By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Aug. 23, the 236th day of 2024. There are 130 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug 23, 1970, the Salad Bowl strike began, organized by farm labor leader Cesar Chavez; between 5,000-10,000 laborers walked off the job, leading to the ...
Marquette and vicinity: Today, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of showers between 11 a.m. and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southwest wind arond 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight, a slight chance of showers between 3 ...
By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Aug. 22, the 235th day of 2024. There are 131 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America’s Cup. Also on this date: In 1791, the Haitian Revolution began as enslaved people of Saint-Domingue rose up against French colonizers. In 1910, Japan annexed Korea, which remained under Japanese control until the end of World War II. In 1922, Irish revolutionary Michael Collins was shot to ...
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — A flood of Chinese products into Indonesia has hit local manufacturers hard, prompting the government to look for ways to placate domestic producers while avoiding angering the country’s biggest trading partner. Garment makers ...
Marquette and vicinity: Today, patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Extended forecast: Friday, a 20 percent ...
By ANDREA ROSA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press PORTICELLO, Sicily — Specialist cave divers working in 12-minute underwater shifts were searching Tuesday for six missing passengers and crew, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, believed to be in the submerged wreck of a luxury ...
