Feeling your pain: Presidents tread tricky disaster politics
In this Oct. 3, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump tosses paper towels into a crowd at Calvary Chapel in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
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Judge Robert Bork used to tell a prescient and darkly humorous story about watching Clarence Thomas' Senate confirmation hearings - etched in pre-hashtag history as the "Thomas-Hill hearings," in homage to Anita Hill's role as the Left's heroic accuser. As he viewed Thomas' "high-tech lynching" in horror, Bork recalled, a friend of his, the iconic Irving Kristol, approached and asked him what was happening.
North Carolina residents consider fleeing as rivers rise
A pair of Trenton, North Carolina residents took a boat out to survey the damage after their hometown was inundated by floodwaters caused by Hurricane Florence. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The river seethed a quarter-mile away, bulging from its banks, so the patrol cars circled the neighborhood three times.
Thibodaux Man Arrested for Unlawfully Sending Lewd Photographs
On September 14th, 2018, Troopers from the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations - Special Victims Unit arrested a Thibodaux man after an investigation revealed that he forwarded lewd photographs of a former US Army coworker in an apparent blackmail attempt. 26-year-old Jimmy M. Kassis was placed under arrest as a result of the investigation.
Road access cut off to N. Carolina city after Florence
"There is no access to Wilmington," Woody White, chairman of the county Board of Commissioners, said Sunday at a news conference. State Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon said one of his top priorities was determining how to restore ground access to the area.
Japanese submarine conducts first drills in South China Sea
A Japanese submarine joined a naval drill in the South China Sea for the first time, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday, in an escalation of Japanese activity in the disputed waterway claimed by China and others, Reuters reported. The Maritime Self Defense Force submarine Kuroshio conducted a naval exercise on Thursday with other Japanese warships in the South China Sea, including the Kaga helicopter carrier, which is on a two-month tour of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean, a Ministry of Defence spokesman said.
Florence causing ‘historic and unprecedented flooding’
Florence weakened to a tropical depression Sunday, but that is cold comfort to residents in North Carolina who have seen over 2 feet of rain and are now battling major-river flooding and possible tornadoes . "Flood waters are still raging across parts of our state, and the risk to life is rising with the angry waters," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said at a midday news conference.
Dazzling displays as New York Air Show at Stewart wraps up
When William Martin III saw the B-17 Flying Fortress overhead at the New York Air Show on Sunday, it brought back a lot of memories.
Coast Guard member – removed’ after flashing symbol on live TV
A Coast Guard member who appeared to flash a white power hand symbol on live TV has been removed from a Tropical Storm Florence response team after a video shared to Twitter sparked wide-spread outrage, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The man, who has not been identified, could be seen in the background as Sector Charleston Commanding Officer Capt.
Fearsome new stage begins as Florence floods inland rivers
As the death toll from Florence mounted and hundreds of people were pulled from flooded homes, North Carolina is bracing for what could be the next stage of a still-unfolding disaster: widespread, catastrophic river flooding. After blowing ashore as a hurricane with 90 mph winds, Florence virtually parked itself much of the weekend atop the Carolinas as it pulled warm water from the ocean and hurled it onshore.
Woman’s escape leads to arrest of ‘serial killer’ Border Patrol agent
The arrest of a veteran Border Patrol agent as a suspect in the murder of four people has rocked the border community of Laredo. Woman's escape leads to arrest of 'serial killer' Border Patrol agent The arrest of a veteran Border Patrol agent as a suspect in the murder of four people has rocked the border community of Laredo.
Retain process for wind farm approval near bases
This wind turbine is part of the 50-megawatts of wind power for which Fort Hood has signed a power purchase agreement in 2017. This wind turbine is part of the 50-megawatts of wind power for which Fort Hood has signed a power purchase agreement in 2017.
Rivers pose epic Florence flood risks
15, 2018. . A member of the US Coast Guard walks down Mill Creek Road checking houses after tropical storm Florence hit Newport N.C., Saturday, Sept.
Trump’s Restless Hostility Unites China and Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet chinese tenagers at the Ocean Children's Camp after the plenary of the Eastern Economic Forum, in Vadivostok, Russia, September 12, 2018. Putin and Jinping, along with their senior military staffs, then attended Russia's largest war games in almost four decades.
A Coast Guard officer on hurricane duty made a hand signal on TV. Some saw a white-power sign.
In the background of a Coast Guard briefing on MSNBC on Friday evening, in a bustling aid center, a Coast Guard member flashed what some TV viewers claimed was a white power sign at the camera. In the clip, as an official detailed the efforts underway as Hurricane Florence tore through the Carolinas, a man with a crew cut sitting immediately behind him looked directly at the camera.
This day in history, Sept. 15, 2018
On Sept. 15, 1972, a federal grand jury in Washington indicted seven men in connection with the Watergate break-in.
Cajun Navy to deliver donations to Carolinas ahead of Hurricane Florence
The Baton Rouge Police Department, Behind the Line, and Back the Blue collected truckloads of donations for Texas during Hurricane Harvey and now, the leftovers are going to help others. The donations are being handed off to the United Cajun Navy for people in the path of Hurricane Florence.
China Deploys More Buoys Near Disputed Submerged Rocks
China has deployed eight buoys in waters near the submerged rocks of Ieo close to Korea's provisional maritime zone, to which it lays claim. The first Chinese buoy was discovered on the open seas west of Baeknyeong Island in 2014.
Day One of the Texas Panhandle Honor Flight
Today they visited the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the World War II, and met with Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Sen. Ted Cruz meets with the Veterans from the Texas Panhandle Honor Flight.
Return of missing WWII airman’s remains years in the making
In a Wednesday August 22, 2018 photo, pallbearers with the New Mexico National Guard, followed by Brig.