Puerto Rico is making preparations in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Maria, projected to make direct landfall this Wednesday. Maria is currently a Category 2 storm, and hurricane warnings have been issued for the islands of Guadeloupe, Dominica, St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, St. Lucia and Martinique. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for Antigua and Barbuda.. ...Read Full Story
More than 80 people were arrested on Sunday, September 17 when the third day of peaceful protesting over the acquittal of St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley turned violent. Stockley, a white police officer, was acquitted of murder in the shooting death of 24-year-old Anthony Lamar Smith, an African-American, which occurred back in 2011.. ...Read Full Story
Harvard is getting some major criticism over inviting ex-Wikileaks spy, Chelsea Manning. Several CIA agents who serve as director at the school are retiring from their position at the school claiming the school is hiring a American Traitor . ...Read Full Story
A U.s Army special operation soldier was killed this Thursday along with seven other soldiers injured when a training exercise when wrong that involved demolitions, according to officials. . ...Read Full Story
Martin Shkreli offered $5,000 to anyone who could grab a strand of Hillary Clinton’s hair. Shkreli was convicted of fraud in August and is awaiting sentencing, but prosecutors believe the post reflected “an escalating pattern of threats and harassment.”. ...Read Full Story
After Apple’s release of new products, the new iPhone X’s facial recognition to unlock the phone has the US Senate’s attention. Their primary concern is the privacy implications of Apple’s new feature and if it will be accessible to law enforcement. . ...Read Full Story
Tim Cook describes the iPhone X as the biggest leap forwards since the first iPhone. Impossible to compare full until the model comes out to the public on November 2nd, on paper the newest Apple release compares favorably with its rivals. . ...Read Full Story
About 7 a.m. Wednesday, police began letting residents back into the Florida Keys. There’s a one in four chance that those returning to their homes won’t be able to live in what is left.. ...Read Full Story
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
A commuter train hit a vacant parked car at the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, 10 miles west of Philadelphia, around 12:15 a.m. The crash injured 42 passengers.. ...Read Full Story
The University of Texas at Austin removed the statues of three Confederate-era figures from a main area on campus on Monday. They were taken down secretly during the night to avoid protesters, especially after the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12 when white nationalists protesting against the planned removal of a statue of Confederate military leader Robert E. Lee. . ...Read Full Story
Monday August 21, 2017 marks the first total solar eclipse to unfold from coast to coast in nearly a century. An eclipse is the moon’s shadow passing directly in front of the sun, blotting out all but a halo-like solar corona. . ...Read Full Story
An American citizen was confirmed dead in attacks in Barcelona, Spain U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed Friday. A suspected Islamist militant drove a van into crowds killing 13 people and wounding many others. . ...Read Full Story
The Senate has to weigh charges against President Trump from an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, but that’s not stopping him from putting the pressure on Republican Senators. More than half of the 11 Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, have got into it with the Republican president about varying issues. . ...Read Full Story
Mylan NV came under fire for raising the Epipen, which saves many people every day from life threatening allergic reactions, $600, from $100. A $465 million settlement has been settled with the U.S. Justice Department, resolving claims it overcharged the government for its EpiPen.. ...Read Full Story
The number of asylum seekers crossing the U.S. border into Canada more than tripled last month. More than 3,100 people walked across the border in July as refugees, most of which went to the french-speaking providence of Quebec.. ...Read Full Story
Apple CEO Tim Cook has voiced an opposition to President Donald Trump after he blamed white nationalists and anti-racism activists equally for violence in Virginia over the weekend. Cook is joined by a slew of other businesses who are . ...Read Full Story
Rescue teams searched for a downed Army Black Hawk helicopter with five crew members aboard. Debris was spotted near Kaena Point, Oahu at 11:28 p.m. local time after they had lost contact with one of their UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews. . ...Read Full Story
President Donald Trump inflamed tension in the United States by insisting that counter protesters were also to blame during a deadly protest in Charlottesville. While still condemning the White Nationialist and Neo Nazi parties, he strongly insisted that “many sides” were to blame.. ...Read Full Story
Users could not access the site the Daily Stormer Tuesday from cities across North America and Asia. The Neo-Nazi website’s domain registration was revoked by GoDaddy and Google, after it helped organize the violent weekend rally in Virginia had violated their terms of service.. ...Read Full Story
Protesters toppled a nearly century-old Confederate statue Monday in downtown Durham. Police didn’t intervene as demonstrators climbed a ladder, attached a rope and then pulled down the statue but North Carolina sheriff is working to identify those involved. . ...Read Full Story
China announced that it will cut off imports of North Korean coal, iron ore and other goods in three weeks under U.N. sanctions. This comes after serious threats and impending North Korean nuclear and missile programs.. ...Read Full Story
Over the weekend, at least three people have died in relation to the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia. There was a significant timeline leading up to the violent protests including Charlottesville City Council voting to remove a statue of Confederate war hero Robert E. Lee.. ...Read Full Story
The small California town of Nipton was purchased Thursday by American Green Inc, a marijuana focused technology firm based in Arizona. The entire town of 120 acres reportedly cost about $ 5 million.. ...Read Full Story
President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that the U.S. military is “locked and loaded” , referring to North Korea and their stockpile of missiles. North Korea has laid out clear cut plans to strike near the U.S. territory of Guam mid August. . ...Read Full Story
Body camera footage has been released showing 16-year-old Aries Clark holding and raising what appeared to be a pistol on July 25. The black teenager was fatally shot by officers outside an emergency youth center in eastern Arkansas.. ...Read Full Story
After a threat from President Donald Trump, North Korea has issued it’s own, saying it was looking into a plan to attack Guam. Guam is an important U.S. territory in the western Pacific Ocean that houses American military bases along with aircraft’s and ships.. ...Read Full Story
Late Tuesday night, several gunmen opened fire on a group of people standing on a Chicago sidewalk, killing one and wounding six others. The shooting happened along a street in the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood.. ...Read Full Story
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Americans should have “no concerns” after North Korea and President Donald Trump traded fiery threats. Tillerson urged that the President was trying to send a strong to North Korea’s leader.. ...Read Full Story
Walt Disney World unveiled a statue this week honoring a boy more than a year after he was killed by an alligator on the resorts grounds. The lighthouse sculpture was installed as a symbol of the Lane Thomas Foundation and placed it near where Lane Graves died.. ...Read Full Story
The aviation industry could save $35 billion a year by moving to pilot-less planes. The technology for this could be possible in the coming years as commercial flights already land with the assistance of on-board computers, and pilots manually fly the aircraft for only a few minutes on average.. ...Read Full Story
