US upends its role as the high-seas drug police with a military strike on Venezuelan boat
Read full article: US upends its role as the high-seas drug police with a military strike on Venezuelan boatThe United States has long relied on the Coast Guard and allies to interdict drug vessels through arrests and prosecutions at sea.
9/11 Field of Honor Memorial makes its debut at Beaver Dam Sunflower Festival
Read full article: 9/11 Field of Honor Memorial makes its debut at Beaver Dam Sunflower FestivalVolunteers marked Labor Day by creating a poignant tribute to fallen 9/11 first responders at Beaver Dam Farm in Buchanan, planting 406 American flags and attaching 406 tags adorned with names and photos of those who made the ultimate sacrifice among the sunflowers at the farm.
Trump says he's awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Read full article: Trump says he's awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of FreedomPresident Donald Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, announcing the honor two days after his longtime political ally was badly injured in a traffic accident.
9/11 victims' fund architect slams changes to New Hampshire abuse settlement program
Read full article: 9/11 victims' fund architect slams changes to New Hampshire abuse settlement programAn attorney who helped design the 9/11 victims’ compensation fund says New Hampshire lawmakers have undermined the fairness of a settlement program for abuse victims at the state’s youth detention center.
Suspect in Michigan Walmart stabbings is charged with a rarely used state terrorism count
Read full article: Suspect in Michigan Walmart stabbings is charged with a rarely used state terrorism countA Michigan prosecutor has filed a terrorism charge against a man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart store.
Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks
Read full article: Appeals court throws out plea deal for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacksA divided federal appeals court has thrown out an agreement that would've allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks.
The US and Iran have had bitter relations for decades. After the bombs, a new chapter begins
Read full article: The US and Iran have had bitter relations for decades. After the bombs, a new chapter beginsA new chapter in U.S.-Iran relations is about to be written, whether for the better or the even worse.
A Revolutionary War-era boat is being painstakingly rebuilt after centuries buried beneath Manhattan
Read full article: A Revolutionary War-era boat is being painstakingly rebuilt after centuries buried beneath ManhattanA Revolutionary War-era boat is being reconstructed more than two centuries after being buried deep beneath Manhattan’s expanding shoreline.
Vance blames California Dems for violent immigration protests and calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose'
Read full article: Vance blames California Dems for violent immigration protests and calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose'Vice President JD Vance is accusing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass of encouraging violent immigration protests.
Yemen's al-Qaida branch leader threatens Trump, Musk and others
Read full article: Yemen's al-Qaida branch leader threatens Trump, Musk and othersThe leader of al-Qaida’s Yemen branch has threatened both U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip in his first video message since taking over the group last year.
Bernard Kerik, who led NYPD on 9/11 before prison and pardon, has died at 69
Read full article: Bernard Kerik, who led NYPD on 9/11 before prison and pardon, has died at 69Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died.
Federal judge blocks Trump's firing of two Democratic members of privacy oversight board
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Trump's firing of two Democratic members of privacy oversight boardA federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s firing of two Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
Theo Von riffs on drugs, disabilities and homosexuality before Trump speaks at US base in Qatar
Read full article: Theo Von riffs on drugs, disabilities and homosexuality before Trump speaks at US base in QatarWhen President Donald Trump addressed U_S_ and Qatari troops at a military base in Qatar, he assured the rank and file “we don’t care if you’re politically correct.”.
USAID is all but gone. For one family, 3 generations of service were defined by it
Read full article: USAID is all but gone. For one family, 3 generations of service were defined by itIn a way, the requiem of a now dismantled agency that promoted U.S. security through development and humanitarian work abroad can be told through its people.
A look at Laura Loomer, longtime Trump ally criticized for racist posts and Sept. 11 conspiracies
Read full article: A look at Laura Loomer, longtime Trump ally criticized for racist posts and Sept. 11 conspiraciesLaura Loomer, a right-wing personality known for her incendiary social media presence, appeared to have President Donald Trump's ear again.
David Childs, architect of One World Trade Center that rose on Twin Towers site after 9/11, dies
Read full article: David Childs, architect of One World Trade Center that rose on Twin Towers site after 9/11, diesDavid Childs, the lead architect of the One World Trade Center skyscraper that rose from the site where the Twin Towers collapsed in New York City during the 9/11 attacks, has died.
A look at some of history's worst air travel disruptions before a fire shut Heathrow
Read full article: A look at some of history's worst air travel disruptions before a fire shut HeathrowA fire that closed London’s Heathrow Airport has sparked one of the most serious disruptions to air travel in years.
They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got fired
Read full article: They worked to prevent violence and terrorism at the agency created after 9/11. Then they got firedA federal program designed to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in the U.S. has lost 20% of its staff after layoffs hit its probationary staffers.
Bell tolls as New York marks the anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
Read full article: Bell tolls as New York marks the anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombingNew York City has marked the anniversary of the 1993 bombing at the old World Trade Center, when Islamic extremists first attempted to bring down the twin towers.