SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Manure. Cigarette butts. Scraps of cloth. Waste batteries. Even, reportedly, diapers. This week, North Korea floated hundreds of huge balloons to dump all of that trash across rival South Korea — an old-fashioned, Cold War-style provocation that the country has rarely used in recent years.
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un confirmed Wednesday that North Korea sent the balloons and attached trash sacks. Read More...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa (WJAC) — One person has died after a fire in Johnstown, Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees said Sunday night.
Johnstown fire crews were called sometime after 9:30 p.m. Sunday to Building 15 at Oakhurst Homes in the city's West End neighborhood for a fire on the first floor that spread into the second floor, Lees said.
Lees said a man in his 40's was found dead inside the unit that caught fire. Read More...
CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Frank Schwindel hustled hard and sprawled for an RBI single that capped a three-run rally with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 for their fifth straight win. Schwindel had three hits, including a solo home run. He has five homers in six games and 10 this season. With runners on second and third in the ninth, Schwindel hit a grounder that shortstop Kevin Newman gloved in the hole. Read More...