The man accused of plowing into people on a lower Manhattan bike path Tuesday had apparently been planning the attack for a number of weeks, police officials said today. “He did this in the name of ISIS, and along with the other items recovered at the scene was some notes that further indicate that,” John […]
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Transgender Ban
A federal court judge in Washington, D.C., has largely blocked President Trump’s controversial ban on transgender people serving in the military. The judge, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, issued a preliminary injunction on Monday halting two portions of Trump’s presidential memorandum issued in late August, including his reinstatement of the ban on transgender service members that was in […]
Death Toll Continues To Rise, 58 Murdered In Las Vegas Terror Attack
At least 58 people were killed and 515 were injured in Las Vegas Sunday night when a gunman opened fire on a music festival crowd from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. It was the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. The “nonstop gunfire,” according to one witness, sent more than […]
OKC Police Kill Innocent Deaf Man In His Own Front Yard
An Oklahoma City man was fatally shot by police as neighbors shouted that the man could not hear officers’ commands to drop a metal pipe he was holding, police said. The incident occurred Tuesday evening after an accident led officers to a house where Magdiel Sanchez, 35, was outside on the porch, Oklahoma City Police […]
Marine Corps To Have First Female Infantry Officer In 250 Year History
For the first time in its nearly 250-year history, the United States Marine Corps will have a female infantry officer after she graduates from an infantry officer course on Monday, a U.S. official confirmed. The Marine’s completion of the course was first reported by The Washington Post. Her identity is not yet public. The Marine […]
Jose Rises To Hurricane Category Strength As It Heads Towards American Coast
Jose re-strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane this afternoon and could potentially bring Nor’easter-like conditions to New York and Boston next week. As of just before 5 p.m. ET, Jose — with winds of 75 mph — was located about 485 miles southwest of Bermuda. It’s expected to move between Bermuda […]
School Shooting Leaves Four Shot, One Dead
One student is dead and three others are injured after a school shooting near Spokane, Washington, police said. The shooter has been apprehended and is in custody, police said. The wounded were transported to a local hospital and are expected to survive, authorities said. Freeman Middle School and Freeman Elementary school, both located in Spokane […]
Florida Governor Says That Irma Is “Deadly, Deadly, Deadly”
Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade, hit Cuba overnight as a rare Category 5 storm before being downgraded to a Category 3 Saturday morning. It is expected to strengthen again as it heads toward Florida. As of about 3 p.m. Saturday, Irma was 140 miles southeast of Key West with winds […]
1.3 Million Florida Residents Are Under Mandatory Evacuation Due To Irma
At least 1.3 million Florida residents are under mandatory evacuation ahead of Hurricane Irma, which is slated to strike the state as a Category 4 storm on Sunday morning. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who declared a statewide emergency earlier this week, said additional evacuations are expected to be issued as Hurricane Irma approaches the state. […]
Florida, Georgia And South Carolina Declare State Of Emergency In Advance Of Irma
As Hurricane Irma lashes the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, farther north, states of emergency have been declared in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, where residents are bracing for the monster storm. This afternoon, the Category 5 storm dubbed “extremely dangerous” by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), was battering the Caribbean, including the U.S. Virgin […]
Trump Is In Texas To View Damage And Destruction Of Hurricane Harvey
Thanking local government officials and emergency response leaders in Texas Tuesday for their actions in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, President Donald Trump stopped short of offering his “congratulations” for a job well done, saying that there is still work left to do. “We won’t say congratulations. We don’t want to do that. We don’t […]
ACLU Sues Trump Over Transgender Military Ban
Transgender soldiers, sailors, airmen and other members of the military, along with others who want to enlist, sued President Donald Trump on Monday, hoping the federal courts will stop him from preventing their service. One federal lawsuit was filed in Baltimore by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland on behalf of six transgender individuals […]