Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway, damaged a waterside motel and swirled under beachfront homes as the monster-sized storm slowly began to move away from the East Coast on Thursday. Forecasters predict the storm will gradually weaken… Read More
Fiscal hawk & GOP Rep. Chip Roy running for Texas attorney general
Republican Rep. Chip Roy, an outspoken fiscal conservative known for his willingness to challenge party leadership, announced Thursday that he is running for Texas attorney general. Now in his fourth term, Roy is a prominent member of the House Freedom Caucus, a hard-line conservative faction that wields outsize influence in… Read More
Feds to no longer bring felony charges against those possessing rifles or shotguns in Washington DC
Federal prosecutors in the nation’s capital will no longer bring felony charges against people for possessing rifles or shotguns in the District of Columbia, according to a new policy adopted by the leader of the nation’s largest U.S. attorney’s office. That office will continue to pursue charges when someone is… Read More
Fire on US warship in Japan leaves 2 sailors with minor injuries
A fire broke out Wednesday on the USS New Orleans warship off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries. The fire on the amphibious transport dock ship has been extinguished and its cause is under investigation, the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement. The… Read More
Multiple beachfront homes near collapse as Hurricane Erin pounds Outer Banks
Two homes on the North Carolina Outer Banks sit precariously in the high waves with their days seemingly numbered. Since 2020, 11 neighboring homes have fallen into the Atlantic Ocean. While the swells from storms like Hurricane Erin make things worse, the conditions threatening the houses are always present —… Read More
Nebraska announces new immigration detention center dubbed ‘Cornhusker Clink’
Nebraska announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in the remote southwest corner of the state as President Donald Trump’s administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations. The facility will be dubbed the “Cornhusker Clink,” a play on Nebraska’s nickname of the Cornhusker State and an… Read More
Walmart issues recall of… radioactive shrimp!?
Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states because federal health officials say it could have potential radioactive contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked Walmart to pull three lots of Great Value brand frozen shrimp from stores after federal officials detected Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, in… Read More
Maine police officer arrested by ICE agrees to leave the country
A Maine police officer arrested by immigration authorities has agreed to voluntarily leave the country, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday. ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on July 25, as part of the agency’s effort to step up illegal immigration… Read More
Yosemite National Park Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag
A Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after hanging a transgender pride flag from El Capitan while some park visitors could face prosecution for illegal protests. Shannon “SJ” Joslin, a ranger and biologist who studies bats, said they/them hung a hguge 66-foot wide transgender pride flag on the famous climbing… Read More
Target CEO abruptly steps down amid company struggles
Target is counting on a company veteran to revive its magic as it struggles to compete with rivals like Walmart. The Minneapolis-based retailer said Wednesday that Chief Operating Officer Michael Fiddelke, who has been with Target for 20 years, will become CEO Feb. 1. He succeeds Brian Cornell, who helped… Read More
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