Brownwood celebrated itself Friday evening as a large crowd turned out for the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Chamber Banquet, held at the Depot and Margaret & Stuart Coleman Plaza. The evening started inside the Depot with a “networking hour” and entertainment from the Flying Ivories dueling pianos.
Youngest of Buffalo supermarket shooting victims being laid to rest SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A 32-year-old woman who was the youngest of the 10 Black people killed at a Buffalo supermarket was remembered as big-hearted and quick with a laugh before her funeral Saturday.
WASHINGTON – The first flights of infant formula from Europe, authorized by President Joe Biden to relieve a deepening U.S. shortage, will arrive in Indiana aboard military aircraft this weekend, the White House said Friday.
GAYLORD, Mich. – A rare northern Michigan tornado tore through a small community on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring more than 40 others, authorities reported, as crews searched a mobile home park that was virtually destroyed by the rare weather event.
SEOUL, South Korea – President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation to support Ukraine with an additional $40 billion in U.S. assistance as the Russian invasion continues.
WASHINGTON – The White House is planning for “dire” contingencies that could include rationing supplies of vaccines and treatments this fall if Congress doesn’t approve more money for fighting COVID-19.
As French chef and restaurateur Daniel Boulud puts it, “Kitchens should be designed around what’s truly important – fun, food, and life.” • Kitchens now might not play the center-of-everything roles that they did during the early days of the pandemic. But even if you’re spending more time away, you’ll likely have become a little more attached and invested in the kitchen than you were in 2019. • Some of what’s new in kitchen design and outfitting:
While you’re shopping for your child’s new swimsuits, you’re probably most focused on finding a style they like – emblazoned with action figures or Disney icons. But there is an important factor that you may not be giving enough attention to, and one that significantly factors into water safety: The visibility of the swimsuit, should your child go underwater. • The color of your child’s bathing suit may be more important than you realize. Alive Solutions, a company that specializes in aquatic safety, training, and risk assessment, tested 14 swimsuits in varying colors first in a pool and then in a lake and the results of the test may shock you. • Most swimsuit colors virtually disappear or appear to be a cluster of leaves or debris – not a struggling child – when only 18 inches below the surface of the water. Visibility continues to decrease exponentially with any sort of water agitation, like in a moderately-active swimming pool or water park, or in a lake or ocean with any amount of wave activity.
The U.S. women’s national team has not only been wildly successful on the field, the players have also been unabashedly outspoken, using their platform to advocate for equal rights for themselves and others.
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia’s center-left opposition party toppled the conservative government after almost a decade in power, and Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese in his Saturday election victory speech promised sharper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while he faces an early foreign policy test.