Western Canada firefighters bracing for massive spread of wildfires
Jesse Winter/Bloomberg via Getty Images (BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada) — Fire officials in British Columbia warned they would be facing “the most challenging 24 to 48 hours of the summer,” as wildfires that have been ravaging western Canada
Ukraine taking heavy casualties 10 weeks into its counteroffensive
Artem Hvozdkov/Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — There is mounting evidence that Ukraine has been taking heavy casualties in its counteroffensive, which began roughly ten weeks ago. ABC News spoke with two former U.S. soldiers who are contracted
Iran arrests women's rights activists ahead of 'Woman, Life, Freedom' anniversary
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images (LONDON) — At least 11 women’s rights activists were arrested by security forces in Iran in the northern province of Gilan Wednesday, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). However, Iranian
Mortgage rates surge to 21-year high
Thomas Northcut/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mortgage rates have climbed to their highest levels in 21 years, according to data released by Freddie Mac on Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.09% over the week ending on
US sanctions four Russians allegedly involved in poisoning of Alexey Navalny
Contributor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. on Thursday sanctioned four Russians they say were involved in the 2020 poisoning of Alexey Navalny, the country’s most well-known opposition leader. The Treasury Department said the four individuals were members
Mayor Mahoney on Street Repair in Jackson
Jackson, MI (WKHM) – A number of street repair projects on the books voted down by City Council on Tuesday evening, due to public outcry. Jackson Mayor, Daniel Mahoney told WKHM that the city needs a new
Special counsel sought Trump's Twitter DMs despite 'extraordinary' pushback from company, court documents say
Aytug Can Sencar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Special counsel Jack Smith earlier this year sought extensive data, including direct messages, tied to former President Donald Trump’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter, court
Atrium Building Purchased by Southern Michigan Bank and Trust
Jackson, MI (WKHM) – Southern Michigan Bank and Trust recently purchased the Atrium Building in downtown Jackson. The building, as most refer to it as the Post Office building, now home of offices with Southern Michigan Bank
Graffiti Turned To Thought Provoking Art
Jackson, MI (WKHM) – For many years, the Mechanic Street bridge had a famous quote from Alexander the Great that had been spray painted on one of the beams. Georgia Fojtasek and Ted Christoff have teamed up
Starbucks ordered to pay extra $2.7M to employee who said she was fired for being white
RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New Jersey federal judge has ordered Starbucks to pay a former employee who was awarded $25.6 million in a wrongful termination suit an extra $2.7 million in damages. Shannon Phillips, a