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Tornado-warned storms continued to rumble through north-central Texas and eastern Oklahoma Saturday afternoon, with several tornadoes reported that destroyed homes and injured several people.
Heavy damage was reported in Abilene from a likely tornado that struck around 5 a.m. CDT. Images posted to social media show structural damage to buildings and utility poles down. Several homes were also damaged. Continue reading “Tornadoes Destroy Homes, Injure Several People in Texas, Oklahoma”
May. 17, 2019 – 6:18 – David Coleman defends the College Board’s new ‘environmental context dashboard.’
Continue reading “College Board CEO says students’ SAT scores won’t be changed, new rating provides colleges with context”
Gene Simmons, bassist and co-lead singer for the rock band KISS, made news when he visited the Pentagon on Thursday as part of an initiative to connect the American public to the United States military.
But it was his emotional remarks about what America meant to him and his late mother that were remarkable. Continue reading “Gene Simmons of KISS Gives Emotional Tribute to America During Pentagon Visit”
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is going to provide and build tents to house 7,500 migrants at six locations near the border.
A Department of Defense spokesperson confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security made the request, and a Defense official said acting Secretary Patrick Shanahan is expected to sign the request. Continue reading “U.S. military to build 6 tent cities near border for migrants”
White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley downplayed reports Friday that the Trump administration was considering invoking the Insurrection Act to remove immigrants from the country — but he didn’t rule out that it was still on the table.
“There are lots of tools at [President Donald Trump’s] disposal,” Gidley said, speaking with Fox & Friends. “We haven’t used them all and we’re looking at ways to protect the American people.” Continue reading “White House confirms Trump is considering using the military to remove immigrants”
A homeowner in Seattle’s White Center neighborhood opened fire on a home intrusion suspect while talking to a police dispatcher on a 911 call.
Seattle PI reported that the homeowner could be heard opening fire about 4 minutes into the 911 call. Continue reading “Homeowner Shoots Intruder During 911 Call”
An F-16 crashed at March Reserve Air Force Base in Southern California on Thursday afternoon, hitting a warehouse located right by the runway.
Maj. Perry Covington, a public affairs officer, said the building was on fire, but it was contained by the sprinkler system. The pilot ejected and was OK, Covington said. Continue reading “F-16 crashes into building near runway at March Reserve Air Force Base in Southern California”
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) – Technology is the way of the future, and the U.S Army is staying ahead of the game. Army Futures Command got a peek into what could be headed their way soon at the Texas A&M RELLIS Campus Thursday morning.
“We are building the future right now,” said Geoffrey Howe with Howe & Howe Technologies. Continue reading “Army preparing for future battlefields with unmanned vehicles”
Journalist Whitney Webb recently tweeted a 2010 video clip I’d never seen before featuring US National Security Advisor John Bolton defending the use of deception in advancing military agendas, which highlights something we should all be paying attention to as Trump administration foreign policy becomes increasingly Boltonized.
On a December 2010 episode of Fox News’ Freedom Watch, Bolton and the show’s host Andrew Napolitano were debating about recent WikiLeaks publications, and naturally the subject of government secrecy came up. Continue reading “That Time John Bolton Said It’s Good To Lie About War”