November is National Diabetes Month, and the Oak Ridge Lions Club is partnering with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to offer Project Power this month. If you are interested, please sign up by Nov. 29. Sign up today for this no-cost program to manage or lower your risk for diabetes. The URL is https://diabetes.org/get-involved/community/project-power. With…
What’s not to love about New Jersey? While many might have a great time living in the Garden State, nearly every city in New Jersey was excluded from U.S. News and World Report’s ‘Best Places to Live’ list. For the publication’s best places in live in the United States list for 2025-2026, they ranked major…
Three Wisconsin cities are some of the best places to live in the U.S., according to a recent ranking from U.S. News & World Report. For its 2025-2026 Best Places to Live rankings, the publication analyzed 150 cities in the U.S. based on quality of life, job market, value of living and desire to live…
Axess Family Services, Inc. announced Wednesday that it received a multimillion dollar grant that will go toward helping families dealing with homeless in Northeast Ohio. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez donated a $5 million grant from through the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund to the nonprofit organization to help serve affected families in Akron/Summit County,…
While Tesla Inc. is grabbing the headlines, Xpeng Inc. has been the hottest electric vehicle stock over the past few months as investors rapidly warm to its product strategy. The company’s Hong Kong-listed shares have surged 93% from an August low, far outpacing gains in peers from Tesla to fellow Chinese EV maker Nio Inc….
In the aftermath of Japan’s 2011 tsunami, which claimed over 19,000 lives, entire towns were destroyed, and critical infrastructure — including roads, power systems and communication networks — was crippled. The Japanese response went beyond simple rebuilding; they reimagined their communities with resilience in mind, moving towns further inland and creating natural buffers along the…
Black Friday may still be a few weeks away, but early deals and big sale plans are already being announced by popular retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Target. Thanks to shifting consumer trends, sales once reserved for a single day or the weekend after Thanksgiving have expanded into the weeks leading up to and after…
President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden gathered in the White House’s Oval Office on Wednesday for a brief meeting. Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election last week, winning his second term as president. He will be sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2025. With just two months left to go…
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he is nominating former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be his U.S. ambassador to Israel. “Mike has been a great public servant, Governor, and Leader in Faith for many years,” Trump said in a statement. “He loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of…
A bronze plaque was unveiled on the Court Street side of The Darling Hotel in Visalia, formerly the Courthouse Annex, on Oct. 26 to recognize the building as important in the city’s history. “This is kind of a big deal for those of us that enjoy history in our town,” said local historian Terry Ommen,…