‘The single most important thing that we do’: From equipment setup to voter check-in, many work behind the scenes to make Concord’s elections run smoothly

Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. The metal rumbling of a U-Haul pierced through the quiet morning air as workers with Concord’s General Services department slid the truck door open and extended...

Microsoft may ship Nvidia chips to UAE that Donald Trump said he will not give to China; here's the 'deal'

Microsoft will reportedly be shipping Nvidia's most advanced artificial intelligence chips to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of a deal approved by the US Commerce Department. In an announcement, the software giant said that licenses...

Flight Delays Persist Across U.S. Airports Amid Controller Shortages During Shutdown

Flight delays continued Sunday at U.S. airports as the government shutdown entered its second month, with Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey seeing delays of two to three hours. According to The Associated Press, New York City’s...

Trump’s task force on anti-Christian bias urged to review case of Catholic pro-lifer who died in jail

(LifeSiteNews) — Dear Friends, Many of you will remember Paul Vaughn’s story. He is the father of 11 who participated in the peaceful protest of an abortion clinic in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, in 2021. Eighteen months later, the FBI arrested him at...

Wisconsin’s Most Wanted: Teron Bones evades capture after armed traffic stop

U.S. Marshals are searching for 23-year-old Teron Bones, wanted since June after fleeing a Milwaukee traffic stop. MILWAUKEE - A traffic stop leads to the discovery of two dangerous weapons. Police tried arresting the driver when they say he ran....

U.K. Police Charge Man With Attempted Murder Over Train Stabbing

Police officers walk outside Huntingdon Station in Huntingdon, eastern England, on Nov. 3, 2025, where an LNER Azuma train was diverted to on Saturday. Chris Radburn/AFP via Getty Images LONDON (AP) — U.K. police on Monday charged a 32-year-old...

U.K. train stabbing spree suspect's charges

India’s IT dream is at a crossroads

For nearly three decades, India’s Information Technology (IT) sector has been the crown jewel of the country’s economic transformation — a symbol of upward mobility, global relevance, and middle-class aspiration. Though the IT industry recruits...

Over 300 Americans Evacuated From Jamaica To Tampa After Hurricane Melissa

Tampa, FL - A second charter flight carrying more than 130 American evacuees from Jamaica landed at Tampa International Airport late Saturday night. According to Grey Bull Rescue, the Tampa-based nonprofit coordinated two rescue flights following...

Canada’s DFO finds North Atlantic right whale population shifting, but could recover

Scientists with Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has presented a new comprehensive update on the North Atlantic right whale population, finding shifts in the population and the possibility of recovery if the right actions are...

The Washington agreements: A comparative analysis of the Armenian-American and Azerbaijani-American memoranda (Part 4)

Among the documents signed and initiated in Washington on August 8, the Armenian-American and Azerbaijani-American memoranda arguably received the least public attention. With the exception of one memorandum signed with Armenia, these documents...

2025 OCEA awards recognize civil engineering's great innovations

By Jenny Jones and Celeste C.B. Bennett ASCE recognized a record number of projects this year for its Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Awards. Of the 14 projects noted for exceptional innovations and contributions to society, three stood...

Car collides with Brightline train at Rockledge crossing

ROCKLEDGE — A car was involved in a collision with a Brightline train on Saturday afternoon at Barton Blvd and U.S. 1. Both occupants of the vehicle were taken to the hospital with minor injuries by Brevard County Fire Rescue ambulance. Their car...

Indian-origin truck driver sober at time of crash but faces negligent homicide charges: US

New York: An Indian-origin driver who crashed his semi-truck killing three people in California last month was not driving while intoxicated, contrary to initial reports, but the case remains a grossly negligent homicide, US authorities have said....

U.S. kills three in latest strike against an alleged drug boat

Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The United States killed three people in its latest strike against alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced. Hegseth said in a post to social media Saturday that American...

The Armada and the Illusion: Why America’s Drug War Is Fighting the Wrong Ocean

The U.S. Navy’s newest mission sounds cinematic—battle groups in the Caribbean, bombers overhead, Venezuelan gunboats exploding on cue. But behind the spectacle, fentanyl keeps crossing the border in pickup trucks, cocaine keeps rerouting across...

Spanning the gap over Oregon’s Coos Bay

The Coos Bay Bridge was one of the last that Conde B. McCullough, M.ASCE, NCE, designed for Oregon. (Photograph created by Jet Lowe/courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division/HAER ORE,6-NOBE,1--13) By Leslie Nemo When the...

Flight delays persist as U.S. govt shutdown leads to air traffic controller shortages

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Flight delays continued at U.S. airports amid air traffic controller shortages as the government shutdown entered its second month, with Newark airport in New Jersey experiencing delays of two to three...

Toxicology Clears Truck Driver Of DUI In Deadly Ontario, CA, Crash

India-West News Desk ONTARIO, CA — The 21-year-old semi-truck driver who made national and political headlines after being accused of causing a deadly chain-reaction crash on the 10 Freeway in Ontario is no longer facing DUI charges after...

Diana Silvers on Her Debut Album ‘From Another Room’ and Following Folk Heroes by Speaking Truth to Power: ‘If Your Art Doesn’t Scare You, It’s Not Really Worth It’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Diana Silvers is right where she’s supposed to be. The 27-year-old actress and model — who you may recognize from films like “Booksmart” and “Ma” or high-profile campaigns for Celine and Prada — has been charting a new path in music lately, making...