Katie Ledecky, Gretchen Walsh punch tickets to Paris at US Olympic Swimming Trials
Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — The 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials are underway in Indianapolis and Katie Ledecky, the greatest female swimmer in U.S. history, has already made her fourth Olympics team in Paris.
Kathy Schmaltz, recently named Mich. Legislator of the Year, to have open office hours next Monday
Jackson, Mich. (WKHM, Greg O’Connor) — Area State Representative Kathy Schmaltz will have office hours next Monday the 24th: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Carnegie Branch of the Jackson District Library downtown, then from 3
Shooter found dead after splash pad shooting
Rochester Hills, Mich. — At least nine people are injured after a random shooting at a Metro Detroit splash pad on Saturday evening. Police say a man opened fire shortly after 5 p.m. at the Brooklands Plaza
Homicide investigation underway in Jackson
From the City of Jackson Police & Fire Services: On Saturday, June 15, 2024, at approximately 2:51 a.m., officers of the Jackson Police Department responded to the 600 block of Elizabeth Street for a shooting. Officers arrived
Putin to visit Kim in North Korea on diplomatic trip, Kremlin says
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea on an official state visit beginning on Tuesday, the Kremlin said on Monday. Putin’s trip, which is scheduled to last for three
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's trial to begin June 26, Russian court says
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (LONDON) — The first hearing in the espionage trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been scheduled for June 26 in Russia, according to the Sverdlovsk Regional Court. The Russian prosecutor’s office
US soldier detained in Russia pleads partially guilty in court, local media reports
U.S. Army soldier Gordon Black, who was detained on suspicion of theft, appears in court in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia, on June 6, 2024. — Pavel Korolyov/AFP via Getty Images (VLADIVOSTOK, Russia) — U.S.
Israel right-wing settlers question delivery of aid to Gazans, peace activists advocate for passage of aid trucks
A Palestinian boy sits in a truck of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Many Palestinians have sought refuge in a United Nations-run school in Khan
Virgin Australia flight makes emergency landing after 'possible' bird strike in New Zealand
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (INVERCARGILL, New Zealand) — A Virgin Australia flight made an emergency landing in New Zealand after a “possible bird strike,” the airline said in a statement. Flight VA 148 from Queenstown to Melbourne was
Virgin Australia flight makes emergency landing after ‘possible’ bird strike in New Zealand
Jenny Evans/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Virgin Australia flight made an emergency landing in New Zealand after a “possible bird strike,” the airline said in a statement. Flight VA 148 from Queenstown to Melbourne was diverted shortly