The two US Navy destroyers involved in deadly collisions this past summer both had records of failing to fulfill key training requirements.The USS Fitzgerald had expired training certification for multiple key warfare mission areas in June, and the USS John S. McCain had let its certifications lapse in quite a few areas as well.... [Read Full Story]
Floridians are returning home Tuesday to find the extent of the damage to their homes from Irma. Florida and it’s residents now face a long road to recovery as wide spread power outages and food shortages plague the state. ... [Read Full Story]
Irma hit land in south Florida Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane. The storm has already knocked out power to nearly 3.6 million customers across Florida and over 100,000 in Georgia. ... [Read Full Story]
Monday is the 16th anniversary since nearly 3,000 people were killed when four hijacked planes hit the trade center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11, 2001. The commemoration begins with a moment of silence at 8:46 am, the time when the first terrorist-piloted plane crashed into the World Trade Center’s north tower.... [Read Full Story]
Several major Western U.S. cities have been hit hard by wildfires this summer. The 2017 season is on track to being among the worst fire seasons in over a decade, despite how snowy the past winter was.... [Read Full Story]
Irma has since been downgraded from Category 5, will still be regarded as the most powerful in the Atlantic in recorded history with 185 mph winds. Though Irma has lessened to 150 mph winds, the hurricane will still continue to be a big threat that will potentially devastate nearly almost all of Florida. ... [Read Full Story]
Jasmine Block, 15, of Alexandria, Minn., had been kidnapped for almost a month when she swam across a lake to escape from her abductors. She made it safely across the lake before running onto a property to get help.... [Read Full Story]
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is prepping for huge state evacuations ahead of Hurricane Irma. The Category 5 storm just plowed through the Caribbean, leaving the island absolutely decimated. While it’s possible by the time it reaching Florida, Irma could be reduced to Category 4, the damage and flooding will still be very significant. ... [Read Full Story]
A video of a Utah nurse being forcibly arrested when she refused to let police officers draw blood from an unconscious crash victim has gone viral. Her brutal arrest was caught on body-camera video, and expedited the officer to be put on paid leave immediately, and since fired from his job as a part time paramedic. ... [Read Full Story]
Late Tuesday, the now Category 5 storm, Irma, was almost upon the Caribbean islands with 185 mph sustained winds. It’s much too early to tell if the storm will make landfall on the US, but even a miss could cause serious damage to the southeastern coast.... [Read Full Story]
Joel Osteen, already under fire for not opening his megachurch to Harvey victims, told parishioners on Sunday that Hurricane Harvey survivors should not have a “poor old me mentality.” Osteen eventually opened his Lakewood Church officially opened its doors and took in hundreds of evacuees last Tuesday.... [Read Full Story]
Over the weekend, Hurricane Irma has strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 storm, set to hit the Caribbean islands Wednesday before possibly hitting the US later on this week. Irma was churning Tuesday morning with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, which is well above the threshold of Cat 5 at 157 mph/... [Read Full Story]
A judge on Thursday reportedly denied bond for white nationalist Christopher Cantwell, who was involved with the violent protests in Charlottesville, Va., earlier this month. He had become internet famous after posting a video of himself crying, scared of being arrested for his actions during the week leading up to the big protest. ... [Read Full Story]
An American man, Szuhsiung Ho, aka Allen Ho, has been sentenced to two years in jail for illegally helping China develop its nuclear power program for nearly 20 years. Ho did not obtain explicit permission to share “sensitive” nuclear technologies, which is required for anyone sharing the knowledge of technologies using radioactive material to generate power.... [Read Full Story]
Reports of “explosions and black smoke” came at 2 a.m. local time Thursday at the Arkema chemical plant in Crobsy, Texas. The plant had lost refrigeration due to the floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey. Certain chemicals they produce were to be kept cold to reduce the risk of reactions and explosions.... [Read Full Story]
South Carolina law states that in order for DUI prosecutors to seek full charges, video needs to be recorded as soon as an officer sees a suspected drunk driver to the moment the suspect is arrested and put in the patrol car. Mothers Against Drunk Driving are not pleased, saying that making dash cam arrest videos a required piece of evidence in drunk driving cases is making prosecutions more difficult.... [Read Full Story]
A man was shot in the head by a Texas homeowner Friday has died. Police said the initial account appeared that the homeowner fired at a would-be burglar, but after investigation that doesn’t appear to be accurate.... [Read Full Story]
Houston megachurch pastor Joel Osteen has been hit with critisim for not initially opening his Lakewood Church, which can seat at least 16,000, evacuees. Lakewood Church posted on Facebook Sunday that the church was inaccessible, but received backlash when photos were posted that clearly contradicted those claims. ... [Read Full Story]
After a devastating few days in Houston, the death toll during Harvey has risen. As of Wednesday morning, Hurricane Harvey has claimed at least 18 fatalities in the Houston area.... [Read Full Story]
A jury found Glenna Duram guilty of killing her 46-year old husband and was sentenced to life in prison Monday. Martin Duram’s pet parrot, Bud, mimicked some of his last words from the night of the murder, repreating “Don’t f—ing shoot,” in Martin Duram’s voice. The pet parrot’s testimony played a key part in the conviction.... [Read Full Story]
Widely believe that Harvey didn’t happen because of global warming, they also haven’t determined yet whether the storm was made worse by global warming. Warmer air and water mean wetter and possibly more intense hurricanes in the future.... [Read Full Story]
On Friday President Trump directed the military not to move forward with an Obama-era plan that allows transgender individuals to be recruited into the armed forces. Civil rights groups filed two lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s controversial ban, saying the ban violated U.S. constitutional guarantees of equal protection and due process under the Fifth Amendment.... [Read Full Story]
Tropical Storm Harvey is causing some of the worst flooding Houston has ever seen, as federal engineers on Monday were forced to release water from area reservoirs in hopes of controlling the rushing currents. Harvey is lingering around Texas’ Gulf Coast, where it remains for several more days, giving the region a year’s worth of rain in the span of a week.... [Read Full Story]
Hurricane Harvey has potential to be the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in more than a decade. Harvey is set to hit land late Friday or early Saturday on the central Texas coast where Corpus Christi and Houston are home to some of the biggest U.S. oil refineries.... [Read Full Story]
U.S. President Donald Trump will begin a major push next Wedjesday with a speech in Missouri to convince the public of the need for tax reform. The President has shifted gears and his entire agenda will be revolved around tax reform.... [Read Full Story]
Florida is scheduled on Thursday to put to death an inmate by injection that includes a drug never before used in a U.S. execution.Mark James Asay, 53, would be the first Florida inmate executed since January 2016. ... [Read Full Story]
A Powerball ticket sold in Massachusetts will have won more than $750 million on Wednesday. The ticket matched all six number draw, but has still gone unclaimed to one of the largest in the lottery’s history.... [Read Full Story]
Tuesday millions of people ogled the skies using eclipse viewers, but happens now with the glasses? Another eclipse will cross America in 2024, or you can donate them to other parts of the world, who will experience an eclipse in 2019. ... [Read Full Story]
Investigators are looking into a sexual assault allegation by a female trainee against a drill sergeant at For Benning which uncovered more possible cases. A number of U.S. Army drill sergeants at Fort Benning, Georgia, have been temporarily suspended while the investigation continues. ... [Read Full Story]
Mother Nature triumps over new age media, as Netflix says during the eclipse Monday afternoon, there was a 10% drop in viewership. The next eclipse is set to occur in April 2024, which will cover most of the Eastern United States.... [Read Full Story]
