erving, aka Dr. J, talks about NBA life in the 1980s
- Rutgers plays Iowa after Harper's 31-point game
- New Mexico faces Colorado State following House's 21-point game
- Rhode Island plays La Salle following Mitchell's 20-point game
- Burton leads Pittsburgh against Virginia after 20-point performance
