Volunteers receive Greater Somerset Public Health Collaborative award.
2016
Belgrade, Litchfield, Oakland schools receive grants
Gifts awarded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
Denver does it again, coming from behind to beat Carolina in Super Bowl rematch
The Broncos, who defeated the Panthers in the Super Bowl in February, win the NFL’s season opener, surviving a late field-goal try.
Russia: Israeli, Palestinian leaders open to meeting
But gaps between Abbas and Netanyahu raise doubts about progress even if they get together.
Britain’s Parliament building needs repairs
A panel says the best option is for members of the House of Commons and House of Lords to move to temporary premises for six years starting in the early 2020s.
Scientists put underwater drones to work during Hermine to research hurricanes
Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Maine are part of a team that is collecting data on what sustains and strengthens the storms.
Aid groups accuse U.N. of relief effort manipulation with Syria
They say they are suspending participation in an information-sharing program.
India pushes citizens to forsake the outdoors, use toilets
But having a commode in the home is considered to be unclean by many.
Spacecraft on way to asteroid to bring back samples
The asteroid is believed to harbor carbon dating back 4.5 billion years, to beginning of the solar system.
Mercury emergency closes school in Las Vegas
Precautions are taken to ensure the safety of 1,300 children, teachers and first responders.