Author Explains How Government Avoids Accountability for Killing Citizens

"Texas City, the Tuskegee Syphilis study, Ruby Ridge, Waco, Fast and Furious, the VA hospital scandal - time after time, government employees kill Americans by negligence, stupidity, or agency corruption, and time after time they escape all legal accountability," attorney and author David T. Hardy told me about his latest book prior to its release. Now that "I'm From the Government, and I'm Here to Kill You: The Human Cost of Official Negligence" has been published , Hardy accepted my invitation for an exclusive Q&A that will give readers further insights into how and why such travesties occur.

Sleep apnea went undiagnosed in engineers in 2 train crashes

The engineers of two commuter trains that slammed into New York City-area stations in the last year, killing one person and injuring more than 200 others, were suffering from undiagnosed sleep apnea and have no memory of the crashes, according to investigative documents made public Thursday. Both trains were going more than double the speed limit and crashed at stations that had been exempted from federal regulations requiring automatic speed controls that could've slowed or stopped them.

NTSB: Sleep apnea, speed cited in NYC-area train crashes

This Oct. 1, 2016, file photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows damage from a Sept. 29, 2016, commuter train crash that killed a woman and injured more than 100 people at the Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, N.J. Federal investigators have found that the engineers of two New York City-area commuter trains that crashed into stations were both suffering from severe sleep apnea.

Inside FBI bomb investigation training

FBI Special Agent Leo McFarland grew up in New York City in the shadow of 9/11 -- a backdrop that inspired him to enter the high-stakes, high-risk world of criminal investigations. Just a few months into his role at the FBI, he had his first experience with a bomb investigation when he responded to the September 2016 bombing in the New York's Chelsea neighborhood.

London Tube attack station reopens as police hunt perpetrators

The London Underground station where an improvised device exploded on a train reopened early Saturday as a huge manhunt for those responsible for the terrorist attack entered its second day. The device went off while the train was stopped at Parsons Green station in southwest London during the Friday morning rush hour, injuring at least 29 people.

Psaki: It’s too soon for Trump to go to Texas

Every helicopter supporting a Trump visit to Texas in response to Hurricane Harvey is a helicopter not picking survivors off rooftops. As President Donald Trump faces the first crisis of his presidency he fortunately has a chief of staff, John Kelly, who knows how to deal with emergency response, and a well-respected FEMA director in Brock Long leading an agency that has rebuilt itself since 2005's Hurricane Katrina.

Durbin, Duckworth: Plainfield tank car derailment a wake-up call for DOT

WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth today called on U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to do more to prevent railroad tank car accidents like the one in Plainfield, Illinois on June 30, 2017, in which multiple rail cars on a Canadian National train carrying crude oil derailed, causing an estimated 45,000 gallons of oil to leak out of the tank cars. "We are extremely grateful for the hard work of Plainfield's first responders, who were able to contain the spill and prevent any injuries or deaths as a result of the incident," the Senators wrote in a letter to Secretary Chao.

Cindy’s remnants: Street flooding from South to the Midwest

Rain bands reeling away from Tropical Depression Cindy spread drenching rains from the Southeast to the Midwest, triggering flash flood warnings over several states including West Virginia, whose residents on Friday marked the anniversary of deadly floods last June.

Hunt for ‘Indian’ man who approached two teenage girls

Heartbreaking final photos of American student Otto Warmbier laughing and joking in North Korea before being jailed and brutalized into fatal coma for 'stealing' propaganda poster BREAKING: Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick RESIGNS citing 'difficulties in his personal life' just days after going on indefinite leave in wake of company's sexual harassment scandal EXCLUSIVE - 'We had to be very quiet': British tourist reveals how she was taken to 'secret, off-limits' floor of North Korean hotel by the same tour company which arranged Otto Warmbier's fatal trip Coroner grants request from Otto Warmbier's family NOT to perform autopsy on the student who died after being held captive in North Korea for 17 months EXCLUSIVE - Another bad day for Bill: Disgraced ex-Fox news host will NOT get $14.5million judgement awarded to him in messy court battle with ex-wife as judge overturns 2011 ... (more)

Report: Winds a factor in fatal plane crash in Banning

A combination of gusty winds and the pilots' inability to maintain control may have precipitated a fatal plane crash in Banning, according to federal investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board Thursday night released its preliminary report on the June 2 crash of a Cessna 150 at Banning Municipal Airport, pointing to weather and handling errors as possible factors.

Last Hindenburg survivor, 88, recalls: ‘The air was on fire’

In this May 6, 1937 file photo, the German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to earth in flames after exploding at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Only one person is left of the 62 passengers and crew who survived when the Hindenburg burst into flames 80 years ago Saturday, May 6, 2017. Werner Doehner was 8 years old when he boarded the zeppelin with his parents and older siblings after their vacation to Germany in 1937.

Jasmine Yarbrough’s sister flaunts ‘daddy’ phone case

EXCLUSIVE: Heartwarming moment Good Samaritan steps in and buys $749 plane ticket for desperate father whose daughter, two, is told she's too old to fly for free Woman, 25, loses an arm and a leg after FAINTING on a New York subway platform into the path of an oncoming train Trump's revised travel ban already facing legal trouble as Democratic attorneys general team up to block the new order The seven simple money-saving hacks that could save you THOUSANDS a year Police blast protesters with water cannons in Rotterdam after Turkish ministers are refused entry to Holland, prompting Erdogan to label the Dutch 'Nazi fascists' Never-before-seen Michael Brown footage sheds new light on case and suggests he did NOT rob the store before being shot dead by Ferguson police but was involved in a drug deal with the clerks How incendiary new Michael Brown film threatens to reignite fury around his ... (more)

Mandatory sleep apnea testing in works for train engineers

Federal Railroad Administration officials will require railroads to test employees for sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, which may have contributed to the crash of an NJ Transit train in Hoboken on Sept. 29. "There should be and there will be a rule," said Sarah Feinberg, FRA administrator, in an interview after a roundtable meeting with U.S. Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., Monday.

Senators seek railroad probe in wake of station crash

This Oct. 1, 2016, file photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows damage done to the Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, N.J., after a commuter train crash that killed one person and injured more than 100 others. New Jersey legislators will consider granting themselves subpoena power as they begin to look into last month's New Jersey Transit train crash.