Fort Hood shooting reports: Army officials confirm no active shooter at base; details of incident emerge
Fort Hood in Texas was under attention Saturday afternoon after reports circulated online claiming that at least three active shooters were at the Army installation. Reports of active shooters at Fort Hood remain unconfirmed as officials investigate.…
In 1997, Texas mixed discarded roofing shingles into two 1,000-foot Highway 31 test sections; years later, officials said their performance was comparable to conventional asphalt
Highway engineers in Texas have shown that discarded household roofing shingles can be recycled into durable road surfaces that perform as well as standard asphalt after years of heavy traffic. In 1997, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)…
Lie detectors, 50 officials and a leak hunt: Inside Pentagon’s growing paranoia over Iran
The US government has reportedly subjected roughly 50 members of the military’s Joint Staff to lie detector tests as investigators hunt for officials suspected of leaking classified information to journalists, including details about dwindling US…
In the 1980s, Michael Jackson put his 2,700-acre California ranch under an agricultural preservation programme; years later, officials found an amusement park, a zoo and other unapproved developments
Michael Jackson‘s sprawling Neverland Ranch in California benefited for years from a state agricultural land-preservation programme that reduced its property-tax burden, but the arrangement came under scrutiny after county officials discovered…
Pakistan hospital fire: 8 officials suspended over deaths of 14 newborns
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the suspension of eight officials and directed that criminal proceedings be initiated against those found responsible for a fire that killed 14 newborns at a hospital in Islamabad, his office said on…
Alaska officials identify 4 men killed in a small plane crash near coastal town
The pilot and three passengers killed when a small plane crashed in shallow waters near a remote coastal town in Alaska have been identified. Alaska officials identify 4 men killed in a small plane crash near coastal town Alaska Department of Public…
US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single…
Russian drones kill 14 people at a shopping mall in a central Ukrainian city, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drones struck a shopping center in the city of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine on Friday, killing 14 people and wounding scores of others, authorities said. Russian drones kill 14 people at a shopping mall in a central Ukrainian…
Gaza health officials say Israeli strike on police station kills nine
Gaza health officials said an Israeli strike on the municipal police headquarters in Gaza City killed nine people including a child on Wednesday, while the Israeli military said it had targeted a Hamas commander. Gaza health officials say Israeli strike…
In 2015, a storm flooded and destroyed a Virginia wildlife refuge beach parking lot; now officials are moving it 2.5 miles north so dunes and saltmarsh can reclaim the old site
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Image Credit: Canva) A severe storm in 2015 flooded and destroyed a recreational beach parking lot at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, exposing the growing difficulty of maintaining visitor…