NATION & WORLD WATCH
Minnesotan detained by Russian forces in Ukraine is released MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota man detained by Russian forces in Ukraine has been released and reunited with his wife and daughter, U.S. Sen.
March 2022
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Airlines keep takeoff rights in NYC, DC
WASHINGTON – Federal officials are extending pandemic relief that helps big airlines keep coveted takeoff and landing rights for international flights this summer at busy airports in New York City and Washington, D.C.
Blinken’s tour to reinforce US commitment
WARSAW, Poland – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will try to use his three-nation tour of the Middle East and North Africa this week to reassure wary Israelis and Arabs that the Biden administration is committed to the region’s security at a time when Washington is confronting multiple foreign policy challenges.
2 nations cool on NKorea sanctions
UNITED NATIONS – North Korea’s test of a big new intercontinental ballistic missile prompted the United States to press Friday for stiffer U.N. sanctions, but China and Russia showed little appetite for tightening restrictions that they have been trying to ease.
Justices decide when to step aside from cases
WASHINGTON – Reports that the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas implored Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff to act to overturn the 2020 election results have put a spotlight on how justices decide whether to step aside from a case.
Jess Mayfield
ARDMORE - Jess Densley Mayfield was born in Paris, TX on March, 23rd, 1944 and passed from this world into the arms of his Lord on March 24th, 2022. We were blessed to have him with us for 78 amazing years before complications from internal bleeding took him home.
Doyale Ivan Pinson
LONE GROVE - Funeral Services for Mr. Doyale Ivan Pinson, 92, of Ardmore are scheduled for 10:00 AM Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at the Lone Grove First Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Black officiating. Interment will follow at the Lone Grove West Memorial Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Alexander Gray Funeral Home of Wilson.
Tyler Leroy Hooper
Funeral services for Tyler Leroy Hooper, 43, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in the Centennial Chapel of Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home with Pastor David Curington officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery with the assistance of Michael Hooper, Dakota McClelland, Colton McGuire, Jesse Schmidt, Adam Joenks and Matt DeShane.
Experts: Lock in mortgage rate now
When the Federal Reserve indicated in December that it would be raising short-term interest rates to slow inflation – which had reached four-decade highs – it prompted a steady rise in mortgage rates.
Small cars once again a big deal
Adam Lee knows the drill. He’s seen it before.