Witnesses and police described a chaotic scene as a masked attacker armed with two guns shot seven people, killing one, in a Tennessee church before he was subdued by an armed citizen. 22-year-old usher Robert Engle, tackled the gunman and suffered injuries when he was pistol whipped. In the struggle,… Read More
Official: Puerto Rico set back decades after hurricane
Puerto Rico’s nonvoting representative in the U.S. Congress said Sunday that Hurricane Maria’s destruction has set the island back decades, even as authorities worked to assess the extent of the damage. “The devastation in Puerto Rico has set us back nearly 20 to 30 years,” said Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner… Read More
Puerto Rico still reeling from Maria’s devastation
The eye of Hurricane Maria was nearing the Turks and Caicos early Friday as Puerto Rico sought to recover from the storm’s devastation. Two days after Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, flooding towns, crushing homes and killing at least two people, millions on the island faced the dispiriting prospect of weeks… Read More
[Alert] After Puerto Rico, here’s where Hurricane Maria is heading next
After devastating Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria is heading straight for the Dominican Republic — and experts warn that it’s possible (though unlikely) the storm diverts towards the U.S. mainland after. The storm brings very dangerous winds with it. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Maria has regained its major hurricane… Read More
Three arrested following police shooting vigil at Georgia Tech
Three people face charges of inciting a riot and battery of an officer after violent clashes with campus police at Georgia Tech following a vigil for a student fatally shot by officers, a university spokesman said Tuesday. Police shot and killed Scout Schultz, 21, Saturday night after the student himself… Read More
More protests expected in St. Louis
Protesters chanting “free our people” gathered outside the jail in downtown St. Louis for more than two hours to show solidarity with those arrested during demonstrations that turned ugly over the weekend, but there was no new vandalism overnight. Demonstrators outside the jail late Monday criticized authorities for keeping some… Read More
Emmys just got VERY bad news… (Stephen Colbert will hate this)
Sunday’s 69th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony was advertised as the most politically charged event of the summer, and the Hollywood liberal elites lined up to get in on the action. Across America, though, viewers had enough. While host Stephen Colbert and guests went on unfunny tirades about President Donald Trump,… Read More
[Weather Alert] Hurricane Maria strengthens, follows Irma’s path
Hurricane Maria grew into a Category 3 storm on Monday as it barreled toward a potentially devastating collision with islands in the eastern Caribbean. Forecasters warned it was likely to grow even stronger. The storm was on a path that would take it near many of the islands already wrecked… Read More
80 arrested for looting, rioting in St. Louis
Hundreds of riot police mobilized in downtown St. Louis overnight, arresting more than 80 people accused of rioting,looting, and various other charges. Authorities also seized weapons amid reports of property damage and vandalism following another day of peaceful protests over a former police officer’s acquittal in the killing of a… Read More
[Weather alert] Third hurricane heading towards U.S.
As residents in Florida and Texas begin to recover from the deadly chaos brought by Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, meteorologists warn that the United States is in the path of a third hurricane — and it could make landfall early next week. Marinas, coastal residents and others in the Northeastern… Read More