LONDON (AP) — Andy Burnham took office Monday as Britain's new prime minister, promising a 10-year plan to restore political stability and revive the economy while acknowledging that six other U.K. leaders have tried and failed to do so in the past decade. Speaking outside 10 Downing St. ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States military said late Monday it was carrying out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran in a push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The renewed bombings followed the death of another American service member, and came after Iran ...
POWELL, Ohio (AP) — Five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday. The group had gathered Sunday along the Scioto River in the Columbus suburb of Powell when one of them went ...
TOWN OF DUNBAR, Wis. — Dive team members Sunday recovered the body of a 73-year-old Dunbar man who apparently drowned in a Marinette County lake. Harold L. Patz had been reported missing early evening July 12 from Twin Lake Road in the Town of Dunbar, touching off a week of searches on the ground and in the water that included K9s, drones, boats, underwater remote-operated vehicles and multiple dive teams, Marinette County Sheriff Randy Miller stated in a news release. Patz was found deceased about 12:54 p.m. Sunday in West Twin Lake, according to the news release. A full obituary ...
MARQUETTE — A pair of popular Marquette-based art fairs will take place this weekend. The 66th-annual Art on the Rocks Fine Art Show and the Outback Art Fair, in its 32nd year, are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Art on the Rocks, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, takes place in the Mattson Lower Harbor Park; while Outback is set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday along the bike path at Picnic Rocks in Shiras Park. Art on the Rocks is a juried fine art fair and includes more than 100 artist booths ...
MARQUETTE — Three area American Red Cross Blood drives are planned in the area to help offset critical blood shortages. One is set from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Christ United Methodist Church, 20 S. Fifth St. in Crystal Falls. A second blood drive will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, at First Presbyterian Church, 395 Hamilton Ave. in Kingsford. On Wednesday, Aug. 13, the West Iron District Library, 116 W. Genesee St. in Iron River, will host a blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood shortage, as the blood ...
