By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ALAN FRAM , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Budget negotiators will meet Monday to revive talks over border security issues that are central to legislation to prevent key parts of the government from shutting down on Saturday, but an air of pessimism remains after talks broke down over the weekend. They…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians are pouring out onto the streets of Tehran and other cities and towns across the country, marking the date 40 years ago that’s considered victory day in the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. On Feb. 11 that year, Iran’s military stood down after days of street battles, allowing the revolutionaries to…
Wood River, IL (KTRS) Investigators are working to determine what caused an explosion at a metro-east oil refinery. At around 4:30 PM Sunday, an explosion in a process operation unit injured an employee at Wood River Oil Refinery in Roxana. The refineries’ firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze, and the employee was transported to…