A Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into a Dhaka school campus on Monday, July 21, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 160, including children and teachers, according to government officials. The Chinese-made F-7 BGI fighter went down shortly after takeoff, striking Milestone School and College and triggering a large fire as […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has formally requested that federal judges make the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts public. Epstein was a convicted sex offender who died by suicide in a Manhattan prison in 2019, and Ghislaine Maxwell, his close associate, was convicted for helping Epstein recruit and abuse underage girls. […]
FBI agents were tasked earlier this year with flagging any mentions of President Donald Trump while reviewing files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill. Durbin included the allegation in a letter he sent Friday, July 18, to the FBI and the Department of Justice. CNBC first reported the […]
An explosion at a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department training facility in California has killed three deputies. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a press conference that this is the largest loss of life for the department since 1857. East LA explosion The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. local time at the Biscailuz Training […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the California High-Speed Rail Authority is suing the Trump administration over the termination of $4 billion in federal grants toward the project. The lawsuit claims that the government terminated federal funds out of political spite, not due to any legitimate issue. It argues that President Donald Trump specifically targeted California […]
Call it a back house, a grandparents’ cottage or the in-law’s suite. By whatever name, it’s how some members of Congress want to address the nationwide housing shortage. Reps. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., and Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., introduced a bill that would give government-backed financing to homeowners who build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in their […]
The U.S. Department of State said on Thursday, July 17, that it plans to destroy 500 metric tons of high-energy biscuits because they’re expired, but emphasized that the loss accounts for just 1% of its global food aid. That amount equals roughly 1 million pounds of food, enough to fill more than a dozen semi-trucks. […]
The USS Connecticut is one of just three Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in the U.S. Navy. The highly capable craft will remain out of service until at least late 2026 — more than five years after a critical underwater collision. On Oct. 2, 2021, while navigating international waters near Japan, Connecticut struck an uncharted […]
An Arizona man is fighting more than $600 in fines from his homeowners association for leaving a cooler with a “free cold water” sign in his driveway. The man, David Martin, who lives near Phoenix, told USA Today that he first began offering a cool drink to passersby in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Along […]
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is cleaning up the rulebook for geothermal energy in an effort to remove redundant and obsolete regulations. The move comes as interest is heating up in geothermal as a clean, around-the-clock energy source. In documents published in the July 17 Federal Register, the BLM said, “It is neither efficient […]
