An illegal migrant, who was taken into custody following a barricade shooting incident in North Carolina, was allegedly found to be on a terrorist watch list and had been living in the area for six months. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), 32-year-old Awet Hagos is a citizen of Eritrea, a small country on the coast of Northeast …
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Missing Texas woman's dog found 9 days after 27-year-old vanished: 'Really not her personality'
A 27-year-old Texas woman went missing during a routine walk with her beloved dog in Houston, police said. The Houston Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital that Christina Johnson was last seen March 9, when she took her 10-year-old mutt, Max, on their evening walk. Her father, Emmanuel Johnson, told Fox News Digital that he wanted to give his …
Read More »Miami roommates, former college hockey teammates killed by victim's boyfriend in murder-suicide: police
Two former college hockey teammates were killed in their Miami apartment on Saturday by a boyfriend who turned the gun on himself. Miami-Dade Police wrote that 40-year-old Luis Napoles gunned down his girlfriend, 25-year-old Meghan Moore, and her roommate, 23-year-old Sidney Capolino. Police arriving at the scene around 9 p.m. found Moore suffering from a gunshot wound outside the apartment. …
Read More »Alaskan community rebuilds while grappling with fatal landslide's impact
Jamie Roberts and her husband felt lucky when they found an A-frame cabin on forest-draped Wrangell Island in southeast Alaska, where they could settle on a few acres and have some chickens. A stretch of highway a few miles north, the only road into town, did make her nervous; there, waterfalls cascaded and rocks tumbled from towering bluffs on stormy …
Read More »Clintons led Haiti's post-earthquake rebuild: Supporters call them lifesavers; critics allege dirty deals
The crime crisis in Haiti has prompted past allegations to resurface about the roles former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton played in the nation’s recovery after a 2010 earthquake. “I got a chance to watch a lot of the things that happened on the ground,” Jack Brewer, a former NFL player and philanthropist who has pursued …
Read More »Bodycam captures deputy confront, fatally shoot suspect while dangling from car door
A Florida deputy trying to apprehend a suspect hung onto his moving car while using a taser before shooting him – a measure that ultimately proved fatal. The incident, which was captured on body camera footage, went down in Hudson on Saturday around 5:30 p.m., the Pasco Sheriff’s Office shared on Facebook. A deputy recognized the suspect, 40-year-old Paul Smith, …
Read More »Historic Vermont covered bridge at risk from truck drivers led by GPS
One of Vermont’s historic covered bridges has fallen under threat from modern technology. Box truck drivers relying on GPS continually crash through Lyndon’s 140-year-old Miller’s Run bridge despite signs, including a flashing one, to deter vehicles that are too tall or too heavy from crossing. Drivers can face a fine of $5,000 from the town, plus state penalties. Still, the …
Read More »William & Mary to honor former defense secretary Robert Gates with new building
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will have an academic building named after him at William & Mary, the university in Virginia where he holds the honorary position of chancellor, the school announced Wednesday. Robert M. Gates Hall will be a hub for disciplines that include economic development and inequality, geopolitical conflict, national security and conservation, the school said in …
Read More »Air Force announces test of hypersonic weapon out of Guam base
The U.S. Air Force announced this week that it tested a hypersonic missile over the Pacific Ocean. The military reportedly conducted the weapons test on Sunday via a B-52H Stratofortress taking off from a base in Guam. “This test launched a full prototype operational hypersonic missile and focused on the ARRW’s end-to-end performance,” an Air Force spokesperson said in a …
Read More »California tribe which lost 90% of land during Gold Rush to get portion back
California’s Yurok Tribe, which had 90% of its territory taken from it during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800s, will be getting a slice of its land back to serve as a new gateway to Redwood National and State Parks visited by 1 million people a year. The Yurok will be the first Native people to manage tribal land with …
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