The Navajo Nation Council has signed off on a proposed settlement that would ensure water rights for its tribe and two others in the drought-stricken Southwest — a deal that could become the most expensive enacted by Congress. The Navajo Nation has one of the largest single outstanding claims in the Colorado River basin. Delegates acknowledged the gravity of their …
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Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing the formation of a new partnership to help provide internet access to 80% of Africa by 2030, up from roughly 40% now. Friday’s announcement comes as follow-through on Harris’ visit to the continent last year in conjunction with this week’s visit to Washington by Kenyan President William Ruto. Harris and the Kenyan leader were …
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The wreck of a U.S. Navy submarine that “sank the most Japanese warships” during World War II has been found in the South China Sea after being missing for nearly 80 years. The USS Harder, which vanished on Aug. 24, 1944, with 79 sailors onboard, has been discovered off Luzon island in the Philippines with the help of data provided …
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A Nashville woman was arrested in Florida on Tuesday after she allegedly left her dog inside a hot car while she went to the beach. Marie Rutherford, 40, was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on an animal cruelty charge after her dog had to be rescued from a hot car in the Pier 60 parking lot at Clearwater Beach, …
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FIRST ON FOX: Three of five Americans arrested and detained in Turks and Caicos since February for having stray ammunition in their luggage are bunking together as they await their fate on the islands. Bryan Hagerich, 39, of Pennsylvania, Ryan Watson, 40, of Oklahoma, and Sharitta Grier, 45, of Florida have become unlikely friends — even a kind of family …
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Police once again clashed with protesters at the University of California Los Angeles as anti-Israel demonstrations returned to campus. Anti-Israel protesters rebuilt an encampment on the college grounds on Thursday, occupying space around Kerckhoff Patio. Protesters erected wooden barriers and blocked access to a small portion of the campus. Officials warned demonstrators to clear the “unlawful assembly” but were rebuked. …
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People hitting the sand along the Jersey Shore this Memorial Day weekend will have to contend with new rules restricting the use of structures like beach tents and canopies. Officials say they are seeking to boost safety by enhancing lifeguards’ views of the sand and water, making it easier for lifeguards and paramedics to maneuver across the sand should there …
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Eight people were injured Friday morning when an airboat hit a sandbar in central Florida, officials said. FLORIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOOTING DURING AWARDS CEREMONY LEAVES 1 DEAD; POLICE SAY The crash occurred in a canal near Partin Triangle Park in Kissimmee, according to Osceola County Fire Rescue. The boat had 11 occupants, and eight were transported to local hospitals. Fire …
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A Mississippi man, and former Republican congressional candidate, pleaded guilty Friday in connection to the vandalism of a statue of a pagan idol at the Iowa state capitol in exchange for the dropping of a hate crime charge. Michael Cassidy pleaded guilty to an aggravated misdemeanor count of third-degree criminal mischief, the Des Moines Register reported. He was slated to …
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Christa Pike, who earned her spot as Tennessee’s only female death row inmate by stabbing and beating her classmate to death – then nearly executing an elaborate prison break – was featured on a recent episode of Investigation Discovery’s “Mean Girl Murders.” Now 48, Pike was convicted in 1995 for killing fellow Knoxville Job Corps computer programming student Colleen Slemmer, …
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