Two tornadoes with high-speed winds reportedly tore through parts of a New York county on Tuesday as widespread storms barreled through the Northeast. A preliminary storm survey from the National Weather Service (NWS) on Wednesday said the two twisters hit in Putnam County, N.Y. NWS New York NY ✔ @NWSNewYorkNY Here are the preliminary results [...]
- President Donald Trump described undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities as "animals" Wednesday during a sanctuary cities roundtable with California leaders and suggested the Department of Justice investigate Oakland's mayor for obstruction of justice. He took umbrage with Mayor Libby Schaaf's warning to immigrants in February of upcoming Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. "To me, [...]
The U.S. government has identified a suspect accused of leaking a stolen archive of secret CIA documents regarding the agency's hacking operations. Joshua A. Schulte, a 29-year-old former CIA software engineer, is believed to have provided the agency's top-secret information to WikiLeaks, federal prosecutors said in a hearing in January. Schulte worked in the CIA's [...]
Stephen King found himself in hot water for a tweet many felt was insensitive about first lady Melania Trump's recent surgery. The first lady underwent surgery Monday morning for a benign kidney condition and is expected to remain hospitalized for "the duration of the week." The famous author tweeted shortly after the White House's announcement. [...]
U.S. military equipment and ammunition, sent to Syria as part of a failed Obama administration plan to find and arm moderate forces to defeat ISIS, were instead simply handed over to an Al Qaeda group, according to the man who said he himself brokered the deal. “I communicated with Al Qaeda’s branch, Al Nusra, to [...]
St. Louis prosecutors dropped one charge against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens because a judge ruled the city's lead prosecutor, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, could be called as a witness in the case. In a statement obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Gardner's office said 22nd Circuit Judge Rex Burlison's decision puts Gardner "in the impossible [...]
RICHMOND, Va. – Police say a Virginia police officer shot a naked man on an interstate during rush hour. Police say the shooting occurred on Interstate 95 Monday evening. The man has been hospitalized and The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that his condition was not immediately known. Richmond police spokesman Gene Lepley says the incident began [...]
First lady Melania Trump underwent an embolization procedure Monday to treat a benign kidney condition, the White House announced. Mrs. Trump was treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and will likely be in the hospital for the rest of the week, according to the first lady’s communications director. “This morning, First Lady Melania [...]
Police in South Jordan, Utah are investigating if a Tesla Model S crashed into a fire truck while running on autopilot. (South Jordan Police Department via AP) Police in Utah are investigating whether a fast-moving Tesla car that rear-ended a fire truck on Friday was in autopilot mode. The Tesla Model S was moving at [...]
- President Donald Trump has declared Hawaii with volcanic eruptions since last week a disaster zone, as the Big Island braces for more volcanic eruption damage. The major disaster declaration clears the way for federal funding assistance after a series of earthquakes have shook the Big Island since May 3, sparking multiple eruptions of lava [...]
