Military.com

US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in the Middle East as Tensions With Iran Remain High

WASHINGTON (AP) — The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East, bringing a renewed potential that President Donald Trump could opt to order ...
CNN

Outcry after France’s famed TGV rail service bans children from new premium-class carriage

France’s famed high-speed rail service TGV INOUI is facing a backlash after introducing a new premium-class carriage that bans children. As of January 8, national rail operator SNCF has been offering ...
The New York Times

‘Punched in the Face’ by a Rail Disaster, an Ohio Town Fights Its Way Back

Residents and officials are still trying to revitalize East Palestine nearly three years after a derailment and chemical burn. Residents and officials are still trying to revitalize East Palestine ...
Idaho Statesman

The Village at Meridian is expanding. What’s coming — and how soon you can shop

Expansion is underway at The Village at Meridian shopping center after the developer nixed previous plans for apartments in favor of doubling down on its retail focus. The expansion, which will ...
The Hill

Without railway reform, your town could be the next East Palestine

I became an expert on trains the hard way. On a quiet night three years ago, a 149-car train pulled by three locomotives carrying tons of toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, my home town ...
Seeking Alpha

AtkinsRéalis appointed to alliance delivering England's Midlands Rail Hub program

MONTREAL, Dec. 18, 2025 /CNW/ - AtkinsRéalis Group Inc. (TSX: ATRL), a world-class engineering services and nuclear company with offices around the world, has been appointed by Network Rail, Britain's ...
Newsday

East Meadow teacher made a new kind of biz class to serve kids' needs

Kristen O’Brien has found ways to challenge the sixth-grade special-education students in her class at W. T. Clarke Middle School. But she came across a problem that required her to challenge herself ...
Daily Herald

Fenwick makes big plays to upset East St. Louis and win Class 6A state title

NORMAL -- Fenwick entered Tuesday’s Class 6A championship game against East St. Louis as a significant underdog. It didn’t take long to figure out that the Friars didn’t care. Getting an early in the ...
Railway Gazette International

Much-delayed Class 810 fleet enters service on the Midland Main Line

UK: After a heavily delayed production process, the first of 33 Hitachi Rail Class 810 bi-mode trains entered service with East Midlands Railway on December 3 2025. Tony Miles reports from the fleet ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

East St. Louis comes up empty down the stretch in Class 6A title game loss to Fenwick

East St. Louis junior Laron Baker (1) sits on the ground after the Class 6A football state championship game on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at Hancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State University ...
WPXI

Shake Shack sets opening date for location at The Meridian in the East End

PITTSBURGH — Almost two full years after it was announced for The Meridian redevelopment, Shake Shack will open its doors at 219 Shady Ave. on December 4. The fast casual smash burger chain was first ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Fort Zumwalt East shuts out Summit, advances to Class 3 boys soccer state title game

Fort Zumwalt East goalkeeper Hudson Kocher runs out to grab the ball as Summit forward Nicholas Nusser (2) leaps towards the ball. Fort Zumwalt East defeated Summit 2-0 in a Class 3 Missouri state ...