The cargo ship’s owners should be hit with civil penalties, the Coast Guard said, and the captain would face criminal charges if he had survived the 2015 sinking of the El Faro in Hurricane Joaquin that killed 33 people on board.
Lance Loyd, along with his 10-year-old son, Luke, and 16-year-old niece, Juliana Morris, caught sight of the orcas while on a Jet Ski between Fox and McNeil islands in Washington state earlier this month.
A University of Central Florida police officer failed to keep his cool while trying to drive away an invading snake. In the video posted on Facebook, the officer is seen wielding a trash can and attempting to remove a small snake from a university building. After a few panicked attempts, he manages to open the door and celebrates as the snake slithers away.
Hurricane Maria left 3.4 million Americans without power, cell service and in dire need of supplies. Almost a week after it made landfall, President Trump defends the federal government’s efforts to aid Puerto Rico’s recovery and announces he’ll visit the island next Tuesday. Meanwhile, locals are doing the heavy lifting.
While regulators debate the pros and cons of bitcoins, the rising real-world value of this digital currency inspires the question: What makes money, money?
Former Alabama judge Roy Moore during his acceptance speech Tuesday, Sept. 26,2017 addressed the divisions in the country, saying “We are one nation under God and we can become one nation unified.” Moore ran against appointed incumbent Luther Strange in the Ala. GOP Senate runoff election.
U. S. Customs & Border Protection began construction on eight prototype border walls in San Diego, California, about two miles east of the Otay Mesa border crossing with Mexico, on September 26. The prototypes were between 18 and 30 feet high and 30 feet long. Four were planned to be made of concrete while the others would use a range of materials. Completion of the wall prototype construction was expected to take about 30 days.
The crew of a US Customs and Border helicopter provided medical aid to three people who signaled for assistance by painting the word “help” on the roof of their home in Puerto Rico on September 24. The crew landed the Black Hawk helicopter on a mountain top and then trekked down a road that had been swept away by the landslide to reach the home. The video shows an aerial view of the roof with “HELP” painted on it, and crew stepping over fallen trees and underbrush before arriving and tending to the family.
President Trump announced that he will travel to Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands next week during a joint press conference with Spanish President Mariano Rajoy on Sept. 26. “I think the administration is doing a really good job [with aid efforts],” Trump said.
Senate Republicans were unable to garner enough support for their latest health care bill, titled Graham-Cassidy, and postponed the vote. Co-author of the bill Sen. Bill Cassidy noted that he’s “disappointed” during a press conference on Sept. 26.
Senator Marco Rubio talks about his concerns for the people of Puerto Rico as they recover from Hurricane Maria.
Protesters lined hallways and disrupted the start of the U. S. Senate hearing on the Graham-Cassidy version of the Republican health care bill to repeal and replace the ACA.
A wildfire in the Santa Ana Mountains just outside Los Angeles had spread to 2,000 acres since it began on Monday, September 25. Some 1,500 residents in Corona, one of the affected cities, were evacuated and brought to a high school for refuge. See video, taken along the 91 Freeway connecting Anaheim and Corona, just southeast of Los Angeles, zooms in on the blackened smoke emerging from a mountain range.
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James said that despite President Trump’s comments on the national anthem protests, the sports community took a stand for equality this weekend.
Puerto Rico National Guard members take food and water to the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra after Hurricane Maria.
The Jacksonville Jaguars’ team mascot, Jaxson de Ville, jumped from the roof of London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday, September 24, as the National Football League celebrated its 10th year hosting games in the United Kingdom capital city. Fans cheered and dramatic music played as the character, a humanized version of a jaguar, jumped from the ceiling and rappelled down to the field.
