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U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer said that he's opposed to the planned waste-to-energy incinerator plant in Seneca County. Senator Schumer says the proposed facility by Circular Ener-G would be bad for the regional economy, and it would put the public's health at risk.
This June 10, 2017 photo released by the U.S. Marine Corps shows an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter provides security from above while CH-47 Chinooks drop off supplies to U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan. After nearly 17 years of war Afghanistan, it is apparent our nation-building efforts there have failed and will continue to fail.
In this July 14, 2017 file photo, The Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica sails past the American island of Little Diomede, Alaska, left, and behind it, the Russian island of Big Diomede, separated by the International Date Line on the Bering Strait. The International Maritime Organization has approved two-way shipping routes into the Arctic Ocean through the Bering Strait.
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating Thursday night's Hudson River yacht collision which led to an abrupt end to the Weehawken High School prom. The school's prom was just getting underway aboard the Cornucopia Destiny, an 115-foot yacht operated by Cornucopia Cruise Line, when the vessel crashed into another yacht docked at the 14th Street pier in Hoboken.
Tri-City dreams of regaining control over 34 miles of Columbia Shoreline are on hold. The Congressional Budget Office raised questions about the proposed transfer, preventing it from being included in the National Defense Authorization Act passed Thursday in the House.
A third lava flow from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano streamed into the ocean on Thursday as U.S. Marines Corps helicopters stood by to evacuate a Big Island community should molten rock or huge cracks block its final escape route. Six huge fissures sent rivers of molten rock through a blackened, volcanic wilderness that was once jungle, farmland and rural homes.
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to New York to discuss immigration policy, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump will hold a roundtable discussion on Long Island on illegal immigration and gang violence that the White House is calling a "national call to action for legislative policy changes."
U.S. military aircraft sit on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier anchors off Manila, Philippines, for a five-day port call along with guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. U.S. Lt.
Two pilots ejected safely from their Air Force training jet Wednesday morning before it crashed in a remote area of northeastern Mississippi, service officials said. Local law enforcement and first responders were on the scene after the T-38C Talon II aircraft crashed at about 8:30 a.m. CST in the vicinity of Columbus Air Force Base, according to a service statement.
The USS Milius, one of the U.S. Navy's most advanced guided missile destroyers, arrived in Japan on Tuesday to reinforce defenses against any ballistic missile attacks by North Korea, or anyone else in East Asia. The U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Milius arrives to join Forward Deployed Naval Forces at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Japan May 22, 2018.
Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have set a deal to create new programming with Netflix, the streaming service announced Monday. Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have set a deal to create new programming with Netflix, the streaming service announced Monday.
The Coast Guard assisted a distressed Canadian mariner after his vessel began taking on water about 80 miles from the Big Island. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry escorted the 73-year-old mariner to port aboard his 44-foot sailing vessel once the flooding was under control.
The community of Wrightwood will again host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 28, this year honoring military members serving through America's longest war, the Global War on Terror. Wrightwood's Veteran Memorial Association members feel that military service to their country in peace and war through the years is our overriding commitment, but those serving presently and veterans who have served during this protracted period need to be recognized.
It's May, meaning commencement season is in full swing for colleges. Jamestown Community College graduated its Class of 2018 with associates and bachelors degrees Saturday morning in its 68th commencement.
Cusick residents came together on Saturday to sand bag around the town's water treatment lagoon threatened by the flooding Pend Oreille River. The were joined by dozens of volunteers from the Washington Conservation Corps and the United States Air Force Survival School.
The strength and force of the 608-ton, 421-foot future USS Manchester is undeniable. But perhaps one of the most historic aspects of the U.S. Navy's newest littoral combat ship is the clout of the women behind it.
It holds a United States Postal Service citation for getting the mail through to Eureka in Humboldt County, during the "1,000-year flood" of December 1964. With the possible exception of David Grant Medical Center, the 349th is the oldest continuously existing unit stationed at Travis Air Force Base.
Travis has seen a lot of squadrons and commands come and go since it was opened during World War II as a transport base, transitioned to a Strategic Air Command Base during the Cold War and then shifted back to an air mobility base. Here are some of the units that called Travis home and, in some cases, still do.